Sucklers

Best suckler farms to net more per acre than average dairy farm

Teagasc anticipates that weanling prices will slip 5% next year as 2026's average milk price looks set to plummet 20%.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Best suckler farms to net more per acre than average dairy farm

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Suckler incomes on track to hit €30,000

Suckler incomes on track to hit €30,000

NEWS 3 December 2025

Farmer Writes: sun sets on the 2025 grazing season

Farmer Writes: sun sets on the 2025 grazing season

FARMER WRITES 26 November 2025

Camera at the Mart: no let-up in numbers at Tullamore

Camera at the Mart: no let-up in numbers at Tullamore

Camera at the Mart: no let-up in numbers at Tullamore

MARKETS 19 November 2025

Over 1m ha of land is farmed in NI

Over 1m ha of land is farmed in NI

Over 1m ha of land is farmed in NI

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 November 2025

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Camera at the Mart: high demand for in-calf heifers in Dowra

Camera at the Mart: high demand for in-calf heifers in Dowra

A special sale of in-calf heifers saw a packed ringside and a new record of €6,300 paid for a springing heifer at Dowra Mart.

MARKETS 21 October 2025

Farmer Writes: shed space juggle

Farmer Writes: shed space juggle

The annual space juggling in the sheds is underway on Tommy Moyles' farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty as the 2025 grazing season winds to an end.

FARMER WRITES 21 October 2025

Teagasc beef conference agenda: high-value weanlings and profitability

Teagasc beef conference agenda: high-value weanlings and profitability

The Teagasc 2025 national beef conference is looking to build on the sector's positivity coming out of a strong year for prices.

NEWS 21 October 2025

Young farmer views on the 2025 farming year

Young farmer views on the 2025 farming year

Some young farmers gave their views on the 2025 farming year to Tommy Moyles while they attended the Macra conference in Rosscarbery, Co Cork, and if there was anything they'd change about 2025.

NEWS 21 October 2025

In Pictures: roaring trade for sucklers at Markethill

In Pictures: roaring trade for sucklers at Markethill

David Clarke reports on the trade at annual autumn sale for Roland Hadden in Markethill Mart.

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 October 2025

My Farming Week: James Regan, Moycullen, Co Galway

My Farming Week: James Regan, Moycullen, Co Galway

Farming is a family affair for the Regans from Moycullen in Co Galway, with a contracting business also being run and more innovation on the way.

FEATURE 21 October 2025

Camera at the Mart: weanlings average €3/kg over 2024 prices in Iveragh

Camera at the Mart: weanlings average €3/kg over 2024 prices in Iveragh

Demand for weanlings of all classes was extremely strong in Cahersiveen, as both farmers and exporters competed for stock in south Kerry, reports Tommy Moyles.

MARKETS 21 October 2025

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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