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Meet the Shorthorn heifer one Ploughing 2026 visitor could take home

Making a return to the Ploughing Championships this year is the Irish Shorthorn Cattle Society.

NEWS 7 September 2026

Meet the Shorthorn heifer one Ploughing 2026 visitor could take home

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Valuable Shorthorn heifer lives up to name in setting new NI record price

Valuable Shorthorn heifer lives up to name in setting new NI record price

PEDIGREE 7 September 2026

Angus cow leads way at 47th Elphin Agricultural Show

Angus cow leads way at 47th Elphin Agricultural Show

NEWS 4 September 2026

Popeye powers his way to National Shorthorn glory

Popeye powers his way to National Shorthorn glory

Popeye powers his way to National Shorthorn glory

PEDIGREE 19 August 2026

Coolroehouse Abbott Ann adds another trophy to her collection

Coolroehouse Abbott Ann adds another trophy to her collection

Coolroehouse Abbott Ann adds another trophy to her collection

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National Hereford title up for grabs in Tullamore

National Hereford title up for grabs in Tullamore

Delegates from across Europe will get to view 19 classes of Herefords as over 170 cattle compete to be crowned the FBD National Livestock Show Hereford Champion.

BREEDING & HEALTH 6 April 2026

Tullamore Show: Record dairy entries for €25,000 prize fund

Tullamore Show: Record dairy entries for €25,000 prize fund

With a record-breaking number of entries for this year's Tullamore Show, the competition promises to be fierce, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 6 April 2026

Limousin-cross calf hits €1,900 in Carrigallen Mart

Limousin-cross calf hits €1,900 in Carrigallen Mart

Trade remains strong on the calf front. The highlight at the Carrigallen Mart weekly weanling and suck calf sale on Saturday was one Limousin-cross calf selling for €1,900.

MARKETS 6 April 2026

Irish breeding behind Stirling Sale leaders

Irish breeding behind Stirling Sale leaders

Irish-bred bulls produced some of the highest-priced cattle at the recent multibreed show and sale at United Auctions, Stirling, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 6 April 2026

Meet the sisters who won two All-Irelands in one day

Meet the sisters who won two All-Irelands in one day

Nevan McKiernan catches up with Gemma and Zoe Salter, the sisters who won the senior and intermediate FBD All-Ireland Young Stock Person championships in 2025.

PEDIGREE 6 April 2026

Brilliant Ballyvaston takes champion and top price

Brilliant Ballyvaston takes champion and top price

Taking place on Friday 17 April was the native breeds pedigree show and sale at Dungannon Farmers Mart, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 6 April 2026

Cavan man receives €24,800 for three Angus bulls

Cavan man receives €24,800 for three Angus bulls

Demand for top-quality Angus bulls at the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society's show and sale on Saturday was booming, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 6 April 2026

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From soil to sold: top tips for selling your farm in Ireland

As we approach the end of another busy season for farm sales, many farmers will naturally start thinking ahead to their own plans for the future.

From soil to sold: top tips for selling your farm in Ireland

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