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File picture" src="/cms_media/module_img/9018/4509430_3_dashboardbig_1070218.jpg" alt="<p>A spokesperson for the Irish Dexter Cattle Society warned the scheme had the potential to undo more than 100 years of breed preservation work in a few short years. File picture</p>" class="card-img" width="638" height="360"><div class=card-body data-vr-zone="category- dashboard_teaser_big"><p class=label-small-category> farming</p><h5 class="card-title top-main-title "><span>Cattle breeders pull support for Irish Cattle Breeding Federation over 'misguided' star rating system</span></h5><div class=card-text>Breed societies have expressed lack of confidence in federation and want independent audit of the Euro Star system</div></div></a><script type=speculationrules> { "prefetch": [ { "source": "list", "urls": ["/farming/arid-41577844.html"] } ] } </script></article> </div><div class="col-lg-4 main-card-left"><div class=row><article class="card p-0 0" id="article-card-41577499" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41577499.html"><a href="/farming/arid-41577499.html"><div style="position: relative; margin: auto;"><img title="The premium being paid on heifers over the steer price has tightened to range 5c/kg or less this week. But for those with Angus or Hereford to offer, the breed bonus is worth up to 30c/kg extra, pushing the returns out to in excess of €7/kg." src="/cms_media/module_img/9016/4508086_5_dashboardbig_iStock-1134115920.jpg" alt="<p>The premium being paid on heifers over the steer price has tightened to range 5c/kg or less this week. But for those with Angus or Hereford to offer, the breed bonus is worth up to 30c/kg extra, pushing the returns out to in excess of €7/kg.</p>" class="card-img" width="638" height="360"></div><div class=card-body data-vr-zone="category- dashboard_teaser_medium"><p class=label-small-category> farming</p><h5 class="card-title top-main-title ">Upward momentum for beef cattle continues</h5></div></a></article> </div><div class=row><article class="card p-0 0" id="article-card-41577481" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41577481.html"><a href="/farming/arid-41577481.html"><div style="position: relative; margin: auto;"><img title="The limited quotes from the factories are on a base of 880c/kg plus the quality bonus worth up to 20c/kg, but suppliers are reporting that the general run of prices being paid is in the range of 910-920c/kg." src="/cms_media/module_img/9016/4508050_4_dashboardbig_iStock-1496124805.jpg" alt="<p>The limited quotes from the factories are on a base of 880c/kg plus the quality bonus worth up to 20c/kg, but suppliers are reporting that the general run of prices being paid is in the range of 910-920c/kg.</p>" class="card-img" width="638" height="360"></div><div class=card-body data-vr-zone="category- dashboard_teaser_medium"><p class=label-small-category> farming</p><h5 class="card-title top-main-title ">Seller's market as lamb prices top 900c/kg</h5></div></a></article> </div></div></div><div class=row><div class="col-md-4 under-news with-label"><article class="card mt-3 0" id="article-card-41573890" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41573890.html"><a href="/farming/arid-41573890.html"><div style="position: relative; 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Published every Monday on the Irish Examiner digital Farming hub.</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 10 Feb, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41569150" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41569150.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41569150.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8982/4491070_5_teasersmall_iStock-618979152.jpg" alt="Baby calves in a barn" title="iStock-618979152.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41569150.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Spring calves – getting feeding and management right</h5><div class=card-text>Providing calves a suitable environment for them and rearing them with optimum performance take skill and precision, writes independent ruminant nutritonist Brian Reidy.</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Thu, 06 Feb, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41568508" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41568508.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41568508.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8979/4489834_6_teasersmall_iStock-134415741_1_.jpg" alt="Large Water Tank" title="iStock-134415741.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41568508.html"><h5 class="card-title "> TAMS 3 Tranche 6 now open</h5><div class=card-text>Tranche dates have been confirmed for the latest round of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) Tranche 6, which includes new enhanced grant aid for nutrient storage in 2025. </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 05 Feb, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41567917" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41567917.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41567917.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8977/4488643_7_teasersmall_iStock-180719219_20_3_.jpg" alt="Sheep pen" title="iStock-180719219 (3).jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41567917.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Lamb prices down 10c/kg </h5><div class=card-text>Processors are blaming a weaker market for lamb as consumers react to the higher prices by reducing their weekly spend, writes Martin Ryan.</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 05 Feb, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41567911" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41567911.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41567911.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8977/4488637_5_teasersmall_iStock-1211928770_20_2_.jpg" alt="Butcher making quality report in slaughterhouse" title="iStock-1211928770 (2).jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41567911.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Looking up: Beef prices continue on the up as prices approach €7/kg</h5><div class=card-text>Add in the quality assurance bonus and, in the case of both Angus and Hereford, the generous breed bonus currently applying, and the gap on reaching €7/kg is getting very narrow, writes Martin Ryan.</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Tue, 04 Feb, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41565700" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41565700.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41565700.