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Watch: dairy farmers drive demand in Kilkenny bull sale opener

Trade for Angus, Hereford, Limousin and Friesian bulls was upbeat at the first Kilkenny bull sale of the year on Wednesday 18 March, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 21 March 2026

Watch: dairy farmers drive demand in Kilkenny bull sale opener

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Prices ease amid peak calf sales

Prices ease amid peak calf sales

NEWS 18 March 2026

Calf price update: prices back across the board for main breeds

Calf price update: prices back across the board for main breeds

MARKETS 18 March 2026

Camera at the Mart: slight easing in price as almost 2,200 calves sell in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: slight easing in price as almost 2,200 calves sell in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: slight easing in price as almost 2,200 calves sell in Bandon

MARKETS 16 March 2026

What’s on in the pedigree cattle world this week

What’s on in the pedigree cattle world this week

What’s on in the pedigree cattle world this week

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€312/head average for Friesian bull calves

€312/head average for Friesian bull calves

After falling slightly at the end of February, calf prices bounced back during sales held over the first full week of March. Prices for Friesian bulls were up €40/head compared to the previous week.

NEWS 4 March 2026

Up to €700 for Angus-cross calves in Milltown

Up to €700 for Angus-cross calves in Milltown

Farmer demand drove on trade inMid-Kerry this week especially for heavier beef-cross calves reports Tommy Moyles.

MARKETS 4 March 2026

Calf price update: prices move upwards as numbers spike

Calf price update: prices move upwards as numbers spike

After slipping the previous week, strong demand from both home and abroad appears to have given calf prices a bounce over the last seven days reports Tommy Moyles.

MARKETS 4 March 2026

Camera at the Mart: early kick-off as 2,550 calves on offer in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: early kick-off as 2,550 calves on offer in Bandon

There was plenty of demand from shippers early on in Bandon Mart, where in excess of 2,500 calves passed through the ring for the west Cork mart's Monday calf sale. Tommy Moyles reports.

MARKETS 4 March 2026

Kilkenny man is Irish Hereford Prime farmer of the year

Kilkenny man is Irish Hereford Prime farmer of the year

Edward Delahunty has been named Irish Hereford Prime farmer of the year for 2025, writes Nevan McKiernan

PEDIGREE 4 March 2026

Calf price update: numbers up 5,000 on same week in 2025

Calf price update: numbers up 5,000 on same week in 2025

While prices are well ahead of other years, it doesn't make trade immune from the dynamics of supply and demand. As calf numbers increase in marts, prices have eased across the board.

MARKETS 4 March 2026

Easing of calf prices as numbers increase

Easing of calf prices as numbers increase

While calf prices continue to run ahead of other years they have been dampened somewhat over the last week, as the peak of calf supply comes into sight.

NEWS 4 March 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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