Sheep
Ireland's largest sheep sale, the Sheep Ireland Elite €uroStar Multi-Breed Ram sale will take place on Sunday (August 23) in Kilkenny Mart.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has announced the opening of the 2025 National Sheep Welfare Scheme (NSWS) for applications.
The Minister for Agriculture, Martin Heydon has announced the opening of year three of the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) to new entrants.
The National Sheep Welfare Scheme will see the addition of an third action to be completed by farmers to avail of the new payment rate.
Agri-Business
Over €60 million in scheme payments has been issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) this week.
Ensuring a genotyped ram has been purchased for your flock is an important aspect of participating in the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS).
While carrying out lameness checks is important for scheme payments, it is something sheep farmers are constantly monitoring during the year.
Over €2.7 million in outstanding scheme payments have been issued this week, according to figures from the Department of Agriculture (DAFM).
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) announced the commencement of balancing payments to farmers under year 1 of the Sheep Improvement Scheme.
Payments to sheep farmers participating in the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) are expected to be paid in the coming days.
There are over 1,400 farmers in the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) who have yet to receive an advanced payment.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued almost €90 million to farmers under beef and sheep scheme payments in 2023.
Sheep Ireland is expecting a 75% increase in demand for Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) eligible hill rams in 2024.
For participation in the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS), here is a reminder of the penalties that exist for non-compliance in the scheme.
Minister Charlie McConalogue has announced the opening of year 2 of the Sheep Improvement Scheme to new entrants.
A new sheep scheme that is currently in draft stages is set to be finalised within the coming weeks, Agriland understands.
Securing a genotyped ram for participation in the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) has still to be done on many farms across the country.
Scanning ewes will be very much on the to-do list for mid-season lambing flocks as the new year approaches.
Irish Country Meats (ICM), in collaboration with ABP Food Group, has this morning, Wednesday, December 20, launched a new sustainability project focused on the use of 5-star terminal rams.
As the end of the first year of the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) approaches, a total of 16,847...
Sheep News
Minister Charlie McConalogue said advance payments worth €19 million under the Sheep Improvement Scheme have begun issuing to 17,000 farmers.
Sheep Technical
SIS eligible rams are in high demand since the launch of the scheme, which necessitates the need to genotype rams for their eligibility.
The Sheep Welfare scheme, saw a total of 23 counties in the final year of the scheme reduce their number of participants.
