Adam Woods
Deputy Editor and Beef Editor at Irish Farmers Journal
Deputy Editor and Beef Editor with @farmersjournal. Mad about all things beef. Suckler and sheep farming in Co. Cavan. Views expressed my own.
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3 days ago |
farmersjournal.ie | Adam Woods
Live exporters have cranked the weanling trade up another notch this week, with a few exporters going head to head in marts to secure adequate numbers to assemble loads this week. Speaking to mart managers around the country, the exporters are in complete control, with farmers being outbid, especially for the top-end 300kg to 400kg weanling.
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3 days ago |
farmersjournal.ie | Adam Woods
Factories have moved to apply pressure to the beef trade by dropping quotes by 10c/kg this week. Bullock quotes are back at €7.40/kg base price with heifers also back to €7.50/kg base price. There are higher quotes going but confined to deals already done last week. Some factories are indicating a further cut to quotes for next week but tighter supplies may stabilise any thoughts of further reductions.
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3 days ago |
farmersjournal.ie | Adam Woods
Dave Davies from Silage Solutions Ltd gave a very interesting talk at the recent Teagasc open day on the Kepak finishing farm in Co Meath. Dave has 20 years’ experience as a research scientist at IGER in Aberystwyth in Wales, and works with farmers to make sure the best possible grass silage, while maize silage is made on an annual basis. He gave the attending farmers some good advice on making top-quality silage and preventing losses during the different stages.
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3 days ago |
farmersjournal.ie | Adam Woods
Like many dry farms in the south of the country, Tullamore Farm was hoping and praying for rain two weeks ago with grass growth slowing down. Growth for the cover completed on 13 May rose to 71kg of dry matter per hectare per day (kgDM/ha/day) but dry weather and zero rainfall hit grass growth for the following week’s measurement, with grass growth dropping to 40kg/DM/ha/day – just under the total demand figure of 46kgDM/ha/day.
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3 days ago |
farmersjournal.ie | Adam Woods
Factories have moved this week to apply pressure to the beef trade this week, dropping quotes by 10c/kg. Bullocks are working off a base price of €7.40/kg in the main this week. There are some bullocks still moving at €7.50/kg based on deals done last week. Heifers are generally being bought at €7.50/kg base price this week.
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