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It was a day to remember for the JH and VG Woods Popes herd from Popes Farm, Clitheroe Road, Preston, Lancs, after they landed both overall…

The Simmental Society has issued a statement stating that a Revenue audit conducted on the society concluded "no liability" is due.

Bridgemount Leo sold for €3,100. \ Alfie Shaw Following a recent trend in bull sales across the country, numbers forward for the Irish Simmental cattle society bull sale in Tullamore were well back. With a number of heavy-hitting bulls absent, quality was described by many as average at best. The average sale price of €2,410 with clearance at 65% reflected this. That said, €3,000 or more was hit on four occasions, with the top price of €3,100 hit twice. First at the money was the fir...

April 1, 2021, 5:15 pm There has been a “huge increase” in demand for Fleckvieh cows over the last 12 months, according to dairy farmer and director of Celtic Sires Gerard Brickley. Speaking to AgriLand, Gerard – who runs a dairy farm with his wife Angela in Coolrain, Co. Laois – explained: “It’s mainly driven by the calf value. “We see people this year who have both Friesian and Fleckvieh calves, crossbreds, going into the mart and what we’re hearing back broadly, at two weeks...

Cattle can no longer be exported directly to the UK from marts. The mart managers of Ireland and a number of Irish cattle breed societies have joined forces to seek change for the new export rules from Ireland to Britain. As of 1 January, animals can no longer be exported straight to Britain following a sale in Ireland, without returning from the mart and completing a 40-day residence in an Irish herd number. This week, the Mart Managers Association of Ireland penned a letter to Minister of A...