Teagasc advice for cattle farmers: Costs €480-900 to keep a suckler cow

Batten down the hatches as ‘storm’ hits beef farms.

We are now at the time of year when the weanling trade is in full swing.

The word coming back from the ringside is that good quality weanlings are €100-€150 back on last year, and the gap is even wider for plainer types.