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Positive outlook on weanling and beef trade at Elphin Mart information evening

Meeting focussed on preparing cattle for autumn sales, vaccination and maintaining high standards.

BREEDING & HEALTH 8 July 2026

Positive outlook on weanling and beef trade at Elphin Mart information evening

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Camera at the Mart: shippers light up Iveragh weanling sale

Camera at the Mart: shippers light up Iveragh weanling sale

MARKETS 8 July 2026

Camera at the Mart: beef cattle in demand in Tuam Mart

Camera at the Mart: beef cattle in demand in Tuam Mart

MARKETS 7 July 2026

ICOS advises farmers to vaccinate weanlings before autumn sales

ICOS advises farmers to vaccinate weanlings before autumn sales

ICOS advises farmers to vaccinate weanlings before autumn sales

NEWS 7 July 2026

Limousin society to hold separate non ET-bred classes at national show

Limousin society to hold separate non ET-bred classes at national show

Limousin society to hold separate non ET-bred classes at national show

PEDIGREE 7 July 2026

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Beef price boom of 2025 sees suckler farmers clear debt

Beef price boom of 2025 sees suckler farmers clear debt

New Teagasc national farm survey data for 2025 shows that the increase in cattle prices led to farmers clearing debt.

NEWS 2 July 2026

Beef quotes keep moving as finished cattle hard to find

Beef quotes keep moving as finished cattle hard to find

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for finished cattle.

MARKETS 2 July 2026

Suckler and finishing incomes up 74% and 81% respectively in 2025

Suckler and finishing incomes up 74% and 81% respectively in 2025

Significant increases in suckler and cattle finishing family farm incomes were seen in 2025 due to a jump in cattle prices.

NEWS 2 July 2026

Average farm income increased by 49% in 2025

Average farm income increased by 49% in 2025

All farm enterprises recorded an increase in income, with farms benefitting from high milk, cattle and sheep prices and the tillage sector from good cereal yields.

NEWS 2 July 2026

New project to investigate methane-reducing feed additives in cattle

New project to investigate methane-reducing feed additives in cattle

The research will also explore farmer and consumer attitudes towards methane mitigation technologies and develop improved methods for measuring methane emissions.

NEWS 2 July 2026

Cattle classes cancelled at Dungarvan show due to TB in area

Cattle classes cancelled at Dungarvan show due to TB in area

An agricultural show in Co Waterford has made the difficult decision to cancel its cattle classes due to an outbreak of bovine TB in the area.

NEWS 2 July 2026

BEEF2026: high-CBV calves will generate €170/head more at slaughter

BEEF2026: high-CBV calves will generate €170/head more at slaughter

On display at BEEF 2026 was how purchasing high-CBV calves can generate more profit compared with low-CBV calves.

MANAGEMENT 2 July 2026

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After more than two decades working with GPS technology, Tipperary contractor and dealer Robert O’Shea has witnessed precision farming become an increasingly important part of everyday farm management

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