Tag: British Friesian

Will beef-bred calves purchased this year leave a margin?

Farming 300ac, milking 85 cows and offering zero-grazing services

Farming 300 calves and 800-acres and operating a haulage and contracting firm

‘Less is more, is my motto’ – downsizing from 70 to 17 organic dairy cows

‘In the valley where I come from, 1,000 cows are needed to break-even’

Father-and-son duo fetching up to €6,000 for commercial suckler weanlings

‘Our Friesian and Jersey-cross beef is selling well’ – 540ac mixed farmer

‘There was a great trade for the beef cow’

Weanlings a ‘strong trade all round’ at Ennis

Customers ‘anxious’ to secure stock at Kilkenny Mart