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Teagasc FutureBeef farm walk postponed in Clare

The farm walk will now take place at a new time of 5pm on Friday 11 September.

NEWS 3 September 2026

Teagasc FutureBeef farm walk postponed in Clare

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Farmer Writes: getting cows and calves ready for this week's TB test

Farmer Writes: getting cows and calves ready for this week's TB test

FARMER WRITES 2 September 2026

Will climate fines shift bioeconomy proposals out of the aspirational?

Will climate fines shift bioeconomy proposals out of the aspirational?

DEALER 2 September 2026

Camera at the Mart: above €5/kg average for tops of trade in Skibbereen

Camera at the Mart: above €5/kg average for tops of trade in Skibbereen

Camera at the Mart: above €5/kg average for tops of trade in Skibbereen

MARKETS 31 August 2026

First production sale from Blarney Castle’s Turret Farm

First production sale from Blarney Castle’s Turret Farm

First production sale from Blarney Castle’s Turret Farm

NEWS 14 August 2026

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Avoid costly lapses in suckler herd breeding performance

Avoid costly lapses in suckler herd breeding performance

Martina Harrington from Teagasc warns that conception rates can be halved where cows face a major feed shortage in the days after breeding.

BREEDING & HEALTH 17 June 2026

My Farming Week: Alan Flatley, Glann, Kilkelly, Co Mayo

My Farming Week: Alan Flatley, Glann, Kilkelly, Co Mayo

Alan Flatley farms with his father Eugene in east Mayo where they run a suckler herd and store heifers. They've been making the most of the weather and are heading for Croke Park on Sunday.

NEWS 17 June 2026

List of Tuberculosis approved disinfectants

List of Tuberculosis approved disinfectants

"It would be really helpful if the DAFM would review their list and replace it with an easy-to-understand, current version." Name & details with the Editor

LETTERS 17 June 2026

Fresh fears for marts as cattle slide

Fresh fears for marts as cattle slide

Cattle numbers sold though marts in Connacht between January and May fell by 13% compared to 2025.

NEWS 17 June 2026

Mart sales plummet by 13% in Connacht and border counties

Mart sales plummet by 13% in Connacht and border counties

The stark results have led to heightened concerns that the commercial outlook for some marts could be compromised by the inexorable decline in cattle numbers in recent years.

NEWS 17 June 2026

Waterford tops average herd size in 2025

Waterford tops average herd size in 2025

There were four counties with an average herd size in excess of 100 bovines including Waterford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Kilkenny

NEWS 17 June 2026

Cattle need more feed to grow, research finds

Cattle need more feed to grow, research finds

A beef conference organised by CAFRE and the Ulster Farmers' Union was held at Greenmount last week. Peter McCann reports

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 June 2026

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