Sheep
The farmers of east Galway are getting five times the price for a kg of wool compared with their counterparts in Connemara.
The Connemara Mayo Blackface Breeders Group will hold the largest-ever two-day sheep sale for a single breed at Maam Cross Mart this weekend.
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s National Show of Blackface sheep will take place at Ballymena Mart next Monday, August 5.
Sheep Technical
A Co. Derry sheep producer has highlighted the benefits of using EID technology and data recording in sheep management.
A Blackface ram lamb sold for £85,000 (€95,500) at the annual sale in Lanark mart in Scotland on Friday, October 21.
