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Northern Ireland
Buying stores to graze: Do the costs stack?
Kieran Mailey
Where farmers are planning to purchase store cattle to graze and finish, doing up a budget before buying is advised. Kieran Mailey reports.
3 April 2024 Markets
Exporters continue to light up mart rings
Adam Woods has the latest on the mart trade and beef trade.
3 April 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: keen appetite for quality stores in Carndonagh
Continental heifers weighing 320kg to 430kg attracted the most attention, while cows remain a vibrant trade, averaging €2.51/kg and selling for up to €2.99/kg.
Five tips to prepare store cattle for sale
Cattle that are well presented in the sale ring will attract greater buying interest. Here are some tips to prepare animals for selling live.
23 March 2024 Management
Camera at the Mart: high prices for top quality in Templemore
The trade peaked with a 30-month-old Charolais-cross-Limousin bullock weighing 860kg that sold for €2,800, reports Shanon Kinahan.
13 March 2024 Markets
Beef prices fall short of finishing costs
Beef prices are running below finishing costs, putting farmers into loss making territory this spring
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Have finishing cattle feed and lying space?
Space requirements for feeding and lying have a big bearing on daily liveweight gain during the final intensive finishing period.
12 March 2024 Management
In pictures: Flying trade for stores in Omagh Mart
A big turnout of buyers keen for numbers fueled a strong trade for store cattle in Omagh Mart on Monday.
6 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Five tips when changing from store to finishing diets
When moving cattle from a store to finishing diet, consider some of the outlined tips to follow.
3 February 2024 Management
Farmer Writes: A farming archive
As the Irish Farmers Journal celebrates 75 years, Tommy Moyles takes a look through his own archive to see what stories stand out from the 1960s to 1990s.
27 December 2023 Farmer Writes
Drop calves and weanlings in demand at Ballymena Mart
Buyers were out in force at Ballymena Mart last week and competing hard for good-quality calves and weanlings.
13 December 2023 Northern Ireland
MartBids Database: positive end to 2023 mart trade
Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s mart trade, including the latest update on live exports.
13 December 2023 Breeding & health