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8969/4484794_4_teasersmall_Tomas-Curran-700x400.jpg" alt="Teagasc to pilot new advisory programme structure in two regions" title="Tomas-Curran-700x400.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41565700.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Teagasc to pilot new advisory programme structure in two regions</h5><div class=card-text>Head of the Teagasc advisory programme Tom Curran said the changes will be rolled out in two pilot regons initially. Picture: John Ohle Photo</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 03 Feb, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41564665" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41564665.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41564665.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8964/4482418_5_teasersmall_iStock-2089932910.jpg" alt="Used cattle salt block closeup" title="iStock-2089932910.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41564665.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Herd Tasks: Your weekly farming checklist</h5><div class=card-text>Your weekly reminder of the things that should be at the top of your farm to-do list. Published every Monday on the Irish Examiner digital Farming hub.</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 03 Feb, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41564674" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41564674.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41564674.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8964/4482427_4_teasersmall_iStock-1307715725_1_.jpg" alt="North Devon Ruby Red beef cattle feeding in a row, Spetisbury, Dorset, England, UK" title="iStock-1307715725.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41564674.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Suckler calving - early positive and negative signs</h5><div class=card-text>As with each calving season, you can often see how it will go based on the first couple of calvings. Issues encountered in the first few births need to be addressed as soon as possible, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy.</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Thu, 30 Jan, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41563813" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41563813.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41563813.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8961/4480732_4_teasersmall_iStock-1344019059.jpg" alt="A box of calves feeding bottles, made of plastic with rubber nipples" title="iStock-1344019059.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41563813.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Cream of the colostrum — is thicker really better?</h5><div class=card-text>Two colostrum samples from the same farm may look identical, but the immunoglobulin concentration can vary significantly. Hence, it is not necessarily true that the thicker the colostrum, the better, writes Stephen Cadogan</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 29 Jan, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41563411" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41563411.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41563411.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8959/4479853_8_teasersmall_GettyImages-2190055201_1_.jpg" alt="FRANCE-DEMONSTRATION-AGAINST-MERCOSUR-STRASBOURG" title="GettyImages-2190055201.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41563411.html"><h5 class="card-title "> EU seeks to reassure farmers over Mercosur deal</h5><div class=card-text>European Commission to set up a reserve fund worth €1bn to ensure 'no negative repercussions for farmers and rural areas'</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Tue, 28 Jan, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41563168" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41563168.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41563168.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8958/4479424_8_teasersmall_iStock-1497211727.jpg" alt="Close up shot of raw meat hanging on hooks at a slaughterhouse" title="iStock-1497211727.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41563168.html"><h5 class="card-title "> 'Dream' beef price exceeded for both steers and heifers</h5><div class=card-text>January is adding up to an intake at the factories rarely, if ever, before reached</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Tue, 28 Jan, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41558935" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41558935.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41558935.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8940/4470028_3_teasersmall_iStock-1253280903.jpg" alt="Soil checking" title="iStock-1253280903.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41558935.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Herd Tasks: Your weekly farming checklist - spring grazing special</h5><div class=card-text>Your weekly reminder of the things that should be at the top of your farm to-do list. Published every Monday on the Irish Examiner digital Farming hub.</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 22 Jan, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41558926" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41558926.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41558926.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8940/4470013_7_teasersmall_iStock-2161035118.jpg" alt="Cows walking approaching, towards and oncoming in a group, a herd on a path to the milking robot under a blue sky" title="iStock-2161035118.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41558926.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Brian Reidy: Getting ready for grazing 2025</h5><div class=card-text>There is a lot to do around the farm before stock can get out grazing, ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy gives his tips for how to get grazing 2025 off to the best start.</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Tue, 21 Jan, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41558815" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41558815.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41558815.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7829/3914626_14_teasersmall_iStock-180719219_20_3_.jpg" alt="Sheep pen" title="iStock-180719219 (3).jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41558815.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Signs of lamb market easing, as processors pull back</h5><div class=card-text>Suppliers to the factories reported that 920-930c/kg was generally being paid, with some deals at up to 940c/kg at the upper end of the trade.