Dairy farmers paying €400 or more for handy bull calves, to offload surplus milk
In Macroom on Saturday, factory agents were clearly anxious for beef cows, and the beefier the better. The Yanks must be a hungry bunch.
With new Irish beef markets opening in the US, and a dry cow trade kicking off in an impressive manner, if I had to look into my crystal ball and make a prediction for 2015, I’d say that it will be a mighty year for beef.
