The first week of March has seen weekly beef kill numbers defy forecasts with supplies above last year despite the forecast 8 ...

Latest figures from the DAFM show that beef kill numbers for February 2025 remained above February 2024 supplies.

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished animals.

The beef trade has kicked on another 5c to 10c/kg this week for bullocks and heifers. Bullocks are working off a €6.55/kg base price this week, with heifers trading for as high as €6.65/kg base price.

which so far has been confirmed in dairy cattle in 16 states. University of California, Davis, researchers have found that acidification can kill H5N1 in waste milk, providing dairy farmers an ...