Replacement heifers

Demand for sexed semen ‘on par with last year’

“One of the main reasons is the decent price for dairy-beef calves this year and also the drop in milk price,” according to Seamus Hughes from Progressive Genetics.

NEWS 11 April 2026

Demand for sexed semen ‘on par with last year’

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National cattle herd almost 78,000 head higher on 1 February

National cattle herd almost 78,000 head higher on 1 February

NEWS 29 March 2026

Why are 20% of heifers not making it to calving?

Why are 20% of heifers not making it to calving?

MANAGEMENT 21 January 2026

My Farming Week: Derrick Forde, Cahermorris, Corrandulla, Co Galway

My Farming Week: Derrick Forde, Cahermorris, Corrandulla, Co Galway

My Farming Week: Derrick Forde, Cahermorris, Corrandulla, Co Galway

NEWS 17 December 2025

Suckler replacements: making the right choice

Suckler replacements: making the right choice

Suckler replacements: making the right choice

MANAGEMENT 16 November 2025

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Farmer Writes: shed space juggle

Farmer Writes: shed space juggle

The annual space juggling in the sheds is underway on Tommy Moyles' farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty as the 2025 grazing season winds to an end.

FARMER WRITES 29 July 2025

Juggling horses and heifers in high country

Juggling horses and heifers in high country

Adam Woods visits the McKeon family in Co Longford to talk about farming, running their busy agri store and showing during the summer months.

BREEDING & HEALTH 29 July 2025

New definitions in the TB action plan

New definitions in the TB action plan

The Department of Agriculture's new TB action plan contains a couple of new definitions for farmers to be aware of.

NEWS 29 July 2025

Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford

Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford

Adam Woods reports from a Teagasc farm walk in Longford last week.

BREEDING & HEALTH 29 July 2025

Beef Management: finishing cattle at grass, tetany control and weanlings

Beef Management: finishing cattle at grass, tetany control and weanlings

In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at finishing cattle at grass, vaccinating calves and tetany control in sucklers.

MANAGEMENT 29 July 2025

Farmer Writes: grass growth going strong, but breeding is hit and miss

Farmer Writes: grass growth going strong, but breeding is hit and miss

It has been a superb year for grass growth on Karen McCabe’s Co Leitrim farm, with the breeding season a little more hit and miss.

DEALER 29 July 2025

Watch: suckler outfits hit €6,650 in Balla mart

Watch: suckler outfits hit €6,650 in Balla mart

Adam Woods reports from last Saturday’s weekly cattle sale in Balla mart in Co Mayo.

MARKETS 29 July 2025

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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