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4 further marts approved to read electronic sheep tags; find out which ones…

January 17, 2020

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has approved four further marts to read electronic sheep tags. All sheep farmers, since June…

16 further marts approved to read electronic sheep tags

November 30, 2019

Sheep

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has approved 16 further marts to read electronic sheep tags. All sheep farmers, since June…

County breakdown: €2.13 million for sheep farmers under EID tagging scheme

October 11, 2019

Sheep

Approximately €2.13 million will be paid to sheep farmers under the Sheep Electronic Identification (EID) Tag Subsidy Scheme based on eligible tag orders…

2 further marts approved to read electronic sheep tags; find out which ones…

October 11, 2019

Sheep

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has approved two further marts to read electronic sheep tags. All sheep farmers, since June…

Closing date for Sheep EID Tag Subsidy Scheme arrives

September 30, 2019

Sheep

Today, Monday, September 30, marks the closing date for the Electronic Identification (EID) Tag Subsidy Scheme, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the…

Video: Carnaross Mart installs EID reading technology

July 27, 2019

Sheep

The introduction of electronic tagging from June 1, 2019, means that any sheep leaving the farm from this date is required to possess…

First mart to be ready for EID sheep tagging by end of month – Creed

June 11, 2019

Sheep

The first mart to have the capability and facilities to read electronic identification (EID) tags on sheep and lambs will be ready by…

How many marts and factories have EID readers installed?

June 4, 2019

Sheep

The extension of Electronic Identification (EID) to all sheep as of June 1, 2019, provides an opportunity to marts and slaughter plants to…

Sheep farmers will be ‘wiped out’ if prices are cut further – ICSA

June 2, 2019

Sheep

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmer’s Association (ICSA) has warned that sheep farmers will be ‘wiped out’ if prices are cut during the…

What do farmers need to know about new sheep tagging rules?

May 31, 2019

Sheep

From tomorrow, Saturday, June 1, all sheep moved both on and off a holding must be identified electronically, in accordance with the new National…

Marts ‘in limbo’ ahead of Saturday’s tagging regulation changes

May 29, 2019

Sheep

As the switch to mandatory Electronic Identification (EID) tagging looms ahead of the June 1 transition date, some marts have expressed concerns about…

Some marts to be without EID scanning facilities after June 1

May 10, 2019

Sheep

Some marts will not have the facilities for reading electronic identification (EID) tags before June 1, when it will become mandatory for sheep…

ICSA: ‘Factories must have EID tag readers before June’

April 26, 2019

Sheep

Factories and marts must have electronic identification (EID) tag readers in place before June 1 this year, by which time all sheep leaving…

Green party calls for EID to be ‘postponed or scrapped’

April 15, 2019

Agri Politics

The Green Party has called for the scrapping or postponement of the Electronic Identification (EID) tagging system for sheep. It accused the Department of Agriculture,…

ICSA calls for compensation for ‘failed’ EID project

April 9, 2019

Sheep

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called for farmers to be compensated for the “failed” electronic identification (EID) tagging project.…