By IrishFarming.ie on Friday, September 9, 2011Filed Under: Beef, Farming Tips
Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) Suckler Chairman, Dermot Kelleher, has advised farmers currently selling weanlings to explore the possibility of “selective selling” . Dermot Kelleher: “The weanling trade is doing very well at present but there are certain ways a farmer can take full advantage of high prices at the ringside. Unless a [...]
By IrishFarming.ie on Wednesday, April 6, 2011Filed Under: Beef
THE DECLINE in the Irish beef-producing herd and the fact that beef farmers are using their EU payments to subsidise production will be addressed today at the Teagasc national beef conference. The conference at Cillin Hill, Kilkenny, will be opened by Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney and a major turnout of farmers from the 75,000 [...]
