Sheep
The Teagasc National Lowland Sheep Conference takes place on Tuesday in Tuam, Co. Galway, and on Thursday in Trim, Co. Meath.
‘Shear Success’ a new guide for farmers on how to maximise wool value, has been delivered to almost 50,000 sheep farmers nationally.
Details on the sheep flocks in each county have been released by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
The number of breeding ewes in Ireland decreased for the third consecutive year last year, the national sheep and goat census has revealed.
The number of sheep in the country in December 2023 decreased by 7% compared to the previous year, according to sheep census results
For participation in the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS), here is a reminder of the penalties that exist for non-compliance in the scheme.
Sheep News
Annual sheep and goat census forms have been sent to over 49,000 sheep and goat keepers registered with the Department of Agriculture (DAFM).
There were 14,000 fewer sheep registered in the country in 2022 compared to 2021, representing a...
Sheep and goat farmers are being reminded that they have until next Monday (February 14, 2022) to return their completed census forms.
The deadline for return of sheep and goat 2021 census forms has been extended to February 14, Minister McConalogue has announced.
Ireland’s sheep numbers increased once again by 2% in 2020 on 2019 levels, the latest sheep census figures from the DAFM reveal.
Farmers have been reminded that, while the deadline of postal forms has now closed, 2020 Sheep and Goat Census submissions can be made online.
The Department of Agriculture wishes to remind farmers that today is the chosen date for recording census data on sheep and goats.
The deadline for the online submission of 2019 sheep and goat census data is this Friday, February 14, 2020.
Farmers are being urged to complete their sheep and goat census for 2019 if they have yet to do so by the ICSA.
The forms can be completed either by post or online. The closing date for the paper-based forms is this Friday, January 31, 2020.
Ireland’s breeding ewe flock decreased by 3% in 2018 on 2017 levels, the latest sheep census figures show.
Irish flock owners are reminded that the deadline for the online submission of 2018 sheep and goat census data is Thursday (February 14).
Some 45,000 registered sheep and goat keepers received their Annual Sheep and/or Goat Census 2018 forms in the early December.
The department has announced that over 45,000 registered sheep and goat keepers will receive their annual census forms in the coming days.
The Irish national sheep flock stood at just over 3.9 million head, provisional figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show.
The deadline for the return of completed Sheep Census 2016 forms has been extended to Friday, February 3, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed.
Over 44,000 sheep and goat keepers registered on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s database will receive their Annual Census 2016 forms.
