1️⃣ Balmoral Show – 13–16 May 2026 Northern Ireland’s biggest agricultural event, featuring livestock competitions, machinery, food, and trade stands. Location: Lisburn, NI 2️⃣ BISS Application Deadline – 15 May 2026 (midnight) Final date to submit your Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and related schemes for 2026. Includes: Eco‑Scheme, CRISS, Young Farmers Scheme, National…
Full 2026 calendar of popular Irish agricultural shows and farming events including the National Ploughing Championships, Tullamore Show, Balmoral Show, FTMTA Machinery Show and major county agri events across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. September 2026 National Ploughing Championships – Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly 📠15 – 17 September 2026 – Europe’s largest…
Complete 2026 Irish beef farming compliance calendar including BISS deadlines, ACRES dates, nutrient management openings, SCEP requirements and key DAFM scheme closing dates. Designed to help Irish farmers avoid penalties and missed payments. Irish Beef Farm Compliance & Scheme Deadline Calendar 2026 Official DAFM, Teagasc & Regulatory Critical Dates for Irish Farmers. This calendar outlines…
Calculate the true break-even beef price using liveweight, kill-out percentage, feed costs and carcass price. A practical Irish beef calculator showing break-even €/kg and profit or loss per animal.
Use our Irish cattle pricing grid calculator to estimate beef factory prices based on base price, QPS grade, age bonuses and quality assurance. A practical guide for Irish farmers comparing real grid values before sale. Breed bonuses can be edited as required.
Estimate daily, weekly, and monthly feed costs for cattle based on typical Irish silage, hay, and ration intake levels. Uses practical winter feeding ranges as a guide.
Use our Beef Finishing Margin Calculator to estimate profit or loss per head, margin per day and margin per kg based on purchase price, feed costs, kill-out percentage and factory price, built for Irish beef farmers.
This calculator helps estimate daily liveweight gain (ADG) for calves and weanlings and shows whether performance is behind, on target, or ahead of typical Irish benchmarks. Reference guide (Figures are indicative only and depend on health, grass quality, nutrition, and management) Pre-weaning calves: ~0.70 kg/day First-season calves at grass: ~0.70 kg/day Weanlings over winter (housed):…
Calculate stocking density in livestock units per hectare or acre. Useful for Irish cattle farmers to estimate stocking rate against common nitrates and scheme thresholds.
Calculate total silage or hay required for winter housing based on animal numbers, daily intake, and housing period. Includes tonnes and approximate bale numbers.