The outgoing chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Sheep Committee has called for more to be done to encourage...
January 21, 2022
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has advised sheep farmers to take a strong stance with factories on...
Sheep producers are demanding full recognition within Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots’ recently published farm reform...
January 14, 2022
The value of Irish sheepmeat exported in 2021 increased by 15% on 2020 figures, which had also witnessed an increase...
January 12, 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is being called on to show greater flexibility around sheep farm inspections...
January 5, 2022
Sean Dennehy has said that he can’t see why market conditions won’t remain strong for 2022, in what has been...
December 30, 2021
A hill sheep farmer has said that a dog attack that left 20 ewes dead and more injured and missing...
December 22, 2021
The [email protected] Ruminant Technologies ([email protected]) project, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 research programme, aims to share knowledge and improve...
December 20, 2021
Tightening grass supplies and poor underfoot conditions on sheep farms are making it difficult to manage stock, as is often...
December 15, 2021
Lamb prices strengthened as the week progressed in Northern Ireland (NI) last week, with prices moving on a further 5p/kg....
December 13, 2021
Over 74,000 farms were classified as beef specialists last year, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). As part of...
December 9, 2021
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said the option for sheep factories to use Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) must be...
December 7, 2021
2022 is set to be a challenging year for sheep farmers, with input costs set to erode any potential margins...
The Belgian Beltex Breeders’ Sheep Society held its in-lamb show and sale at Tullamore Mart last Wednesday, December 1. According...
December 6, 2021
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) is to lead a trade mission to the US next spring...
December 3, 2021
Yesterday evening (Tuesday, November 30), Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue made a guest appearance at a...
December 1, 2021
Last Saturday, November 20, Zwartbles Eíre hosted its first ever regional sale of pedigree Zwartbles. Giving a rundown of the...
November 26, 2021
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has criticised what it claims are moves by meat processors to weaken lamb prices, which...
November 24, 2021
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