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Calf exports up over 10% on 2024

Calf exports hit record highs in 2025 as strong demand from the continent drove trade. The Netherlands and Spain were the largest outlets for Irish calves reports Tommy Moyles.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Calf exports up over 10% on 2024

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My Farming Week: Christina Belmonte, Lathieve, Meanagh, Ballyferriter, Co Kerry

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Live cattle exports up 12% driven by European demand

Live cattle exports up 12% driven by European demand

Adam Woods has the latest on live cattle exports and how they compare with other years.

MARKETS 21 May 2025

Straw prices ease as harvest progresses

Straw prices ease as harvest progresses

Local growers indicate that straw is testing as low as 9% moisture and top-quality straw is being baled across the board.

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 May 2025

Sheep farmers getting ‘bad price when there’s under-supply’ – ICSA

Sheep farmers getting ‘bad price when there’s under-supply’ – ICSA

Year-to-date throughput is down 232,921 head, which is on top of a drop of over 370,000 in 2024, according to figures from the Department of Agriculture.

NEWS 21 May 2025

Three convicted in €3.8m Spanish farm subsidy fraud

Three convicted in €3.8m Spanish farm subsidy fraud

The verdict, issued on 30 June 2025, marks the first judicial decision delivered after a trial in a case investigated by the EPPO in Spain.

NEWS 21 May 2025

Live cattle exports shy of 300,000 head following 35,273 increase

Live cattle exports shy of 300,000 head following 35,273 increase

The 13.7% increase in export volumes is underpinned by a 26,105 head increase in calf exports, with significant numbers remaining on the move.

NEWS 21 May 2025

Weanling exports up almost 50% on 2024 levels

Weanling exports up almost 50% on 2024 levels

Decreasing breeding herds across Europe along with the impact of Bluetongue on fertility is underpinning demand for Irish weanlings across the EU according to Bord Bia reports Tommy Moyles.

NEWS 21 May 2025

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Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

Ryan Bole is part of J Wilson Contracts in Co Antrim. Available for all kinds of work from slurry to reseeding, sowing to silage, today they are ploughing for potatoes with two Amazone ploughs.

Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

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