Feeding cattle

Top five tips on ad-lib feeding

Adam Woods takes a look at some tips around ad-lib feeding of meals this winter.

GRASS & FEEDING 27 October 2025

Top five tips on ad-lib feeding

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Bridgeway bale unroller works a treat for 89-year-old Cavan farmer

Bridgeway bale unroller works a treat for 89-year-old Cavan farmer

FARM MACHINERY 8 October 2025

Camera at the Mart: superb store sale in Delvin

Camera at the Mart: superb store sale in Delvin

MARKETS 17 September 2025

Almost €9/kg needed for winter finishers

Almost €9/kg needed for winter finishers

Almost €9/kg needed for winter finishers

MARKETS 3 September 2025

Martbids Database: trade steady as numbers increase

Martbids Database: trade steady as numbers increase

Martbids Database: trade steady as numbers increase

MARKETS 3 September 2025

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Factories accused of mart trade 'stunts'

Factories accused of mart trade 'stunts'

ICMSA claims that contracts for finishers will be required to get farmers to fatten cattle.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Martbids Database: low numbers hold mart trade firm

Martbids Database: low numbers hold mart trade firm

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.

MARKETS 1 January 1970

Letter from a farmer with a lifetime of dry stock farming experience

Letter from a farmer with a lifetime of dry stock farming experience

"After a very long life in dry stock farming, in my wildest dreams I could never imagine what cattle are making today. Long may it last." - Frank Mockler, Thurles, Co Tipperary.

LETTERS 1 January 1970

Five tips for working in freezing conditions

Five tips for working in freezing conditions

Temperatures are set to drop well below freezing next week, making working conditions on farms more difficult. Outlined are some tips to working in freezing conditions.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

Farmer Writes: 2024 over and out

Farmer Writes: 2024 over and out

There were some good spells along the way, but I don’t think anyone can deny that the summer of 2024 was just horrible, whether you were a farmer or not, writes James Strain.

NEWS 1 January 1970

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