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In pictures: champions from day one of the Carrick Winter Fair

A record number of spectators attended day one of the show and sale of weanling heifers at the Carrick Winter Fair, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 23 November 2025

In pictures: champions from day one of the Carrick Winter Fair

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Commercial breeding heifers cross €10,000 in Stranorlar

Commercial breeding heifers cross €10,000 in Stranorlar

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Camera at the Mart: electric trade for Shorthorn heifers in Elphin

Camera at the Mart: electric trade for Shorthorn heifers in Elphin

PEDIGREE 22 October 2025

Scorching hot trade for Salers heifers in Gort

Scorching hot trade for Salers heifers in Gort

Scorching hot trade for Salers heifers in Gort

PEDIGREE 20 October 2025

Fermanagh breeder leads Magnificent Moilies sale

Fermanagh breeder leads Magnificent Moilies sale

Fermanagh breeder leads Magnificent Moilies sale

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Watch: suckler outfits hit €6,650 in Balla mart

Watch: suckler outfits hit €6,650 in Balla mart

Adam Woods reports from last Saturday’s weekly cattle sale in Balla mart in Co Mayo.

MARKETS 5 February 2025

Camera at the Mart: cattle trade remains steady in Ballymote

Camera at the Mart: cattle trade remains steady in Ballymote

Luke Gibson reports from Thursday's cattle sale in Ballymote Mart.

MARKETS 5 February 2025

Watch: four-week-old Shorthorn heifer calf hits €1,050 in Carrigallen

Watch: four-week-old Shorthorn heifer calf hits €1,050 in Carrigallen

Luke Gibson reports from Saturday’s calf sale in Carrigallen Mart, where calves hit €1,050.

MARKETS 5 February 2025

Watch: €12,800 for cow and calf outfit in Balla

Watch: €12,800 for cow and calf outfit in Balla

Records were broken in Balla Mart on Saturday 26 April, as a Limousin cross heifer calf and her recipient dam sold for €12,800.

BREEDING & HEALTH 5 February 2025

Getting into the thick of spring

Getting into the thick of spring

Padraig Callanan is two-thirds of the way through calving and is on/off grazing.

FARMER WRITES 5 February 2025

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 February 2025

Editorial: changing genetic scene

Editorial: changing genetic scene

The key change internationally seems to be that instead of the breeding program owning bulls in the future, it needs to own the females, writes Jack Kennedy.

EDITORIAL 5 February 2025

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