Record prices were paid for in-calf commercial heifers at a special online-only sale in Elphin Mart in Roscommon.
Factories lift their official quotes for lamb by 5-10c/kg while one plant, Kildare Chilling, lifts its offer for cull ewes by 10c/kg.
Agricultural advisors will be trained up under a new programme next year to help farmers deal with physical and mental health issues.
A meat processing group co-owned by ABP recorded a pre-tax loss of €1.29m last year after a drop in revenues.
We finally have a president-elect in the US, after days of the world being glued to the election count —unless of course, the Trump team succeeds in its legal ambitions.
The turning back of the clocks signals the beginning of winter for many, and for me it saw the end of the dairy grazing season. Cows were housed full-time on October 27 after 225 days' grazing.
Environmental activist Peter Sweetman has brought a High Court challenge over a decision allowing trees to be cut down on lands in Co Cavan.
