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Beef
Beef Trends: quotes holding steady
Adam Woods
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.
17 May 2025 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: dry spell set to take its toll on growth
Another week of no rain on the cards spells trouble with grass growth rates, though farm covers are generally good enough to sustain demand.
30 April 2025 Management
Sheep management: Grazing management and silage quality
May is a critical month for grassland management and setting the grazing area up to ensure quality for the main grazing season.
Grass+ Beef: growth ready to kick off on farms
Growth is really ready to push ahead now after lagging behind for most of spring, and managing this will be a challenge for some.
30 April 2025 Grass & feeding
Will it pay to creep feed lambs?
Prices have trended at a higher level in recent years, but even so, exploiting creep feeding to its maximum potential is dependent on drafting lambs before seasonal price pressure.
23 April 2025 Management
Sheep management: grass management, scald and ewes going on their back
Grass growth rate has improved but it is important that farmers continue to take steps to build supplies until growth is capable of satisfying demand.
9 April 2025 Markets
Top five tips on suckler breeding this spring
Adam Woods has some tips and advice ahead of spring breeding 2025.
5 April 2025 Breeding & health
The Grass Week: second round a way off for some
While grass supplies are extremely tight on some farms, next week’s heat combined with the recent application of fertiliser should see growth lift considerably.
31 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Sheep Management: SIS new entrants, tetany and creep feeding
The portal for new entrants to apply to participate in the Sheep Improvement Scheme for three years is now open and will close on 29 April 2025.
26 March 2025 Management
Grass+ Beef: growth still lackluster as covers deplete
Grass growth has failed to take off to any great degree for many, and though conditions are ideal, many are having to hold cattle in the shed due to a lack of grass.
26 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Dairy management: Grass, milk recording and maiden heifers
Aidan Brennan takes a look at tight grass supplies on dairy farms and asks what farmers who have a high proportion of the farm grazed can do to keep grass in the diet.
19 March 2025 Management
Sheep Management: grass supplies, liver fluke and selecting replacements
Conditions for lambing are close to ideal in allowing farmers to get ewes and lambs turned outdoors quickly, while many will happily contend with lower grass supplies than poor conditions/utilisation
19 March 2025 Management