Sheep
Raphoe Mart Easter lamb show and sale tops €360/head
Prize winning lambs at the Easter lamb show and sale at Raphoe Mart in Co. Donegal fetched a price of...
Easter
Rural Life
Minister urges protection of nesting birds over Easter
As Easter approaches, Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan is calling on the public to protect nesting...
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Transition period & early lactation: A springboard to a successful lactation
A focus on management and nutrition during the transition period makes all the difference to performance in the next lactation. ...
N.Ireland
UK lamb sales at Easter predicted to be 'epic'
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has predicted that lamb sales during Easter in the UK will be “epic”...
Environment
Public urged to use empty egg cartons to collect cooled fats
Environmental charity programme, Clean Coasts, has joined Uisce Éireann in urging the public to refrain from pouring fats, oils and...
Rural Life
RSA launches Easter campaign following 50 road deaths this year
There have been almost double the number of road deaths to date this year than there was in the same...
Agri-Business
Having an Easter egg? 90% of EU chocolate produced by 8 countries
If you’re sitting down to tackle your Easter egg this Sunday you might like to know where your chocolate was produced....
Agri-Business
SuperValu remains Ireland's largest grocer - Kantar Worldpanel
SuperValu remains Ireland’s largest grocer, with the biggest share of the grocery market, according to the latest figures from Kantar...
Rural Life
Wexford farm behind coveted chocolate creations
Last Tree Farm in Ferns, Co. Wexford, is the idyllic setting for Bean and Goose chocolate, which has chocoholics salivating...
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Events to showcase options for life beyond the farm
Two events are set to take place in the north-west to showcase the positives of the Irish dairy sector and...
N.Ireland
'Have a local leg of lamb for your Easter holiday'
Consumers are encouraged to buy local for their traditional Easter feed of lamb – in both Northern Ireland and the...
Sheep
Little joy for Easter lamb producers
Easter is just days away and there has been no major improvement in lamb prices just yet. Factories, for the...
Sheep
UK consumers ditch lamb at Easter, sales drop by 12%
Lamb sales in the UK were down 12% on the year in the four-week period leading up to Easter Sunday...
Sheep
'Processors need to recognise the extra costs in the spring lamb sector'
If the spring lamb sector is to be viable, we need processors to recognise the extra labour and costs that go...
Environment
A cold and wet Easter weekend in store - Met Eireann
It will be a cold and wet Easter weekend, with wintry showers and frost while current indications from Met Eireann...
Environment
Unsettled weather to make a return this week - Met Eireann
After a dry and cloudy start to the week, rain is set to return from Wednesday on as the weather...
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Transform your calf rearing with a JFC automatic feeder
We recently caught up with Richard Lowe who is a dairy farmer from Adare, Co. Limerick, who shares how the...
Sheep
Early Easter set to boost hogget trade
Religious festivals will continue to impact on demand for sheepmeat during the year, according to Bord Bia. In its 2016...