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Lighter store lamb trade feeling pinch of drought

Lighter store lamb prices are coming under a little bit of pressure in the south west given the drought in the east and midlands.

MARKETS 19 August 2026

Lighter store lamb trade feeling pinch of drought

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Camera at the Mart: exporters battle for bulls in Balla

Camera at the Mart: exporters battle for bulls in Balla

MARKETS 19 August 2026

Camera at the Mart: Belgian Blue heifers top at €7,800 in Gort

Camera at the Mart: Belgian Blue heifers top at €7,800 in Gort

MARKETS 19 August 2026

Shippers drive the weanling trade in Ballymote Mart

Shippers drive the weanling trade in Ballymote Mart

Shippers drive the weanling trade in Ballymote Mart

FA - CAMERA AT THE MART 14 August 2026

MartBids analysis: heavy cattle rise but light cattle take a hit

MartBids analysis: heavy cattle rise but light cattle take a hit

MartBids analysis: heavy cattle rise but light cattle take a hit

MARKETS 12 August 2026

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Beef management: fodder supplies and SCEP weighing

Beef management: fodder supplies and SCEP weighing

Martin Merrick discusses assessing fodder supplies now and creating a plan, as well as the targets and timing of SCEP weighing.

MANAGEMENT 29 July 2026

Cull cows to £2,460 at Rathfriland Mart

Cull cows to £2,460 at Rathfriland Mart

David Wright reports on the trade for cattle at Rathfriland Mart in Co Down.

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 July 2026

Camera at the Mart: lively trade for quality weanlings in Manorhamilton

Camera at the Mart: lively trade for quality weanlings in Manorhamilton

Good-quality cattle met excellent demand at Manorhamilton's Mart bank holiday Monday sale, with farmers, exporters and northern buyers all active ringside.

NEWS 29 July 2026

Watch: top call of €4,320 in Elphin for weanling heifers

Watch: top call of €4,320 in Elphin for weanling heifers

Cathal Gormley reports from Elphin Mart's special August bank holiday weanling sale, where 317 weanling bulls sold to an average of €2,100.

MARKETS 29 July 2026

Camera at the Mart: shippers steal the show in Skibbereen

Camera at the Mart: shippers steal the show in Skibbereen

Demand from shippers drove the weanling trade in Skibbereen Mart at the west Cork venue's recent weanling show and sale. Prices were back on last year, but a good few still exceeded €2,000.

MARKETS 29 July 2026

Beef management: concentrates at grass, nitrate poisoning and maintenance

Beef management: concentrates at grass, nitrate poisoning and maintenance

Martin Merrick discusses supplementing cattle at grass, nitrate poisoning in cattle and maintenance on farm this summer.

MANAGEMENT 29 July 2026

Weaning exports edge ahead of 2025 levels

Weaning exports edge ahead of 2025 levels

By mid-July the number of weanlings shipped from the country had just passed the figures from the same period in 2025 with a wider spread of markets active this year. Tommy Moyles reports.

MARKETS 29 July 2026

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Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

The winner of the 2026 Kinisla Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards was announced at a ceremony in Limerick, on Tuesday.

Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

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