Sheep
Irish Country Meats (ICM) is set to sponsor three classes in the sheep section at this year's Tullamore Show and FBD National Livestock Show.
Sheep News
This week's sheep trade has seen offers for spring lamb fall below €9.00/kg at all the key sheep factories.
This week's sheep trade has seen no movement in either the official lamb price or hogget prices as cull ewe prices have increased in cases.
Over the past month, almost 400 of the approximately 700 lambs on the ABP Demo Farm were drafted for slaughter at ICM.
The sheep processor Irish Country Meats (ICM) launched its Lamb Sustainability Trial in collaboration with ABP Food Group 12 months ago.
The busy lambing season is drawing to a close on the two Kerry-based trial farms which are participating in the Irish Country Meats (ICM)..
The first lambs have begun to arrive on two seperate farms in Co. Kerry which are participating in a sustainability project being led by ICM..
The trade for hoggets has continued to rise on a weekly basis, with an increase of up to 30c/kg seen since last week.
Much talk during questions from the floor at last Monday's IFA National Sheep Meeting arose on quality assurance (QA) bonuses for sheep.
Farmer frustration boiled over at the Irish Farmers' Association's (IFA) national sheep meeting...
Processor Irish Country Meats has said it is sympathetic to sheep producers regarding the...
Access of Irish sheepmeat to the US market farmers were told is a work in progress according to James Smyth of Irish Country Meats (ICM).
Agri Politics
Officials from the ICSA, led by sheep chairman Sean McNamara, met with senior management from Irish Country Meats (ICM) in Camolin today.
Members of ICSA’s sheep committee protested outside Irish Country Meats’ Navan factory earlier today.
