Sheep
Raphoe Mart Easter lamb show and sale tops €360/head
Prize winning lambs at the Easter lamb show and sale at Raphoe Mart in Co. Donegal fetched a price of...
Sheep
Prize winning lambs at the Easter lamb show and sale at Raphoe Mart in Co. Donegal fetched a price of...
Sheep
Two ewes had a large delivery of lambs on one sheep farm in Co. Mayo in the past week. One...
Sheep
The ‘record’ prices currently being paid for sheepmeat, particularly lamb, is as a result of tight supply on the continent...
Sheep
A Co. Cork butcher has emerged victorious in the annual Easter lamb display challenge, hosted by the Irish Butchers’ Guild...
Sheep
The scarcity of skilled shearers in today’s market landscape is currently posing challenges in the Australian lamb trade. According to...
Agri-Business
Farm profits in New Zealand could fall by 54% this financial year to an average of NZ$62,600 (€35,282) per farm,...
N.Ireland
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has predicted that lamb sales during Easter in the UK will be “epic”...
N.Ireland
Colin Smith takes over the role as chief executive of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) at a time of...
Agri-Business
Australian lamb production is set to break a new record in 2024, beating the previous year’s record achieved in 2023....
Beef News
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has hit out at supermarket chain, Aldi for claiming that its latest...
Sheep
Sheep sales in recent days have shown there is a significant demand for heavy, fat lambs that are being sold...
Sheep Technical
Last week’s sheep kill (week ending Sunday, October 22) witnessed a decrease on the week before, with all categories of sheep seeing a decline...
Beef
The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has stated that before farmers fill sheds with cattle or lambs, they should look...
Beef
Meat was purchased by 98.6% of Irish households in the 52 weeks up to August this year, according to data...
Sheep News
Lamb prices in Ireland are now “well out of sync” with the UK and EU countries, according to the Irish...
Agri Politics
Former agriculture minister, Brendan Smith, has said that Irish farmers need to receive sustainable prices as a priority – now...
Sheep Technical
Dismal weather conditions have created challenges for farmers finishing their lambs which in turn has led to some factories reporting...
N.Ireland
China looks set to remain as the biggest single contributory factor impacting global meat markets. This is according to Livestock...