Finishing cattle

Beef Trends: quotes drop for third week

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for factory finished cattle.

MARKETS 17 December 2025

Beef Trends: quotes drop for third week

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Gurteen seeks unit manager

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Five tips for ad-lib meal finishing

Five tips for ad-lib meal finishing

Five tips for ad-lib meal finishing

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Signs of stability in beef trade

Signs of stability in beef trade

Signs of stability in beef trade

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Beef Management: finishing cattle at grass, tetany control and weanlings

Beef Management: finishing cattle at grass, tetany control and weanlings

In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at finishing cattle at grass, vaccinating calves and tetany control in sucklers.

MANAGEMENT 4 June 2025

Department plan for reducing cattle slaughter age delayed

Department plan for reducing cattle slaughter age delayed

The Department has not yet published an action plan for reducing the age of cattle at slaughter, which is due under the 2025 Climate Action Plan.

NEWS 4 June 2025

Protected urea and drop in finishing ages will help lower emissions – Teagasc

Protected urea and drop in finishing ages will help lower emissions – Teagasc

It comes after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Provisional Greenhouse Gas Emissions report on Friday, which showed that agricultural emissions dropped by 1.7% in 2024.

NEWS 4 June 2025

Number of cattle mega-finishers rising

Number of cattle mega-finishers rising

Adam Woods takes a look at some exclusive analysis of finisher numbers in this week's Irish Farmers Journal.

MARKETS 4 June 2025

Editorial: smaller finishers use mart option

Editorial: smaller finishers use mart option

Drivers of change – smaller cattle finishers have moved to mart selling

VIEWPOINTS 4 June 2025

The rise of the mega-finisher in Ireland

The rise of the mega-finisher in Ireland

Adam Woods takes a look at the 2024 slaughter figures and how some large herds are dominating the Irish kill.

MARKETS 4 June 2025

All not fair in love, war and slat rubber

All not fair in love, war and slat rubber

With the high price of building materials at the moment, inputs in to buildings are being carefully scrutinised, though not all slat rubber will yield the same benefits.

FARM BUILDINGS 4 June 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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