Sucklers

Farmer Writes: enjoying the dry after a long wait

After months of rain, Tommy Moyles is happy to enjoy the current dry spell even if it will throw up a few new challenges on farm.

FARMER WRITES 22 July 2026

Farmer Writes: enjoying the dry after a long wait

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Falling weanling prices expected to wipe €5,000 off suckler incomes

Falling weanling prices expected to wipe €5,000 off suckler incomes

NEWS 20 July 2026

Tullamore Farm update: 46 lambs drafted at weaning average €186/head

Tullamore Farm update: 46 lambs drafted at weaning average €186/head

TULLAMORE FARM 17 July 2026

Camera at the Mart: show heifers sizzle and steal the show in Gortatlea

Camera at the Mart: show heifers sizzle and steal the show in Gortatlea

Camera at the Mart: show heifers sizzle and steal the show in Gortatlea

MARKETS 11 July 2026

Farmer Writes: making your farm easier to work at

Farmer Writes: making your farm easier to work at

Farmer Writes: making your farm easier to work at

FARMER WRITES 8 July 2026

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Camera at the Mart: shippers light up Iveragh weanling sale

Camera at the Mart: shippers light up Iveragh weanling sale

Almost two thirds of weanling bulls on offer in Cahersiveen were bought by exports at this week's sale of autumn-born weanlings. Top-bulls were in demand but plainer stock met a tougher trade.

MARKETS 13 June 2026

Farmer Writes: we need to futureproof the beef sector

Farmer Writes: we need to futureproof the beef sector

A decade after the Brexit vote, Tommy Moyles thinks it could be another five years before the real impact of it will be felt on Irish beef farms.

FARMER WRITES 13 June 2026

Camera at the Mart: good demand for sucklers in Milltown

Camera at the Mart: good demand for sucklers in Milltown

A suckler reduction sale in Kerry saw up to €4,300 paid for cow-and-calf pairs last weekend. Tommy Moyles reports.

MARKETS 13 June 2026

Editorial: visit BEEF2026 at Teagasc Grange

Editorial: visit BEEF2026 at Teagasc Grange

Pop into the Irish Farmers Journal stand for a chat with the team if you are attending BEEF 2026.

VIEWPOINTS 13 June 2026

Beef farmers miss out on over £1m

Beef farmers miss out on over £1m

A failure to simply opt in to two beef schemes has cost local farmers over £1m.

NORTHERN IRELAND 13 June 2026

The likely actions in the beef welfare scheme

The likely actions in the beef welfare scheme

While the scheme is not expected to open until August, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has confirmed similar actions as in 2025 with the addition of bluetongue virus vaccination

SUCKLERS 13 June 2026

Feeding plans to maximise sale value

Feeding plans to maximise sale value

Feeding higher quantities to E- and U-grading type weanlings can enhance their selling points, while overfeeding plainer types can make them less saleable.

SUCKLERS 13 June 2026

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