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Beef farmers will look back favourably on 2025 writes Tommy Moyles as weather and markets combined to deliver an excellent year for the sector.
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Things don't always go to plan, even when you have a plan, as Tommy Moyles discovered when TB-testing last week.
Caitríona Morrissey and Darren Carty report ahead of Budget 2026, which will be announced this afternoon.
The weighing scales really showed up the impact rumen fluke can have on performance as wet weather forced Tommy Moyles to bring some of his cows and calves back from an out farm earlier than planned.
There were over 20,400 applications submitted by Tuesday morning, with the application rate intensifying and another couple of thousand applications expected before Wednesday night’s deadline.
After having it so good for most of the summer, the weather took a turn in west Cork over the last 10 days and Tommy Moyles had to adapt plans on his farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty accordingly.
The impressive handling unit has already delivered big benefits for the 24-cow suckler herd run by John Flynn and his family.
Farmers attending the Irish Farmers Journal autumn mart series events were in good spirits and keen to hear the latest advice on breeding, keeping animals health and the new suckler scheme.
Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.
