Sheep
Measures farmers can take to reduce lambing mortality rates
While it is not possible to keep every lamb alive, there are measures farmers can take to reduce mortality rates...
Sheep
While it is not possible to keep every lamb alive, there are measures farmers can take to reduce mortality rates...
Sheep
The hogget trade has continued to go from strength-to-strength, as factory quotes have continued to rise for the third consecutive...
Sheep
Clarity over a new sheep welfare scheme is expected to be provided “in due course”, according to the Minister for...
Sheep
The supply of lambs and hoggets this year is running over 18,000 head behind the same period in 2024. With...
Sheep
There continues to be upward movement in the hogget trade, as the prices factories have quoted have risen significantly for...
Sheep
During the busy lambing season on many farms, farmers are aware of the physical strain assisting the birth of a...
Sheep
Efforts to restore wetlands and create habitats including wader scrapes through environmental schemes have the potential to bring a risk...
Sheep
Sheep Ireland is expecting a 75% increase in demand for Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) eligible hill rams in 2024. This...
Sheep
In what has been described as an improved trade week-by-week, prices paid for butcher hoggets at Corrin Mart have increased...
Sheep
As sheep farmers are well aware, ensuring that newborn lambs receive adequate supplies of colostrum is critical during lambing. The...
Sheep
The Teagasc national hill sheep conference will take place this Thursday, February 15 in Co. Wicklow. The conference will focus...
Sheep
The beginning of this week (Monday, February 12) has seen upward movement in the quotes from factories in the hogget...
Sheep
For participation in the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS), there are several actions farmers must undertake, but here is a reminder...
Sheep
The sheep trade after the bank holiday weekend is beginning on a steady note, with factories holding tight to what they were...
Sheep
The latest figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have shown that there has been over...
Sheep
Prices to be paid to Irish wool producers in 2024 look set to remain similar to those received for the...
Sheep
The latest quotes from factories in the sheep trade have shown further upward movement for lamb and ewe prices. This...
Sheep
The sheep trade in marts is proving to be in a good position across the country, as sheep ranging from...