</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Tue, 21 Jan, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41558812" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41558812.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41558812.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8939/4469809_6_teasersmall_iStock-1078414808.jpg" alt="The meat processing plant. carcasses of beef hang on hooks." title="iStock-1078414808.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41558812.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Beef prices continue to drive upwards</h5><div class=card-text>IFA Livestock chairman Declan Hanrahan said the shortage of beef across all of our key markets is creating the opportunity for further significant price increases.</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Tue, 21 Jan, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41554492" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41554492.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41554492.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8922/4461166_8_teasersmall_IFAC_20Head_20Office_20-91.jpg" alt="Red tape, weather and input costs worrying farmers, Ifac report finds" title="IFAC Head Office -91.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41554492.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Red tape, weather and input costs worrying farmers, Ifac report finds</h5><div class=card-text>Overall, 51% of farmers are positive about the future</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Thu, 16 Jan, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41553748" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41553748.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41553748.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8919/4459720_8_teasersmall_Copy_20of_20iStock-1134115920_20_4_.jpg" alt="Meat industry,meats hanging in the cold store. Cattles cut and hanged on hook in a slaughterhouse. Halal cutting." title="iStock-1134115920 (4).jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41553748.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Finishers pinching themselves as prices keep rising</h5><div class=card-text>'At last beef has reached a realistic return' to reward producers who have been left on minuscule or zero margins for too long</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Tue, 14 Jan, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41549755" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41549755.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41549755.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8902/4451050_7_teasersmall_iStock-181956354.jpg" alt="At the Market" title="iStock-181956354.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41549755.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Beef prices must remain strong to deliver a realistic margin</h5><div class=card-text>Base prices for steers and heifers have seen positive upward momentum since Christmas</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 08 Jan, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41549440" data-article-link="/business-columnists/arid-41549440.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/business-columnists/arid-41549440.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8900/4450252_5_teasersmall_AGTimoleague_202-02-2023-15.jpg" alt="Brian Reidy: Getting your spring calving preparation right" title="Farming: Cow gives birth to a calf in Timoleague, West Cork, Ire" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/business-columnists/arid-41549440.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Brian Reidy: Getting your spring calving preparation right</h5><div class=card-text>Spring calving is about to kick off over the coming weeks in spring dairy herds and preparation well in advance is critical for a smooth run</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 08 Jan, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41549437" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41549437.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41549437.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8900/4450249_7_teasersmall_iStock-167648100.jpg" alt="Cattle Market" title="iStock-167648100.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41549437.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Sun continues to shine on the beef trade</h5><div class=card-text>'Nobody in beef production has ever seen January factory prices anywhere approaching where they are this new year'</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 08 Jan, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41545726" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41545726.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41545726.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7502/3751318_16_teasersmall_iStock-528725807_20_1_.jpg" alt="Fluffy Woolly Sheep" title="iStock-528725807 (1).jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41545726.html"><h5 class="card-title "> 2024 was a record year for Irish sheep farmers</h5><div class=card-text>Analysis of the factory prices paid to producers during 2024 shows that the average 775c/kg — compared to 660c/kg average for 2023 — set a new record as the highest ever.</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 01 Jan, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41545354" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41545354.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41545354.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8882/4441375_5_teasersmall_iStock-884527728.jpg" alt="He loves his milk" title="iStock-884527728.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41545354.html"><h5 class="card-title "> CalfCare events to kick off next week</h5><div class=card-text>This year’s theme is “Getting Off to a Good Start”.</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 01 Jan, 2025</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41545723" data-article-link="/farming/arid-41545723.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/farming/arid-41545723.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8884/4442404_4_teasersmall_iStock-473348848_20_2_.jpg" alt="young butcher in the meat room" title="iStock-473348848 (2).jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/farming/arid-41545723.html"><h5 class="card-title "> 2024: A year like never before for Irish beef producers</h5><div class=card-text>The actual prices paid to producers, as compiled by the Department of Agriculture from the factory pay sheets, including all quality assurance and breed 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