Sheep
Farmers facing 'severe penalties' on heavier lambs - IFA
Representatives from the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) have been in contact with senior management in Kepak, Athleague, over what the IFA...
Sheep
Representatives from the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) have been in contact with senior management in Kepak, Athleague, over what the IFA...
Sheep
The low base quotes of 430-435c/kg that factories are offering are having a negative impact on the sheep trade. Factory-fit...
Sheep
There’s a wide range in factory quotes this week. After QA is factored in quotes are ranging from 445c/kg to...
Sheep
Some 3,000 sheep were on offer at Carnew Sheep Mart on Thursday, October 10. The sale saw five classes of...
Sheep
Lameness is a massive concern for sheep farmers, not only for the negative effect it has on the animal’s welfare,...
Sheep
Approximately €2.13 million will be paid to sheep farmers under the Sheep Electronic Identification (EID) Tag Subsidy Scheme based on...
Sheep
Cuts of 40-50c are being imposed on the base price of overweight lambs, according to the Irish Cattle and Sheep...
Sheep
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has approved two further marts to read electronic sheep tags. All sheep...
Agri-Business
The terms of trade across the entire agriculture sector from August 2018 to August 2019 fell by 4.5%, with output...
Sheep
Sheep farmers “cannot accept” the cuts in factory lamb prices, which is leading to their incomes being “eroded”, according to...
Sheep
“A BEAM [Beef Emergency Aid Measure] type scheme for sheep is now required to compensate farmers who have made substantial...
Sheep
With the breeding season in full swing, farmers who plan to lamb down their flocks in March will have let...
Agri Politics
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) will sign a ‘mutual recognition agreement’ (MRA) with its counterpart in the UK, the...
Sheep
“Lowland flocks that consistently use 5-star rams are making €5 extra per ewe,” according to David Coen of Sheep Ireland....
Rural Life
Budget 2020, which was announced today, provides “very little detail” on mitigation for a no-deal Brexit, according to the Irish...
Sheep
Mart managers across the country are reporting a steady trade across all sheep classes, with the demand for store lambs...
Sheep
During the week ending Sunday, September 29, the number of spring lambs processed increased by 12,794 head and amounted to 56,339...
Agri-Business
Two of the largest meat processors in the country have set up their own stalls at the world’s largest food...