Beef
4 things to remember when transporting livestock
Under transport legislation livestock must be fit for an intended journey before the journey starts and the livestock must also...
Beef
Under transport legislation livestock must be fit for an intended journey before the journey starts and the livestock must also...
Sheep
Irish sheepmeat exporters can now ship sheepmeat to Iran following an agreement with the relevant Iranian authorities. The decision was...
Sheep
Sheep farmers should have a closing plan in place this October to ensure they have enough of grass next spring...
Sheep
There has been a good deal of movement in the sheep factory trade this week, with some processors easing off...
Sheep
French lamb numbers have tightened considerably due to a considerable uplift in price, the AHDB (the English organisation for beef...
Sheep
Many sheep farmers are letting out rams to the their ewes and some record keeping during mating could help when...
Sheep
Lamb throughput numbers continue to climb as supplies have jumped by almost 10% in the space of a week, recent...
Sheep
Teagasc is predicting that the size of Ireland’s national sheep flock will, at best, remain at its current level –...
Sheep
Lamb prices have taken a turn for the worse with most factories moving to reduce base quotes by 10c/kg. Most...
Sheep
There has been an increase in the number of under finished lambs presenting for slaughter in Northern Ireland, according to...
Sheep
The number of spring lambs slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved sheepmeat export plants has dropped 13% in the space...
Sheep
There has been a 6% fall in the number of Northern Irish lambs crossing the border for direct slaughter in...
Beef
The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has stressed that prevention of disease remains key to limiting significant financial losses to...
Sheep
There is strong anecdotal evidence to suggest that Irish sheep numbers are increasing, according to Teagasc drystock advisor Martina Harrington....
Sheep
The lamb trade has steadied this week with most plants operating off a base price of 460c/kg for new season...
Sheep
The volume of Irish sheepmeat exported to the UK has jumped 21% year-on-year during the first seven months of 2016,...
Beef
The Department of Agriculture has introduced a Clean Livestock Policy for sheep going to slaughter, similar to the one it...
Sheep
Factories have maintained their position on lamb pricing, with the majority working off a base price of 460c/kg this week....