Winter finishing

Dempsey at Large: the beef choke point

The overall beef sector this spring has been rocked by the losses incurred by bona fide farmers.

VIEWPOINTS 8 April 2026

Dempsey at Large: the beef choke point

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Finished cattle accruing losses of over €300 in factories – Teagasc

Finished cattle accruing losses of over €300 in factories – Teagasc

NEWS 1 April 2026

Next CAP has to reward the people doing the work – Gorman

Next CAP has to reward the people doing the work – Gorman

NEWS 1 April 2026

Editorial: factories ignoring farmers' issues

Editorial: factories ignoring farmers' issues

Editorial: factories ignoring farmers' issues

VIEWPOINTS 1 April 2026

Watch: finishers losing up to €400/head on cattle

Watch: finishers losing up to €400/head on cattle

Watch: finishers losing up to €400/head on cattle

NEWS 31 March 2026

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Over €8/kg needed for winter finishers to break even on young bulls - Teagasc

Over €8/kg needed for winter finishers to break even on young bulls - Teagasc

In the current market, a winter finisher with young bulls will lose an average margin of €512/head, according to estimated budgets from Teagasc.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Farmers can no longer be sold down the swanny on beef price - Gorman

Farmers can no longer be sold down the swanny on beef price - Gorman

"There’s no excuse for the prices we’ve taken for our beef," IFA president tells beef markets meeting in Laois.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Line-up for beef markets meeting confirmed

Line-up for beef markets meeting confirmed

The event, which is free to attend, will provide farmers with the facts on the current situation with the beef market and will also feature a forum for their questions to be answered.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Irish Farmers Journal beef markets information meeting to take place next week

Irish Farmers Journal beef markets information meeting to take place next week

The current situation with the beef market and the outlook for the rest of 2026 will be discussed on the night.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Beef prices slashed by €5m

Beef prices slashed by €5m

Adam Woods has the latest on an escalating crisis in the winter finishing sector.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Editorial: winter finishing crisis

Editorial: winter finishing crisis

The financial risk taken on by finishers was never higher than the last few months.

VIEWPOINTS 11 March 2026

Editorial: winter finisher losses

Editorial: winter finisher losses

The system is broken and the level of risk that finishers were asked to take on this year was unacceptable.

VIEWPOINTS 11 March 2026

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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