Beef

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  Demand for heavy Angus lifts mart prices again – and finishers confident sums will add up

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  ‘Protests became an out-of-control beast’ – BeefPlan chair Eamon Corley

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  Why it is worth spending time and money on mineral supplementation

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  Beef prices hit €6.00/kg on the ground – but can the good times keep rolling?

• The local buzzard is attacking my silage bales and causing mould – but I have a few plans to stop him

  

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  French supermarket giant says ‘non’ to meat from Mercosur

  

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  New calf pneumonia detection technique hailed as a potential game-changer

  

• Major meatpacker sees no relief from high Brazil cattle prices

  

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  Soaring store prices breathe life back into suckler sector

  

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  Festive demand drives steer and heifer quotes up 5-10c/kg

  

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  Eamon O’Connell: Cattle snoring can be the sign of a serious medical condition – so don’t just sleep on it

  

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  ‘All part-time suckler farmers should consider this breed’ – Westmeath breeder explains why Parthenaise are the way forward

  

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  Wintering stores didn’t make financial sense for me last year. So am I just a busy fool?

  

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  Robin Talbot: Why we might reverse our long-held policy of closing up grazing ground

  

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  Factories slammed for ‘scaremongering’ amid rumours of post-festive beef price slump

  

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  Don’t kill the Irish beef sector to close a lucrative Mercosur trade deal

  

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  Farmers driving mart prices higher and higher – but have they done the sums?

  

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  Water is the most vital input for our cattle – so make sure your troughs are fit for purpose

  

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  How this family suckler farm in the Burren branched into dairy and eggs

  

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  ‘Farmer confidence is at an all-time high’ – Mart prices soar despite continuing high numbers

  

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  Beef prices keep climbing but lower kill-out weights could force rethink from factories

  

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  Weighing the options: Grass finishing vs. meal feeding at Newford Farm

  

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  Beef Prices: Quotes rise 5-10c/kg – with Angus and Hereford making up to €5.55/kg flat price

  

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  Eamon O’Connell: Animal health is 10pc what happens to your herd and 90pc how you react to it

  

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  Mart prices buoyant despite drop-off in quality as numbers start to fall away

  

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  ‘Speckle Parks are a no-brainer if you want low-cost, hassle-free, profitable suckler farming’

  

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  Continental genes are paying off when I take my stock to the factory

  

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  This winter fattening season is going to be tough – here’s how to make a success of it

  

• Brazil in talks to gain Chinese approval for more meat plants

  

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  Prices keep on rising despite weekly kill soaring above 40,000

  

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  Nitrates Derogation required for dairy-beef farms to hit €500/ha profit target

  

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  Cattle ‘getting dearer by the day’ – Farmers cash in as mart prices climb amid pre-winter rush

  

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  Lowest beef kill in 4 years forecast for 2025

  

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  Ireland urged to build own veal industry as scrutiny mounts on live exports

  

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