Sheep
Spring lamb numbers jump as factory prices stabilise
There was a jump in the number of spring lambs slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved sheepmeat export plants last...
Sheep
There was a jump in the number of spring lambs slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved sheepmeat export plants last...
Sheep
The spring lamb trade has improved slightly in sheep marts across the country, mainly driven by an increase in the...
CAP / Schemes
Ireland has received approval to provide grant aid for sheep fencing and tillage sector investments under the new TAMS II schemes....
Sheep
The recently established Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) is to continue to go it alone despite recent concessions...
Sheep
The fall in sheep factory quotes has ceased, with prices for spring lambs, hoggets and cast ewes remaining unchanged from last...
Sheep
A dubious method of determining age could see the price farmers receive for hoggets fall by €30/head, the ICSA’s Sheep...
Sheep
European sheepmeat production is expected to increase by 3% this year and Irish production is set to jump by 5%, according...
Sheep
Spring is the most common time for an Orf outbreak to occur and here vet Frank O’Sullivan details the necessary...
Sheep
A weaker Sterling is likely impact on the price Irish lamb makes on its main export markets, according to the...
Sheep
There was a marked reduction in the number of spring lambs slaughtered last week, recent figures from the Department of...
Beef
Grass is the cheapest feed available to livestock farmers and John Pringle, a suckler and sheep farmer in Aughrim, Co....
Sheep
Lambs grazing multi-species swards have higher growth rates and are slaughtered earlier, according to UCD’s Dr Tommy Boland. The UCD Senior...
Sheep
Farmers producing spring lamb are getting a raw deal by not receiving the proper information to make informed decisions and...
Sheep
The sheep trade has been somewhat easier this week following factory price cuts on spring lambs, hoggets and cast ewes...
Sheep
There has been a widespread fall in sheep factory quotes, with the prices for spring lambs, hoggets and cast ewes...
Sheep
This year’s Irish Grassland Association (IGA) Sheep Conference heads to Wicklow and will focus on managing grass during May and...
Sheep
New IFA President Joe Healy and Irish lamb both featured at the launch of a two-year campaign to increase awareness...
Sheep
There was an ease in the number of sheep slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved sheepmeat export plants last week....