Agri-Business
Roscommon Mart has said that there will be no changes to its sales, despite suggestions from weanling exporters they will not be at the marts.
Beef
Suckler farmers gathered at Roscommon Co-Operative Livestock Mart for a suckler herd weanling advice event at the mart
Rural Life
On her first visit to Roscommon Mart since childhood, Fit Farmers founder Laura Tully delivered short health and movement education sessions
Roscommon Mart have issued an appeal for information following the theft of a cattle lorry from a yard outside of Roscommon town.
Sheep
With over 2,100 sheep on offer, the most recent sale at Carnew Mart in Co. Wicklow saw improved prices for lambs and cast ewes.
From different areas across the country, Agriland takes a look at the current sheep trade as it stands in some livestock marts.
Spring lambs coming through the ring at Carnew Mart in Co. Wicklow are quickly becoming attractive for buyers at the sheep sales.
Taking a look at recent sheep sales at marts in the west of Ireland, the demand for finished and heavy lambs continues to be the trend.
Agriland made the trip to Roscommon Mart on Wednesday (November 23) to check in on the trade at its weekly sheep sale.
There was plenty of demand for breeding females at Roscommon on Saturday (September 3) at the South of Ireland Lleyn Sheep Society sale.
Roscommon Mart has appointed a new mart manager to replace Maura Quigley, who is set to retire after over 40 years service.
Over 1,000 lambs were on offer at Roscommon Mart on Wednesday (August 17), with the trade for ewe lambs and stores taking centre stage.
Roscommon Mart is set to undergo change in the coming weeks, with its mart manager set to retire after 40 years working at the mart.
On Wednesday (May 25) Agriland made the trip to Roscommon Mart to check in on the trade at the mart's weekly sheep sale.
It's been a positive week of trading at marts, with a relatively good demand being seen across the board - especially for heavy and factory-type lambs.
A strong showing of 1,110 sheep were presented for sale at Roscommon Mart on Wednesday (August 12), with a noticeable demand shown for ewe lambs.
Sheep News
Lamb prices improved by €3-4/head on last week at Roscommon Mart, according to the mart's manager, Maura Quigley, who spoke to Agriland.
Agriland headed out west once again this week to take in the trade at Roscommon Mart's weekly sheep sale on Wednesday (June 9).
"The poor weather of late played its part in the reason why spring lamb numbers were back at Roscommon Mart on Wednesday (May 5)."
Agriland made the trip out west this week to Roscommon Mart, to check in to see what the trade was like at the mart's sheep sale on Wednesday.
Beef Technical
With cull cow factory prices rising week-on-week, the dry cow trade in marts in an even better position than where it was two weeks ago.
On Wednesday, April 14, Roscommon Mart held its weekly sheep sale of spring lambs, hoggets, cull ewes and ewes with lambs at foot.
The wet weather failed to put much of a dampener on the trade for cattle last week, as prices reported were more or less unaffected.
