Genetics

Female average up over €400 at Munster Angus Breeders sale

Munster Angus Breeders concluded their 2026 calendar with another successful Autumn Select Sale at Golden Vale Mart, Kilmallock, on Saturday, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 2 November 2026

Female average up over €400 at Munster Angus Breeders sale

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Champion Limousin bull sells for staggering €30,000 to Scotland

Champion Limousin bull sells for staggering €30,000 to Scotland

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Farmer training begins in bovine genetics

Farmer training begins in bovine genetics

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 October 2026

Genetics make ‘a huge difference’ in top PLI herd

Genetics make ‘a huge difference’ in top PLI herd

Genetics make ‘a huge difference’ in top PLI herd

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 October 2026

Proposal to digitise blue cards faces backlash

Proposal to digitise blue cards faces backlash

Proposal to digitise blue cards faces backlash

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Heifer trade on fire at Simmental premier

Heifer trade on fire at Simmental premier

Saturday’s Premier Simmental Show and Sale in Roscommon Mart produced one of its strongest ever heifer sales, as 73 heifers averaged €5,717, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 27 October 2026

Tillage Day: pesticides, imports and NGTs in the spotlight

Tillage Day: pesticides, imports and NGTs in the spotlight

Tillage farmers can learn how the EU regulates plant protection products, imports and new genomic techniques at Tillage Day 2026, writes Conor Kehoe.

NEWS 21 October 2026

Watch: €13,500 mark hit twice at Corvalley Classie Lassies in Elphin

Watch: €13,500 mark hit twice at Corvalley Classie Lassies in Elphin

McEnaney livestock presented over 110 heifers for sale, with over 60 of them selling for €5,000 or more. Three heifers sold for five-figure sums.

MARKETS 21 October 2026

Limousin bulls average five figures in Carlisle

Limousin bulls average five figures in Carlisle

Limousin bulls hit the market running in Borderway Mart, Carlisle, on Saturday, averaging just over £10,000, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 20 October 2026

HW Netherton females sell to multiple countries

HW Netherton females sell to multiple countries

Angus females sold to multiple European countries in the HW Netherton Angus sale on Saturday, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 19 October 2026

New record price for Hereford bull in Kilmallock

New record price for Hereford bull in Kilmallock

A record price of €11,700 was paid for a Hereford bull in Golden Vale Mart, Kilmallock, on Friday, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 19 October 2026

India: small farms, high land prices, emphasis on food security above all

India: small farms, high land prices, emphasis on food security above all

Matt Dempsey reports on a recent trip to India where above all, there is an emphasis on food security

NEWS 18 October 2026

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