Tag: suckler farmers

‘It costs the same to keep a good cow as it does to keep a bad cow’ – suckler farmer

Lockdown inspires suckler farmer to return to college at 26 to become ag science teacher

75-cow farmer on breeding pedigree Limousin cattle to €12,800

‘Top-draw’ genetics on offer at Trueman and Lynderg Limousin online sale

‘I sell many bulls at €10,000 and €10,500’ – Roughan Charolais

‘In the pedigree Limousin job, it’s about quality, not quantity’

‘If you break that down to 365 days, it is working out at 90c/kg in the price of a weanling’

‘There are too many poor-quality cows being bulled for beef in this country…’

‘The day of producing a weanling worth €500-€600 is gone’ – Limousin breeder

Kerry-based 300 head suckler farm aiming to be world class