Finishing cattle

Beef management: lime spreading, castration rules and autumn feeding

Martin Merrick discusses why it’s a perfect time to spread lime, rules around castration, submitting your fertiliser closing stock and supplementing finishing cattle.

MANAGEMENT 14 October 2026

Beef management: lime spreading, castration rules and autumn feeding

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National Beef Finishing event taking place in Kilkenny

National Beef Finishing event taking place in Kilkenny

MARKETS 30 September 2026

Irish grain prices are milk and beef issue too, IGGG says

Irish grain prices are milk and beef issue too, IGGG says

NEWS 22 September 2026

Teagasc FutureBeef farm walk postponed in Clare

Teagasc FutureBeef farm walk postponed in Clare

Teagasc FutureBeef farm walk postponed in Clare

NEWS 3 September 2026

Beef Management: grass supplies, vaccinating and drafting cattle

Beef Management: grass supplies, vaccinating and drafting cattle

Beef Management: grass supplies, vaccinating and drafting cattle

MANAGEMENT 19 August 2026

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Drought forces change in finishing plans on Tipperary dairy-beef farm

Drought forces change in finishing plans on Tipperary dairy-beef farm

130 cattle have been transferred on to a finishing diet of high-quality silage and 6.5kg concentrates

MANAGEMENT 29 July 2026

Falling weanling prices expected to wipe €5,000 off suckler incomes

Falling weanling prices expected to wipe €5,000 off suckler incomes

Cattle finishers are looking at a year that will knock 36% or €11,000 off their average incomes.

NEWS 20 July 2026

Finishers assess wreckage of their worst winter

Finishers assess wreckage of their worst winter

Any gains from a bumper year in 2025 have been completely washed away by toughest winter for cattle finishers since the dark days of BSE in the 1990s.

NEWS 3 June 2026

Farmer Writes: the continental v dairy-bred debate

Farmer Writes: the continental v dairy-bred debate

Dairy cattle are obviously cheaper to buy, which means you can carry more stock for the same money invested, and, in many cases, the profit per head may not be all that different.

FARMER WRITES 19 May 2026

Beef Trends: cuts to beef continue

Beef Trends: cuts to beef continue

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

MARKETS 25 March 2026

Irish beef quotes bottom of EU price league

Irish beef quotes bottom of EU price league

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

MARKETS 16 March 2026

Editorial: winter finisher losses

Editorial: winter finisher losses

The system is broken and the level of risk that finishers were asked to take on this year was unacceptable.

VIEWPOINTS 11 March 2026

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Why protein and grass-fed create a positive outlook for Irish dairy

Bord Bia Head of Dairy David Kennedy spoke to Julian Mellentin, New Nutrition business founder, to explore the trends influencing dairy and what they could mean for Ireland’s grass-fed dairy sector.

Why protein and grass-fed create a positive outlook for Irish dairy

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