N.Ireland
The Derg Dutch spotted flock dispersal sale will go down in history for the breed, with the female Dutch Spotted record being smashed.
Rural Life
A meeting has heard how a Co. Kerry farm family has been left “broken” after suffering a third suspected sheep theft in a matter of months.
Sheep
This week's sheep trade has again seen both lamb and ewe prices hold firm, with very little movement across the sites.
Video
Kepak is set to open applications for a young sheep farmer group that will pay members a price...
Beef
The Department of Agriculture issued a map outlining the predicted risk of disease caused by liver fluke infection in livestock this winter.
Kepak is set to open applications for a young sheep farmer group that will pay members a price bonus of up to 30c/kg for eligible lambs.
Ulster Wool chairman, Brendan Kelly, is asserting that the days of fast fashion are over, a trend that is helping to boost wool markets
The star studded line-up includes a total of 17 Blue Texel ewes, 21 Badgerface ewes and 13 Dutch Spotted ewes.
Sheep Technical
The sale has been described by many breeders as “the sale that no one was expecting and everyone is talking about”.
There was a buzz throughout Blessington livestock mart for the 16th annual Black Beauties Suffolk sale on Saturday.
Schemes
Sheep farmers are "furious" at the "failure to honour the commitment" to pay €13/ewe for...
There was a record breaking sale in Ballymena Livestock Market on Saturday for high-end quality Suffolk females.
DAFM will issue reminder letters over the coming days by post to participants in the 2025 National Sheep Welfare Scheme selected for a check
Support is needed in Budget 2026 to "stop the collapse" of the sheep sector in Ireland, Irish...
Experience shows that the adoption of good practices can make livestock systems truly sustainable...
Dairy
The number of dairy cows in the country fell by around 36,000 (-2.2%) in the year to June...
Agri-Business
The Slieve Bloom based company, Dooley Wool is emphasising the importance of the traceability when it comes woolen products.
The number of sheep slaughtered between January and August 2025 fell by 18.7% when compared with...
We spoke with Thomas Elmore, a pedigree sheep breeder, about the showcase of sheep breeds at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Bord Bia’s sheepmeat and livestock sector manager, Seamus McMenamin chatted to us about the trends in the sheep industry this year at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Bord Bia is expecting pilot audits based on proposed new farm standards to be completed before the end of this month.
MP Carla Lockhart is urging Minister Andrew Muir to attend ‘Love Lamb week’ deliver sheep farmers a bespoke aid package.
Firefighters from Brecon Fire Station in Wales responded to a sheep that had been stranded on an island in the middle of a pond for a week.
