Processor-controlled feedlots have not been as active as usual in the marts this autumn and their absence has robbed livestock sales of crucial buyers.
Q My granduncle died in 2016 and had no will, so his brothers and sisters got equal amounts. My grandmother died shortly after my granduncle and she also had no will.
A new top-of-the-range self-propelled harvester from Claas, the Jaguar 990, is at the forefront of a number of updates and new features available from the German manufacturer for next year.
One commentator over the weekend summed up the ongoing Brexit debacle in the UK nicely when he said the drive to just get Brexit done is a bit like a pregnant woman saying 'let's get childbirth over with so I can go back to getting lots of sleep and reading lots of novels'.
The deal struck to end farmer blockades at meat factories has failed to deliver any worthwhile price increases for beef farmers.
Q My granduncle died in 2016 and had no will, so his brothers and sisters got equal amounts. My grandmother died shortly after my granduncle and she also had no will.
British farmers have been warned that cattle prices could be slashed by up to £120 (€140) a head in the event of a no-deal Brexit as the market becomes flooded with cheap South American imports - with inevitable huge consequences for the Irish sector.
