Sheep
Pics: All you need to know about the Clean Livestock Policy for sheep
Over the last few weeks, the weather has been nothing short of a disaster. The amount of rain that has...
Sheep Factories
Sheep
Sheep trade: Prices moving in the wrong direction
During the week ending August 11, the number of hoggets slaughtered at the Department of Agriculture approved sheep export plants...
Sheep
IFA leaves processors 'in no doubt' on sheep farmers' anger
A farm lobby group has met with Irish sheep processors to express farmers’ anger at the recent lamb price cuts....
Sheep
'40% of Irish sheep kill is made up of foreign lambs' - ICSA
It has been claimed by a sheep farmers’ lobby group that Irish sheep processors’ current kill at present is “made...
Sheep
'You don't know where or when but we could strike again' - ICSA sheep protest
The general secretary of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that the lobby group may stage...
Sheep
What's acceptable and what's not under the Clean Livestock Policy?
With the recent wet weather, grazing conditions on some sheep farms will become less favourable. As a result, the number...
Beef
Factories consider closing as 'cold snap' approaches
A number of factories – both sheepmeat and beef – are currently looking at the possibility of ceasing processing this...
Sheep
Spring lamb numbers continue to decline
Lamb supplies are tighter at factories this week, according to IFA (Irish Farmers’ Association) Sheep Committee Chairman, John Lynskey. Factories...
Sheep
Increase in numbers drives factory price drop
Spring lamb prices continue to remain under pressure and most factories are offering 460-480c/kg (including QA bonuses) to secure supplies....
Sheep
'Weight and price pressure on lambs leaves finishers frustrated'
Current weight and price pressure on lambs have left hogget finishers very frustrated, according to IFA National Sheep Chairman John Lynskey....
Sheep
Little movement in lamb price as factories expect stronger supplies this week
Spring lamb and hogget price have remained static this week, as the market show some signs of steadying following a...
Sheep
Spring lamb and hogget quotes ease as buyers are slow to switch over to lamb
Both spring lamb and hogget quotes have dropped this week, as sheepmeat buyers are slow to make to switch to...