Replacements
Kieran Mailey on 28 Apr 2021
In-calf heifers sell to £7,500 for Jalex herd
An on-farm sale of 215 heifers from the Jalex herd saw prices peak at £7,500 for an in-calf Belgian Blue animal.
Peter McCann on 28 Apr 2021
Hitting heifer rearing targets at grass
Controlling replacement costs will help farm profitability, writes Dairylink adviser Aidan Cushnahan
Darren Carty on 14 Apr 2021
SheepWatch: mart trades continues to perform strongly
The trade for all classes of sheep is performing excellently and providing a good alternative outlet for producers with low negotiating power who are struggling to secure higher factory prices.
Kieran Mailey on 06 Apr 2021
Time for a weight check on replacement heifers
If maiden heifers will be mated in early summer, weighing replacements in April will give a good indication of how many animals are on track to hit target breeding weight.
John Egerton on 24 Mar 2021
Farmer Writes: fed up replacing lost cattle tags
Fermanagh farmer John Egerton reckons he needs to buy 40 replacement tags every year to keep within the rules.
Darren Carty on 20 Mar 2021
Sheep health corner: dealing with entropion, a rare but frustrating ailment
The condition generally expresses itself in newborn lambs in the first 24 hours of life and causes sore eyes and significant discomfort in lambs
Kieran Mailey on 10 Mar 2021
What does it costs to produce suckler replacements?
Selecting replacements is an important task for any herd owner. But what does it cost to rear in-calf heifers and what can a farmer pay when buying such animals.
Kieran Mailey on 10 Mar 2021
Focus: suckler sector still facing huge profitability challenge
This week's focus supplement looks at the suckler sector and some of the challenges farmers continue to face.
Kieran Mailey on 03 Mar 2021
NI Sheep Programme: gross margins rising on hill farms
With benchmarking completed for 2020, programme adviser Senan White analyses the farm performance, starting with an overview of the five hill farms.
Darren Carty on 11 Feb 2021
35 pedigree ewes offered in Waterford Blackface breeders special sale
The sale of scanned in-lamb ewes takes place in Cork Marts Dungarvan sales yard on Saturday 13 February.
Darren Carty on 04 Feb 2021
Quality prolific ewes on offer in Dowra Mart
The dispersal sale of 90 Suffolk and Texel-cross Mule ewes boasts an average scanning rate of 210%, with the flock also operated on a comprehensive flock health programme.
Darren Carty on 31 Jan 2021
Rare chance to secure prize-winning Cheviot ewe flock
A clearance sale of a 120-ewe flock which produces prize-winning Suffolk Cheviot replacements takes place in Tullow Mart, Co Carlow, on Tuesday 2 February.
Tommy Moyles on 27 Jan 2021
Farmer Writes: enjoyable routine before calving kicks off
With the first cow due to calve in about three weeks’ time, Tommy Moyles is enjoying the routine of feeding and checking stock.
Kieran Mailey on 20 Jan 2021
BETTER farm NI: autumn cows scanned back in-calf
All autumn cows are back in-calf on Declan Rafferty and Aidan Quinn's farm, with animals set to calve over six weeks next August.
Kieran Mailey on 12 Jan 2021
Beef management: time for a mid-winter weight check on replacement heifers
Weighing replacement heifers midway through winter will give a good indication if animals are likely to meet target breeding weights.
Darren Carty on 09 Jan 2021
2020 lamb and hogget kill up 96,158 head as ewe kill falls 21,639
The overall 2020 kill figure increased by 74,519 head to reach 2,884,480 sheep, while the average price increased 10% on 2019 levels and 6% on the five-year average.
John Sleigh on 06 Jan 2021
36 stores ready for sale at Cranna
This week John Sleigh caught up with Arthur Duguid as he gets 36 cattle ready for sale at Thainstone next Friday.
Kieran Mailey on 06 Jan 2021
Germinal moving out of Banbridge
Germinal to close NI facility and final call for dairy Technology Demonstration Farms.
Kieran Mailey on 06 Jan 2021
In-calf heifers make £9,000 at Jalex sale
A special sale of in-calf heifers from James Alexander saw the trade peaking at £9,000 for a Limousin bred animal
Kieran Mailey on 16 Dec 2020
BETTER Farm NI: busy breeding period for autumn cows
All autumn calving cows have been served on Oliver McKenna's farm with bulls being drafted for slaughter.