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‘Hill-bred stores back €25/head on last year’
‘Hill-bred stores back €25/head on last year’

Hill-bred store lambs are back by as much as €25/head on last year according to Kenmare Mart manager Dan McCarthy....

Infrastructure Focus: 85 solar PV panels up and running on Galway dairy farm
Infrastructure Focus: 85 solar PV panels up and running on Galway dairy farm

For this week’s Infrastructure Focus, Agriland made the trip to Co. Galway to see a how a farmer is generating...

‘Care needs to be taken to avoid resistance to OP dips’
‘Care needs to be taken to avoid resistance to OP dips’

The misuse of organophosphate dips (OP) in the control of sheep scab could be detrimental in causing resistance if misused,...

DAFM unveils new TAMS 3 list
DAFM unveils new TAMS 3 list

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that dribble bars will not be included in the...

Sheep kill: Throughput falls over 9,500 head
Sheep kill: Throughput falls over 9,500 head

Last week’s sheep kill resulted in over 47,000 sheep processed, according to figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and...

Housing: Calculating space allowances for cattle in organics
Housing: Calculating space allowances for cattle in organics

A good rule of thumb for those going down the organic route is, in terms of space allowance for cattle,...

‘Sheep farming not viable is the message to government’ – TD
‘Sheep farming not viable is the message to government’ – TD

The message for the government is that sheep farming is not a viable business to be in, independent TD for...

‘€12/ewe payment acknowledged as being too small’
‘€12/ewe payment acknowledged as being too small’

The €12/ewe payment under the new Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) has been acknowledged as being too small. Kevin Comiskey, sheep...

Sheep trade: Hogget prices steady overall
Sheep trade: Hogget prices steady overall

Hogget prices at the start of this week remain steady, with no change of substance to report from prices from...

Video: Sheep farmers protest out of ‘pure necessity’
Video: Sheep farmers protest out of ‘pure necessity’

Sheep farmers took to the streets of Roscommon town today, Monday, February 13 in a protest organised by the Irish...

Video: ‘Protest may not be enough’ – IFA Sheep chair
Video: ‘Protest may not be enough’ – IFA Sheep chair

The chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Sheep Committee, Kevin Comiskey, has said that today’s protest highlighting the income...

Importing slurry onto organic farms: What you can and cannot do
Importing slurry onto organic farms: What you can and cannot do

Some concerns from farmers thinking about, or in the process of transitioning to organic production has centred around growing enough...

Irish hogget price just shy of €2.00/kg behind the French
Irish hogget price just shy of €2.00/kg behind the French

The Irish lamb/hogget price as of the week ending January 28, was just shy of €2.00/kg behind the French price,...

Buildings Focus: New handling unit and 4-bay extension to existing shed
Buildings Focus: New handling unit and 4-bay extension to existing shed

For this week’s Buildings Focus, Agriland made the trip Co. Kildare to speak to John Culbert about recent building work...

Sheep kill: Throughput increases a further 7,000 head
Sheep kill: Throughput increases a further 7,000 head

Last week’s sheep kill resulted in over 57,000 sheep processed, according to figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and...

Free stock-ram genotyping for 17 hill groups
Free stock-ram genotyping for 17 hill groups

Free stock-ram genotyping will be made available to 17 hill groups by Sheep Ireland following positive responses from hill breeding...

SIS reference number: Making up a shortfall with ewe lambs
SIS reference number: Making up a shortfall with ewe lambs

Maintaining the requisite number of breeding ewes for the new Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS), the consequences farmers could face if...

Sheep trade update: Trade steady to weaker in cases
Sheep trade update: Trade steady to weaker in cases

Hogget prices as the week has progressed have remained steady at some factories, but have weakened at others. Base prices...