Pedigree breeding

Coose bulls dominate British Simmental sire rankings

Three Irish-bred Simmental bulls have made the list of top 10 Simmental sires with most pedigree calves registered in the British Simmental herdbook in 2025, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 12 January 2026

Coose bulls dominate British Simmental sire rankings

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Knockhill Irresistible sets new Irish ewe lamb record

Knockhill Irresistible sets new Irish ewe lamb record

PEDIGREE 5 January 2026

Hallow hunting for more national titles

Hallow hunting for more national titles

PEDIGREE 30 December 2025

Australian breed societies announce in-house genetic evaluation platforms

Australian breed societies announce in-house genetic evaluation platforms

Australian breed societies announce in-house genetic evaluation platforms

PEDIGREE 29 December 2025

Annakisha land top prices in Blessington

Annakisha land top prices in Blessington

Annakisha land top prices in Blessington

PEDIGREE 24 December 2025

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Netherton – home to world-class Angus cattle for over a century

Netherton – home to world-class Angus cattle for over a century

This week, Nevan McKiernan spoke to William McLaren of the noted HW Netherton Angus herd in Perthshire, Scotland, which is celebrating over 100 years in the Angus breed.

PEDIGREE 3 December 2025

Glaslough leads premier Hereford heifer sale at €5,900

Glaslough leads premier Hereford heifer sale at €5,900

Taking the top price of €5,900 back to Co Monaghan on Saturday from the premier Hereford heifer sale in Tullamore was Nigel Heatrick, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 3 December 2025

Bidding frenzy at final Limousin sale of the year

Bidding frenzy at final Limousin sale of the year

Limousin bulls sold like they were going out of fashion at the Irish Limousin Cattle Society's final sale of the year in Roscommon Mart on Saturday, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 3 December 2025

Watch: Charolais bulls hit €5,800 in Carrick's last sale of the year

Watch: Charolais bulls hit €5,800 in Carrick's last sale of the year

Nevan McKiernan reports from the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society's elite show and sale of continental cattle on Saturday 13 December.

PEDIGREE 3 December 2025

Watch: Charolais bulls sell to €15,500 in Elphin

Watch: Charolais bulls sell to €15,500 in Elphin

Leading the Christmas Cracker sale at €15,500 in Elphin Mart on Saturday was Rosanna Van Gogh from the herd of Pat Stephens, Co Carlow, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 3 December 2025

Watch: Angus bulls average €5,840 at elite sale

Watch: Angus bulls average €5,840 at elite sale

Angus bulls were in high demand at Saturday's Irish Angus elite sale in Carrick-on-Shannon, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 3 December 2025

Ranfurly rule the roost at Four Breeds Calf Show

Ranfurly rule the roost at Four Breeds Calf Show

A record entry of calves and young handlers turned out for the Four Breeds Calf Show at Ballymena Livestock Mart on Saturday 22 November, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 3 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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