Livestock

Green light for building works at Rockwell Farm

The 813ac Tipperary farm was bought by Bovinae Investments for over €25m in December 2025.

NEWS 1 August 2026

Green light for building works at Rockwell Farm

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Farm Tech Talk: land ownership, butter wars and livestock trade

Farm Tech Talk: land ownership, butter wars and livestock trade

NEWS 31 July 2026

Sheep ‘dropping down dead’ in fields from bluetongue in England, farmer warns

Sheep ‘dropping down dead’ in fields from bluetongue in England, farmer warns

NEWS 31 July 2026

Three marts moved client credit accounts back into the green last year

Three marts moved client credit accounts back into the green last year

Three marts moved client credit accounts back into the green last year

NEWS 31 July 2026

Fat lambs sell to £186 in Kilrea Mart

Fat lambs sell to £186 in Kilrea Mart

Fat lambs sell to £186 in Kilrea Mart

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 July 2026

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Higher bluetongue risk continues in warm weather

Higher bluetongue risk continues in warm weather

No new counties have been identified since Tipperary in May, according to Department of Agriculture.

NEWS 23 July 2026

Ardee Mart: charolais cow tops trade at €3,090

Ardee Mart: charolais cow tops trade at €3,090

Cattle remain a steady trade in Adree Livestock Sales on Tuesday with demand for cows remaining strong with buyers seeking heavier continental-cross cows.

MARKETS 23 July 2026

Pneumonia vaccinations vital for African weanling market - exporter

Pneumonia vaccinations vital for African weanling market - exporter

Poor pneumonia protocols on suckler farms could put the valuable north African market for weanlings at risk and result in exporters steering clear of unvaccinated stock, a Cork Marts event heard.

MARKETS 23 July 2026

US to reopen to some Mexican cattle imports

US to reopen to some Mexican cattle imports

The US suspended cattle imports from Mexico over a year ago following a case of the new world screwworm identified in Veracruz.

NEWS 23 July 2026

Tax officials aware VAT anomaly could be turning farmers away from marts

Tax officials aware VAT anomaly could be turning farmers away from marts

A VAT issue that arose in Budget 2026 regarding the tax levied on non-VAT-registered farmers' livestock sold through marts is on the Department of Finance's radar.

NEWS 23 July 2026

Ewes die from consuming acorns and plants

Ewes die from consuming acorns and plants

Acorns and certain garden plants and shrubs are highly toxic to sheep if ingested.

NEWS 23 July 2026

Watch: Maxwell Livestock load 1,900 bulls for Morocco

Watch: Maxwell Livestock load 1,900 bulls for Morocco

Maxwell Livestock has loaded 1,900 bulls aboard the livestock vessel Alondra at Foynes Port, bound for Morocco.

NEWS 23 July 2026

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