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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

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

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Tight supply boosts trade at Dungannon

Tight supply boosts trade at Dungannon

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 July 2026

Camera at the Mart: keen demand for all types in Dungarvan

Camera at the Mart: keen demand for all types in Dungarvan

MARKETS 1 July 2026

Farmer Writes: investing for the future

Farmer Writes: investing for the future

Farmer Writes: investing for the future

FARMER WRITES 1 July 2026

My Farming Week: Aoife and Joe Barrett, Oughtiherra, Rylane, Co Cork

My Farming Week: Aoife and Joe Barrett, Oughtiherra, Rylane, Co Cork

My Farming Week: Aoife and Joe Barrett, Oughtiherra, Rylane, Co Cork

NEWS 1 July 2026

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Top suckler farms deliver net margin of €1,580/ha

Top suckler farms deliver net margin of €1,580/ha

The top third of farms were in a position to capitalise on the increase in beef price of €2/kg and generate a net margin which was seven times higher than the bottom third of farmers.

NEWS 24 June 2026

Top suckler farms deliver net margin of €1,580/ha

Top suckler farms deliver net margin of €1,580/ha

The top third of farms were in a position to capitalise on the increase in beef price of €2/kg and generate a net margin which was seven times higher than the bottom third of farmers.

NEWS 24 June 2026

Throughput of calves at Cork Marts rises 16%

Throughput of calves at Cork Marts rises 16%

Exceptional prices and a big appetite for calves both home and abroad has seen the calf throughout grow year on year in Cork Marts over the last five years. Tommy Moyles reports.

MARKETS 24 June 2026

Steady trade for cattle at Omagh Mart

Steady trade for cattle at Omagh Mart

David Wright reports on the prices paid at Monday’s sale in Omagh Auction Mart

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 June 2026

Antrim farm rearing 2,500 calves per year

Antrim farm rearing 2,500 calves per year

James and Rachel Davison operate a calf rearing enterprise outside Glenarm in Co Antrim

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 June 2026

My Farming Week: Thomas Kenny, Trust, Kilconnell, Co Galway

My Farming Week: Thomas Kenny, Trust, Kilconnell, Co Galway

Thomas Kenny and his dad Tom have had a busy few weeks winning big at the Suffolk and Texel all-Irelands.

NEWS 24 June 2026

The rise of Wagyu beef in Ireland

The rise of Wagyu beef in Ireland

Niamh Murphy and Amy Forde report on the increase in the use of Wagyu sires on Irish dairy cows and what this looks like for the consumer on supermarket shelves.

FEATURE 24 June 2026

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Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

This heritage tourist attraction nestled in the heart of rural Sligo is a fun-filled day out for all the family, showcasing life as it would have been in the late-1800s to the mid-1900s.

Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

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