Speaking to mart managers during the week, many have commented on the growing demand among farmers for store and ewe...
July 25, 2021
Recent rainfall across the country has helped to drive grass growth rates once again, and this will be a welcome...
July 11, 2021
Recent figures, up to the end of May, show a further tightening of supplies of lambs coming from Northern Ireland...
June 18, 2021
The mix of good, warm and at times wet weather is leading to strong growth rates across the country –...
June 14, 2021
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is advising farmers to take full advantage of the buoyant lamb...
June 3, 2021
Lameness problems on sheep farmers are never-ending, whether it be a lame ewe or lamb. Lately, a number of issues...
April 22, 2021
Recently, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) released its Nematodirus forecast. Nematodirus, along with coccidiosis, are two...
April 17, 2021
A pair of lambs which had been missing for three days were rescued by firefighters from a 12m (39ft) mine...
March 30, 2021
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is calling for the requirement for the tagging of newborn lambs to...
February 25, 2021
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Sheep Committee chairman Sean Dennehy has confirmed that factories are offering up to €6.20 per kilo...
January 4, 2021
Irish lamb prices are expected to stay strong, at least in the short term, according to Bord Bia’s sheep and...
Without the usual festive socialising, a couple in Co. Donegal say they have plenty to do on their farm instead...
December 30, 2020
“I’d advise farmers to go to the mart with their heavy lambs instead of the factory for sure.” That’s the...
November 11, 2020
Lamb processors have been criticised for allegedly “hammering local producers on weight limits” while paying out for heavier imported lambs....
October 2, 2020
The positivity around the sheep trade continues as processors move base quotes for lambs up a further 10c/kg on last...
July 14, 2020
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Barry Cowen, is being called on to explain “as a matter of urgency”...
July 8, 2020
Insurance costs are a major factor in Stonebrook Pet Farm remaining closed post-Covid, according to the owner Jackie Ronaldson. The...
July 5, 2020
The good weather saw a smaller sale of sheep at Loughrea Mart on Thursday, July 2. On the day, there...
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