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Friday mart sales rescheduled amid red weather warning
Rachel Donovan
See the marts which have had to reschedule their sale days due to the weather.
22 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: mistakes made, lessons learned
Padraig Callanan learned an important lesson on safety when carrying out farm building work recently.
22 January 2025 News
History and Charles Haughey's infamous TB eradication call
In 1965 Charlie Haughey announced that Ireland had beaten bovine TB - six decades later the farm sector is still grappling with the disease. We look at the history of the eradication scheme.
Beef continues to set weekly record highs
Prime cattle prices in NI are running more than 60p/kg above the equivalent week in January 2024.
22 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Cork Marts reschedules sale days and times
Corrin Mart and Skibbereen Mart have had to reschedule sale times due to the weather.
22 January 2025 News
Mart managers question 'ludicrous' TB moves
The targeting of cows from herds that have gone clear for TB does not make sense, mart managers claimed.
15 January 2025 News
My Farming Week: Martin Kennedy, Garnafana, Toomevara, Co Tipperary
Meet the father of five who is milking 240 cows in partnership with his parents in north Tipperary.
15 January 2025 News
Derogation loss could cost almost €40,000 per farm
The IFA has conducted analysis on what the derogation could cost directly impacted farms.
15 January 2025 News
Beef prices: quotes rising by the day
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for finished cattle.
13 January 2025 Markets
TB proposal to hit mart cow sales
The movement of cows from herds with multiple TB reactors could be restricted for three years.
8 January 2025 News
Camera at the Mart: dry cows holding firm in Dowra
Dowra Mart saw fierce demand from customers for fleshed and forward type cattle from finishers seeking numbers.
8 January 2025 Markets
Year in review and planning for 2025
Castlederg dairy farmer Jessica Pollock, looks back on 2024 and what lies ahead in 2025
8 January 2025 Northern Ireland