Heifers

Dairy Management: maiden heifers, silage and milk prices

Aidan Brennan looks at the best way to manage repeats in heifers, which have been bred using synchronisation

MANAGEMENT 20 May 2026

Dairy Management: maiden heifers, silage and milk prices

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Number of first-time suckler calvers is up 9%

Number of first-time suckler calvers is up 9%

NEWS 20 May 2026

Camera at the Mart: over €6/kg for weanling bulls in Granard Mart

Camera at the Mart: over €6/kg for weanling bulls in Granard Mart

MARTS 19 May 2026

Where are base quotes for finished cattle this week?

Where are base quotes for finished cattle this week?

Where are base quotes for finished cattle this week?

MARKETS 18 May 2026

Cork-bred heifer wins Balmoral Show

Cork-bred heifer wins Balmoral Show

Cork-bred heifer wins Balmoral Show

PEDIGREE 14 May 2026

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North East Charolais Calf Show destined for Ballyjamesduff

North East Charolais Calf Show destined for Ballyjamesduff

Hosting its Rising Stars Calf Show in Ballyjamesduff Mart on Saturday 16 May is the North Eastern Charolais Club.

PEDIGREE 11 May 2026

Camera at the Mart: numbers and prices hold firm in Ballinrobe

Camera at the Mart: numbers and prices hold firm in Ballinrobe

Martin Merrick reports from Ballinrobe Mart’s cattle sale, where both price and quantity of cattle held firm.

MARKETS 11 May 2026

Northern View: factories take another 10p/kg off quotes

Northern View: factories take another 10p/kg off quotes

The trade for beef cattle in NI remains under pressure again this week.

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 May 2026

My Farming Week: Killian O’Connell, Bunmahon, Co Waterford

My Farming Week: Killian O’Connell, Bunmahon, Co Waterford

Killian O'Connell, hailing from Co Waterford, is kept busy between leasing a dairy farm in Bunmahon, helping out on his home beef farm while also milking for another local dairy farmer.

NEWS 11 May 2026

Pressure on beef trade continues

Pressure on beef trade continues

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

MARKETS 11 May 2026

Irish genetics to the fore in Popes Princesses Production Sale

Irish genetics to the fore in Popes Princesses Production Sale

Simmental heifers sold for as high as 15,000gns in the recent Popes Princesses Production sale in the UK.

PEDIGREE 11 May 2026

Booming trade for Limousin bulls in Ballymena

Booming trade for Limousin bulls in Ballymena

Demand for Limousin bulls soared at the recent show and sale in Ballymena Livestock Mart, as the average price increased by £737 (€851) from last year's sale.

PEDIGREE 11 May 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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