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A good strong trade was seen at sheep sales held on Monday (May 24), in line with firm factory prices, in particular for lambs and cull ewes.

SHARING OPTIONS: This second calver had an EBI of €167 and gave 5,645kg in her first lactation of 3.88% protein. She sold for €2,700. Over the past number of months, freshly calved cows have been in high demand, with buyers from across Ireland and the North bidding online to secure top-quality lots. Even with unrest in recent times with Glanbia putting a cap on milk production for suppliers, demand remains as strong as ever. This was certainly the case last Friday in Corrin Mart, Fermoy, as 100 high-EBI milkers went under the hammer. This second ca...

SHARING OPTIONS: Neil Quinlan with his calves on the home farm at Ardglare, Mitchelstown, Co Cork. \ Donal O'Leary The farm: “I milk 100 cows, supplying Dairygold, in partnership with my parents, Tony and Marian, in Ardglare, Mitchelstown. After 20 years working on other farms, I came home to farm full-time 18 months ago. We calve down 180 between cows and heifers every year and keep all the heifer calves. Our bull calves are sold at three weeks of age.” Cow type: “Our ideal cow is a 75% Holstein/25% Friesian cow, with EBI being a big focus for us. ...

Export assembly off to a good start 2021-03-12

Image source: Corrin Mart Corrin Mart will hold a herd dispersal sale for Maurice Walsh, Carhue, Kilbehenny, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork, on Friday (March 4). This will be the first dispersal sale of the year held by the Cork based mart. The sale will consist of 90 top quality dairy stock, including 85 dairy cows, four maiden heifers and one pure bred Aberdeen Angus bull. There will be approximately 60 cows calved on the day of the sale. The herd is averaging 6,000kg of milk at 3.62% protein and 4.35% fat. Ahead of the sale AgriLand spoke with Corrin Mart manager Sean Leahy, to gain a bit of in...