Joe Burke
Adam Woods on 14 Jul 2021
Beef hits eight-year high with €5/kg in sight
Beef prices continue to improve with Bord Bia issuing a very positive outlook for the rest of the year.
Adam Woods on 16 Jun 2021
Cattle trade set to sizzle this summer
Adam Woods has the latest on a rising global beef trade and how it will affect Irish beef farmers.
Declan Marren on 09 May 2021
Live exports: what countries do Irish cattle go to?
Spain has become the number one destination for Irish cattle exports to date this year.
Declan Marren on 05 May 2021
Cattle live exports performing well
Despite a slow start to live exports this spring, strong performance throughout April has brought numbers back in line with recent years.
Adam Woods on 28 Apr 2021
Cattle kill to tighten by 120,000 head in 2021
Adam Woods analyses Bord Bia figures released this week and what they mean for beef farmers.
Contributor on 22 Apr 2021
Does the market want dairy beef?
With an increasing numbers of the national beef kill coming from the dairy herd, Joe Burke from Bord Bia looks at the demand in the market for dairy beef cattle.
Adam Woods on 06 Jan 2021
Live exports down 30,043 head in 2020
Adam Woods takes a look at live exports for 2020 and looks at what the prospects are like for 2021.
Adam Woods on 07 Oct 2020
Live exports to Northern Ireland almost double to September
Adam Woods takes a look at this year's live export figures and what countries are up and what countries are down in 2020.
Adam Woods on 06 Aug 2020
Watch: positive outlook for beef trade this autumn – Bord Bia
Bord Bia is predicting a good back end for beef farmers, with supplies tight and demand remaining strong.
Adam Woods on 05 Aug 2020
Beef Prices: factories try to apply some pressure to trade
Adam Woods has the latest insights into the beef trade, including where beef quotes are at this week.
Jack Kennedy on 31 Jul 2020
Watch: Licking rushes and herbs for cows - what next?
It's the last week of July and rain is dampening spirits in the border counties, but positivity in the beef trade is helping lift spirits
Adam Woods on 17 Jun 2020
Rumblings of a row on grass-fed beef standard
Adam Woods looks at the detail around Bord Bia’s work on a grass-fed standard and what it means for farmers.
Adam Woods on 22 Dec 2019
Beef exports to UK down 9% in 2019 - Bord Bia
Adam Woods speaks to Joe Burke about beef exports, live exports, where our exports are going and what prospects are like for 2019
Pat O'Toole on 04 Dec 2019
Calves the talking point at ICMSA AGM
The ICMSA conference heard that calf welfare in dairy herds does need not be a problem, provided best practice is adopted.
The Dealer on 04 Dec 2019
Ned's atomic dustbin has another meltdown
The former Junior Minister Ned O'Keeffe made a successful grab for the headlines at the ICMSA AGM, but did he pause to consider the cost?
Pat O'Toole on 29 Nov 2019
Jerseys in the dock at ICMSA AGM
'The only place for a hammer is on a building site' is Pat McCormack's blunt warning to the ICMSA AGM forum on calf welfare.
Jack Kennedy on 08 Nov 2019
Beef prices debated at Liffey Mills in Clare
Beef prices, suckler registrations and live exports were high on the agenda in suckler country near Ennis, Co Clare, writes Jack Kennedy.
Adam Woods on 11 Jan 2019
Live cattle exports up 31% in 2018 - Bord Bia
Adam Woods attended the Bord Bia meat marketing strategy update in Naas, Co Kildare, on Friday and gets an update from Joe Burke on what the state of play is.
on 09 Jan 2019
Burke's bigger picture
Joe Burke talks about winning at Olympia and working with Pieta House.
Adam Woods on 07 Jan 2019
Tipperary beef meeting to tackle dairy beef issues
South Tipperary IFA will hold an open livestock meeting in the Cahir house hotel on Monday night at 8pm.