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Castleview offers cream of the crop

Hosting its biennial sale of pedigree Limousin heifers this weekend is the Castleview herd in Co Kerry.

PEDIGREE 29 July 2026

Castleview offers cream of the crop

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Dairy Management: financial budgets, the end of breeding and time off

Dairy Management: financial budgets, the end of breeding and time off

MANAGEMENT 29 July 2026

Farmer Writes: a bull with no trousers

Farmer Writes: a bull with no trousers

FARMER WRITES 29 July 2026

ICM and Teagasc hosting farmer events in Camolin and Navan

ICM and Teagasc hosting farmer events in Camolin and Navan

ICM and Teagasc hosting farmer events in Camolin and Navan

NEWS 24 July 2026

Strategy launched to protect the endangered hen harrier

Strategy launched to protect the endangered hen harrier

Strategy launched to protect the endangered hen harrier

NEWS 23 July 2026

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Sheep Management: Store lamb budgets, ram effect and 2027 festival dates

Sheep Management: Store lamb budgets, ram effect and 2027 festival dates

The Teagasc store lamb calculator is equally useful for farmers planning to buy stores or those in two minds to sell or retain on and finish.

MANAGEMENT 15 July 2026

Dairy Management: deciding on what to feed

Dairy Management: deciding on what to feed

Aidan Brennan says that farmers in areas badly affected by the drought should be considering culling some cows early.

MANAGEMENT 15 July 2026

My Farming Week: Alan Flatley, Glann, Kilkelly, Co Mayo

My Farming Week: Alan Flatley, Glann, Kilkelly, Co Mayo

Alan Flatley farms with his father Eugene in east Mayo where they run a suckler herd and store heifers. They've been making the most of the weather and are heading for Croke Park on Sunday.

NEWS 15 July 2026

Record price of £55,000 for Suffolk ram lamb

Record price of £55,000 for Suffolk ram lamb

Five Suffolk sheep crossed £20,000 at the Northern Ireland Suffolk Premier Show and Sale on Saturday, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 15 July 2026

ICBF’s operating surplus surged 75% in 2025

ICBF’s operating surplus surged 75% in 2025

Income at the not-for-profit organisation also climbed to a record high.

NEWS 15 July 2026

NI-bred heifer wins at Highland Show

NI-bred heifer wins at Highland Show

Claiming the supreme champion Salers at this year's Royal Highland Show in Scotland was a heifer bred in Northern Ireland.

PEDIGREE 15 July 2026

Questions and answers with the ICBF

Questions and answers with the ICBF

Nevan McKiernan sat down with the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation recently to discuss the upcoming changes to the beef indexes and what they mean for breeders.

PEDIGREE 15 July 2026

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