Sheep
33% year-on-year increase of UK sheepmeat exports in April
UK sheepmeat exports increased 33% in April when compared to the same month in 2021. According to the Agriculture and...
Sheep
UK sheepmeat exports increased 33% in April when compared to the same month in 2021. According to the Agriculture and...
Sheep
It is estimated that the cost of a ewe replacement coming into a flock at 19-months-of-age is equivalent to 25%...
Sheep
Last week’s sheep kill (week ending June 18) witnessed an increase on the week before as processing moved back to a five-day week. Spring...
Sheep
Heavy lambs were back by up to €10/head at Ballinasloe Mart on Thursday (June 23), according to the mart’s auctioneer,...
Beef News
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that a suspected case of foot and mouth disease on a pig farm...
N.Ireland
UK sheepmeat production witnessed a 12% (2,330t) increase year-on-year for the month of May. Data from Department for Environment, Food...
Veterinary
Today (Thursday, June 23), Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, are...
Sheep
The Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF₆) method was described as the most natural way of measuring methane emissions from sheep in their...
Sheep News
Methane measuring portable accumulation chambers are being rolled out on pedigree sheep flocks currently, according to Teagasc. Eoin Dunne, who...
Beef
The Irish Business and Employers Confederation (Ibec) has announced the name of the new senior director of Meat Industry Ireland...
Sheep
Lamb prices continue to tumble this week, with up to 40c/kg wiped off base prices for lambs for tomorrow (Thursday,...
Sheep
A “significant increase” in lamb performance was seen in the post-weaning period when perennial ryegrass swards were grazed alongside a...
Sheep
Saturday (June 18) saw Teagasc host its sheep open day for 2022 at its centre in Athenry, in-person for the...
Beef News
Co. Cork accounts for almost 30% of the national dairy-cow population of over 1.5 million, and has the highest level...
Agri-Business
The importance of beef farming across six counties in the midlands and border regions has been emphasised in new reports...
Agri-Business
Teagasc published reviews for each of its 12 advisory regions last week, giving an overview of the farming activity in...
Grass
The sharp spike in grass growth north of Dublin during the first half of May was great news for silage...
Sheep
Lamb prices in Northern Ireland (NI) continue in a rich vein of form, increasing once again on the previous week....