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Farmer Writes: adaption continues as rain eases
Tommy Moyles
Adapting to the weather has been part of the daily routine on Tommy Moyles' farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty, Co Cork, over the last month.
9 April 2024 Markets
In pictures: Heery's heifers hit over €5,000 in Carrigallen
Adam Woods reports from Jim Heery’s special sale of weanling heifers in Carrigallen Mart last Saturday.
6 April 2024 Breeding & health
Heery hitting the high-end heifer market
Adam Woods visits a Cavan farmer aiming to breed high end heifers for a growing market.
Watch: Elphin heifer sale hits €7,700
Adam Woods reports from Elphin Mart's special breeding heifer sale held last week.
9 February 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: battle for breeders in Elphin
Adam Woods reports from last Wednesday’s special breeding sale in Elphin Mart, Co Roscommon.
7 February 2024 Markets
Scanning time for autumn-calving herds
Suckler farmers running autumn-calving herds should be giving thought to pregnancy scanning.
30 January 2024 Management
In pictures: Fresh calved Holsteins top at Taaffe monthly sale
Taaffe auction's monthly sale of pedigree dairy heifers was a steady affair with higher prices paid on well developed animals with proven back pedigree.
27 December 2023 Northern Ireland
Loughans Angus heifers going under the hammer
The pedigree Aberdeen Angus herd owned by John and Rory Best will hold a timed auction of in-calf heifers.
6 December 2023 Northern Ireland
Over 750,000 calves to be DNA-registered in 2024
There is in the region of 550,000 cows across over 3,800 dairy herds and approximately 200,000 beef cows across 6,670 suckler herds participating in the programme.
2 December 2023 News
Keeping it simple this breeding season
North Antrim dairy farmer Robert McConaghy has decided to use only three bulls across his herd.
22 November 2023 Northern Ireland
Big rewards from investing in dairy genetics
Farmers attending an AI Services meeting heard how investing in good genetics delivers multiple benefits for dairy farms.
15 November 2023 Northern Ireland
Focusing on grass and genetics in Cavan
The Brennan farm at Kilcogy Upper in Cavan has undergone a big transformation in recent years.
1 November 2023 Milk quality