Sheep
Sheep put down following dog attack in Kilkenny
Dog owners have been warned to keep their pets under control following a sheep kill in Co. Kilkenny over the...
Sheep
Dog owners have been warned to keep their pets under control following a sheep kill in Co. Kilkenny over the...
Rural Life
A total of 15 lambs were killed in a dog attack in the west of the country over the weekend,...
Sheep
Farmers have been warned to be vigilant after a bad dog attack left nine sheep dead with a further three...
Sheep
Although some signs of markets improving were witnessed this week, the number of spring lambs being presented for slaughter continues...
Rural Life
A warning was issued to dog owners following a dog attack in the midlands that resulted in the deaths of...
Sheep
Spring lamb supplies have been creeping upwards over the last number of weeks and peaked at 42,920 head during the...
Sheep
During the week ending May 20, the number of spring lambs slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved sheep meat plants...
Sheep
Although Easter has passed, the hogget trade continues to remain strong in processing plants around the country and deals are...
Sheep
The spring lamb market stepped up a gear this week, as factory buyers were keen to secure spring lambs ahead...
Sheep
A flock of more than 40 sheep were ravaged and killed in a “frightening” dog attack on a farm in...
Sheep
Easter is fast approaching and processors have little over seven full processing days before they break on Good Friday. Despite...
Sheep
The value of output produced from the Irish sheep sector is estimated to have reached €262.6 million in 2017 –...
Sheep
Gardai are investigating after a flock of 30 sheep were attacked by dogs in Mohill, Co. Leitrim, in the early...
Sheep
Official figures show that over 2.91 million sheep were slaughtered in Ireland up to the week ending December 24, 2017....
Sheep
Much stronger action is required to address the problem of marauding dog attacks on sheep flocks, according to Irish Farmers’...
Sheep
Over 19,000 Northern Irish lambs were slaughtered in sheepmeat plants based in the Republic of Ireland this month, new figures...
Sheep
Some improvement has been witnessed in the spring lamb trade and factory buyers have opted to increase quotes by 5-15c/kg....
Sheep
Easter is just days away and there has been no major improvement in lamb prices just yet. Factories, for the...