Busy times at marts as fine weather sees cattle pile on kilos grazing in the fields

While Ireland’s attempts to achieve European glory in soccer have kicked off with a sense of deflation (Monday night’s match was a match we should have won), it’s anything but deflation on our farms right now.

The last two weeks have been the best for cattle growth, of the year so far. And I don’t need to look to a Teagasc report to confirm that, I just have to look out at my own fields.

Cattle are growing at a phenomenal rate from nothing stronger than grass.