In calf heifers

Farmer Writes: I'd rather house the cows than run short of grass in spring

Both the in-calf heifers and the bulls should have enough grass ahead of them to keep them outside until close to Christmas, writes Padraig Callanan.

FARMER WRITES 11 November 2026

Farmer Writes: I'd rather house the cows than run short of grass in spring

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Camera at the Mart: tops of €11,100 for springers in Balla

Camera at the Mart: tops of €11,100 for springers in Balla

MARKETS 11 November 2026

Champion bull joins 24 Angus heifers in Munster Marvels sale

Champion bull joins 24 Angus heifers in Munster Marvels sale

PEDIGREE 11 November 2026

Dairy Management: out with the old and in with the new

Dairy Management: out with the old and in with the new

Dairy Management: out with the old and in with the new

MANAGEMENT 4 November 2026

Checking in on youngstock ahead of housing

Checking in on youngstock ahead of housing

Checking in on youngstock ahead of housing

MANAGEMENT 2 November 2026

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Tullamore Farm in-calf heifers average €3,687/head in Roscrea Mart

Tullamore Farm in-calf heifers average €3,687/head in Roscrea Mart

The 15 maternally bred heifers attracted strong repeat custom, with all bar one heifer selling online.

MARKETS 30 October 2026

Swatragh 'showstoppers' in strong demand

Swatragh 'showstoppers' in strong demand

In-calf heifers sold to a top price of £7,100 at a special sale at Swatragh Mart, reports Lucy Christie.

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 October 2026

Excitement builds ahead of annual Tullamore Farm in-calf heifer sale

Excitement builds ahead of annual Tullamore Farm in-calf heifer sale

Martin Merrick previews this year's heifer for Tullamore Farm heifer sale taking place in Roscrea mart on 28 October.

MANAGEMENT 21 October 2026

Donegal-bred Salers heifers achieve top prices in red-hot Gort sale

Donegal-bred Salers heifers achieve top prices in red-hot Gort sale

Demand for pedigree Salers females was on fire at the Irish Salers Cattle Society annual breeding heifer sale in Gort Mart on Saturday, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 19 October 2026

Watch: premium in-calf heifers average shy of €6,000 in Tuam

Watch: premium in-calf heifers average shy of €6,000 in Tuam

Prices for the handpicked in-calf heifers sold in the main from €5,000 to €7,000, with a few lots to €8,800 and a showstopper to a top call of €14,200.

MARKETS 19 October 2026

In pictures: average of €3,560 for in-calf heifers in Roscommon Mart

In pictures: average of €3,560 for in-calf heifers in Roscommon Mart

There was a 75% clearance of the 65 heifers offered by two vendors, with prices topping at €5,000/head.

MARKETS 16 October 2026

Camera at the Mart: springers top at €6,900 in Ballina

Camera at the Mart: springers top at €6,900 in Ballina

Ballina Mart held its annual elite heifer sale last week, with 110 weanling heifers. This year also saw included a special springer sale for Anthony and James Gill. Martin Merrick reports.

MARKETS 14 October 2026

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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