Replacements

Flatter trade for dairy stock this spring

Mart managers report plenty of buyers for dairy replacement animals, but there is an absence of fire in the sales.

NEWS 15 April 2026

Flatter trade for dairy stock this spring

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Camera at the Mart: good demand for Friesian heifer calves in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: good demand for Friesian heifer calves in Bandon

MARKETS 8 April 2026

Camera at the Mart: strong start to Dungarvan calf trade

Camera at the Mart: strong start to Dungarvan calf trade

MARKETS 11 February 2026

My sucklers are missing the profit gene

My sucklers are missing the profit gene

My sucklers are missing the profit gene

FARMER WRITES 11 February 2026

My Farming Week: Tom Cox, Strokestown, Co Roscommon

My Farming Week: Tom Cox, Strokestown, Co Roscommon

My Farming Week: Tom Cox, Strokestown, Co Roscommon

NEWS 28 January 2026

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My Farming Week: Adam Smyth, Cashel, Carndonagh, Co Donegal

My Farming Week: Adam Smyth, Cashel, Carndonagh, Co Donegal

30-year-old Adam Smyth is in his third winter of milking cows having converted into dairying from sucklers and sheep in 2023.

NEWS 20 July 2025

Camera at the Mart: average price up €405 on 2024 levels at Corrin dairy sale

Camera at the Mart: average price up €405 on 2024 levels at Corrin dairy sale

A more limited supply than usual of dairy replacements played its part in this year's Corrin Mart December dairy sale achieving a significantly higher price than last year, reports Tommy Moyles.

MARKETS 20 July 2025

31 October deadline looms for SCEP participants

31 October deadline looms for SCEP participants

Females must be a minimum of 16 months old and genotyped in order to count towards the 65% minimum number.

SCHEMES 20 July 2025

Supply shortage drives dairy heifer prices

Supply shortage drives dairy heifer prices

A lower than usual number of Friesian heifer calves combined with heightened demand due to TB is resulting in prices for dairy stock to soar at preset, reports Tommy Moyles.

NEWS 20 July 2025

Home Farm: workload ramps up ahead of winter

Home Farm: workload ramps up ahead of winter

Looking through the details, the 2025 harvest gave all round decent yields and reasonable bushels at acceptable moistures well below 20%.

VIEWPOINTS 20 July 2025

55% of lambs drafted to date in Tullamore

55% of lambs drafted to date in Tullamore

The average sale price of lambs is running €22/head higher than in 2024.

NEWS 20 July 2025

Focus on breeding and health in 1,350 ewe flock

Focus on breeding and health in 1,350 ewe flock

The McFarlane family attribute a focus on genetics, health and nutrition as underpinning a scanning rate of upwards of 214% in their 1,100 head Mule ewe flock.

SHEEP BREEDING 20 July 2025

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