Sheep News
€10/kg paid for spring lambs as trade hits new highs
This week’s sheep trade has seen €10/kg paid for spring lambs up to 20.5kg carcass weight, according to the president...
Sheep News
This week’s sheep trade has seen €10/kg paid for spring lambs up to 20.5kg carcass weight, according to the president...
Agri-Business
Awareness among farmers and operators in the agri-food supply chain of unfair trading practices (UTPs) is “still too low”, according...
Dairy
Producer prices for dairy products fell back by 23.7% over the 12-month period to March 2024, according to the Central...
Environment
Approximately 19 million grass silage bales are made in Ireland on an annual basis, which is a figure that is...
Sheep
A greater proportion of ewe lambs are expected to be slaughtered rather than being kept for further breeding next season...
Sheep
The Springtime Sparklers Sale is set to return to Omagh, Co. Tyrone next week for what is a important date...
Agri Politics
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that “urgent intervention” is needed from government to address the rising number of...
Rural Life
Australian sheep farmer, Wayne Smith, has said that he has had to ask one of his neighbours to dig a...
Sheep
There are over 1,400 farmers in the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) who have yet to receive an advanced payment. These...
Sheep
Kildare Chilling has said there “is no problem” issuing cheques to farmers after some farmers claimed they had experienced a...
Sheep
During what is a busy and challenging period on sheep farms across the country, the lambing season this year has...
Beef
The Fertilizer Association of Ireland has this month issued its guidance on the best strategy to employ ahead of the...
Agri-Business
The European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) has concluded the EU-wide project #MeatTheStandards aimed at improving...
Sheep
Prices in the sheep trade this week have continued to increase across the spring lamb, hogget, and ewe quotes from...
Sheep
With 950 ewes lambing on his Co. Kerry hill sheep flock, Glyn Egan is no stranger to the challenges that...
Agri-Business
Prices paid to potato growers soared over the 12 months to the end of February this year according to latest...
Beef
Proposals to amend nutrient excretion rates have been opposed by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA). ICSA beef...
Sheep
While spring lamb numbers this early in the year are remaining scarce, those being processed are fetching increased prices from...