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Editorial: how long will the improved beef price last?
Jack Kennedy
Farmers are killing earlier to try and take advantage of the higher price, and in reality it looks like it will lead to much tighter numbers in the second half of 2025.
5 March 2025 Markets
Positivity in suckler circles
Adam Woods previews what’s inside this week’s special suckler focus.
8 January 2025 Management
Beef Management: lice, weanling performance and cold weather management
Adam Woods takes a look at lice issues, weanling performance and cold weather management in this weeks Beef Management.
Suckler cows in freefall as 50,000 gone
Adam Woods analyses the latest data on the falling Irish suckler herd as beef production in Ireland comes under pressure from the Mercosur trade deal.
11 December 2024 Markets
Five tips for managing creep pens
Providing calves that are suckling cows with a clean, dry bedded creep area is good practice during the housing period.
23 November 2024 Management
Feeding concentrates to weanlings: the benefits, feeding rate and ration formula
From feeding rates to ration formulation and calf quality, there are several factors to be considered before starting to feed concentrates to weanlings. Martin Merrick reports.
28 August 2024 Animal Health