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Calf price update: prices shoot up as calf supply squeezes

The seasonal dip in calf supply met with exceptionally strong demand at marts over the last week and this led to prices for most calves surging forward. Tommy Moyles reports.

MARKETS 5 June 2026

Calf price update: prices shoot up as calf supply squeezes

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Record Friesian calf prices as supply falls off

Record Friesian calf prices as supply falls off

MARKETS 3 June 2026

Cattle exports down 15% with weanlings hit hard

Cattle exports down 15% with weanlings hit hard

MARKETS 3 June 2026

Camera at the Mart: beefing up in Bandon with over 1,000 calves on offer

Camera at the Mart: beefing up in Bandon with over 1,000 calves on offer

Camera at the Mart: beefing up in Bandon with over 1,000 calves on offer

MARKETS 1 June 2026

Polish market loss due to bluetongue hits the calf trade

Polish market loss due to bluetongue hits the calf trade

Polish market loss due to bluetongue hits the calf trade

MARKETS 27 May 2026

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'Work with farmers, don't regulate them'

'Work with farmers, don't regulate them'

Working with farmers rather just regulating them saw improvements in water quality in New Zealand, Nuffield conference hears.

NEWS 22 May 2026

Calf price update: prices stable as numbers taper off

Calf price update: prices stable as numbers taper off

Calf prices continue to remain stable and are tracking along similar lines to this time last year, according to the ICBF. Strong demand from shippers is resulting in a solid trade for bull calves.

MARKETS 22 May 2026

Camera at the Mart: dry cow demand remains firm in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: dry cow demand remains firm in Bandon

Despite prices continuing to slip, demand for dry cows was firm at Bandon Mart for the weekly sale on Monday last.

MARKETS 22 May 2026

Farmer Writes: raising the breeding bar

Farmer Writes: raising the breeding bar

Having had more heifer calves in the herd in recent years is creating a positive selection problem for Tommy Moyles when it comes to breeding his suckler herd at Ardfield, Clonakilty, Co Cork.

FARMER WRITES 22 May 2026

Camera at the Mart: demand from home and abroad for heavy calves in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: demand from home and abroad for heavy calves in Bandon

Following a similar pattern to 2025, demand for heavier calves has picked up in Bandon Mart, where almost 1,100 calves were on offer this week. Tommy Moyles reports.

MARKETS 22 May 2026

External influences needed to help make farming more resilient, conference told

External influences needed to help make farming more resilient, conference told

Stakeholders beyond the farm gate need to have a greater influence when it comes to the future of farm sustainability and long-term economic resilience, the Nuffield International Agri-Summit heard.

WORLD 22 May 2026

Why producing more food requires more knowledge not more inputs

Why producing more food requires more knowledge not more inputs

Sustainable intensification backed by more knowledge with improved genetics and precision agriculture is what European farmers will need to depend on in the future, according to TCD professor.

WORLD 22 May 2026

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Kubota’s M6001 Utility series – the competent all-rounder

With power outputs from 104hp up to 143hp, the five-model M6001 Utility series of tractors from Kubota is the cost-sensitive successor to the proven MGX range

Kubota’s M6001 Utility series – the competent all-rounder

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