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Farmer training begins in bovine genetics

Training is now available to farmers who have registered for the bovine genetics project

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 October 2026

Farmer training begins in bovine genetics

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Genetics make ‘a huge difference’ in top PLI herd

Genetics make ‘a huge difference’ in top PLI herd

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 October 2026

Proposal to digitise blue cards faces backlash

Proposal to digitise blue cards faces backlash

NEWS 28 October 2026

Heifer trade on fire at Simmental premier

Heifer trade on fire at Simmental premier

Heifer trade on fire at Simmental premier

PEDIGREE 27 October 2026

Tillage Day: pesticides, imports and NGTs in the spotlight

Tillage Day: pesticides, imports and NGTs in the spotlight

Tillage Day: pesticides, imports and NGTs in the spotlight

NEWS 21 October 2026

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Watch: €13,500 mark hit twice at Corvalley Classie Lassies in Elphin

Watch: €13,500 mark hit twice at Corvalley Classie Lassies in Elphin

McEnaney livestock presented over 110 heifers for sale, with over 60 of them selling for €5,000 or more. Three heifers sold for five-figure sums.

MARKETS 21 October 2026

Limousin bulls average five figures in Carlisle

Limousin bulls average five figures in Carlisle

Limousin bulls hit the market running in Borderway Mart, Carlisle, on Saturday, averaging just over £10,000, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 20 October 2026

HW Netherton females sell to multiple countries

HW Netherton females sell to multiple countries

Angus females sold to multiple European countries in the HW Netherton Angus sale on Saturday, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 19 October 2026

New record price for Hereford bull in Kilmallock

New record price for Hereford bull in Kilmallock

A record price of €11,700 was paid for a Hereford bull in Golden Vale Mart, Kilmallock, on Friday, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 19 October 2026

India: small farms, high land prices, emphasis on food security above all

India: small farms, high land prices, emphasis on food security above all

Matt Dempsey reports on a recent trip to India where above all, there is an emphasis on food security

NEWS 18 October 2026

Genetics key to long-term reductions in livestock methane, summit hears

Genetics key to long-term reductions in livestock methane, summit hears

More than a decade of Irish research into cattle and sheep enteric methane emissions was highlighted at the national methane summit in Portlaoise on Monday.

NEWS 13 October 2026

Quality cows on offer in Roscommon mart dispersal sale

Quality cows on offer in Roscommon mart dispersal sale

The sale offers an opportunity for existing or new suckler farmers to acquire some elite genetics.

BREEDING & HEALTH 9 October 2026

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