dairy calf to beef

Inside a Waterford family's new €240,000 shed with room for 240 calves

Martin Merrick looks at the Coffey family’s 8-bay calf shed which got it’s first use in spring 2026.

FARM BUILDINGS 8 November 2026

Inside a Waterford family's new €240,000 shed with room for 240 calves

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Higher-CBV cattle result in carcases 25kg heavier

Higher-CBV cattle result in carcases 25kg heavier

NEWS 14 October 2026

How a Roscommon family rears 110 calves around off-farm jobs

How a Roscommon family rears 110 calves around off-farm jobs

BREEDING & HEALTH 7 October 2026

Dairy calf to beef system delivers in west Cork

Dairy calf to beef system delivers in west Cork

Dairy calf to beef system delivers in west Cork

GRASS & FEEDING 9 September 2026

Good start to bucket-fed weanling trade

Good start to bucket-fed weanling trade

Good start to bucket-fed weanling trade

MARKETS 9 September 2026

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Price gap of €119/head on calf CBV in marts

Price gap of €119/head on calf CBV in marts

ICBF analysis of calf sales shows that there is up to €119/head of a difference paid between the top and bottom third of calves with CBVs sold in marts to date this year.

BREEDING & HEALTH 9 September 2026

Camera at the Mart: bounce in bucket-fed weanling price at Corrin

Camera at the Mart: bounce in bucket-fed weanling price at Corrin

An improved store cattle price of late appears to be feeding back into bucket-fed weanling prices, with a 100% clearance rate and close to €5.50/kg on offer in Corrin.

MARKETS 4 September 2026

Calf exports dip on 2025 levels

Calf exports dip on 2025 levels

Calf export levels are marginally back compared to mid-July last year according to the latest figures from Bord Bia, with the Dutch market outperforming expectations.

NEWS 30 July 2026

Dempsey at Large: production efficiency on show at Ballyvadin

Dempsey at Large: production efficiency on show at Ballyvadin

Last week's Ballyvadin open day at Fethard, Co Tipperary was outstanding.

VIEWPOINTS 29 July 2026

Editorial: back to reality for farm incomes in 2026

Editorial: back to reality for farm incomes in 2026

Carcase weights have also improved considerably since the beginning of the project.

VIEWPOINTS 22 July 2026

What does it take to build and operate a resilient dairy-beef enterprise?

What does it take to build and operate a resilient dairy-beef enterprise?

Operating as a fully standalone commercial entity, Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm (Ballyvadin Beef Farm Ltd) offers farmers real-world data.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 14 July 2026

Farm succession: 'If they’re not interested, don't force them'

Farm succession: 'If they’re not interested, don't force them'

Father and daughter Joe and Aoife Barrett will enter a farm partnership on their dairy calf to beef farm in Co Cork later this year. They told Tommy Moyles the reasoning behind the decision.

NEWS 9 July 2026

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National Dairy Conference: how can Irish dairy farming be made more resilient?

This year has presented numerous challenges to dairy farming including reduced milk prices, summer drought conditions in many areas, and ongoing pressures of production costs and labour availability.

National Dairy Conference: how can Irish dairy farming be made more resilient?

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