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Beef Trends: rising numbers favour factories

With the factory kill increasing last week, factories have been able to reduce quotes for cattle.

NEWS 29 July 2026

Beef Trends: rising numbers favour factories

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Milk solids vs yield comparison

Milk solids vs yield comparison

LETTERS 29 July 2026

Ardee Mart: charolais cow tops trade at €3,090

Ardee Mart: charolais cow tops trade at €3,090

MARKETS 28 July 2026

Questions and answers with the ICBF

Questions and answers with the ICBF

Questions and answers with the ICBF

PEDIGREE 15 July 2026

Five key areas of vital importance for farm safety

Five key areas of vital importance for farm safety

Five key areas of vital importance for farm safety

FARM SAFETY 12 July 2026

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Top weanlings up €175/head

Top weanlings up €175/head

Strong demand for well-muscled weanlings from overseas outlets has helped get the 2026 autumn weanling sales off to a flyer, but heavier and plainer stock have met a tougher trade.

NEWS 1 July 2026

Vet's Corner: looking after your stock bull during breeding

Vet's Corner: looking after your stock bull during breeding

Bulls should be checked before the start of the breeding season, to give confidence in their breeding performance.

NEWS 1 July 2026

Attention to detail central to Donegal CBV winner

Attention to detail central to Donegal CBV winner

Letterkenny farmer Ryan McElhinney won the Foyle Meats Dairy Farmer Finisher Beef Quality Award last year and – having seen his work in breeding high-genetic cattle – Cathal Gormley understands why.

BREEDING & HEALTH 1 July 2026

Beef Trends: kill in freefall

Beef Trends: kill in freefall

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

MARKETS 1 July 2026

Farmer views at BEEF2026: ‘for suckler farms, the margins are tight’

Farmer views at BEEF2026: ‘for suckler farms, the margins are tight’

Sarah McIntosh asked beef farmers what their outlook for the sector was at the Teagasc BEEF2026 open day in Grange, Co Meath.

NEWS 1 July 2026

Dairy Management: when’s the right time to pull the bull?

Dairy Management: when’s the right time to pull the bull?

As the dairy breeding season enters its third month, Daire Cregg looks at the best time to stop breeding.

MANAGEMENT 1 July 2026

BEEF2026: cost of keeping a suckler cow is €1,000/year

BEEF2026: cost of keeping a suckler cow is €1,000/year

Figures revealed at Teagasc Grange show cost of €1,000/year to keep a suckler cow, while weanling systems deliver a net margin of €1,344/ha.

NEWS 1 July 2026

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