Sheep
'Greater proportion of ewe lambs' for slaughter than breeding in UK
A greater proportion of ewe lambs are expected to be slaughtered rather than being kept for further breeding next season...
Sheep
A greater proportion of ewe lambs are expected to be slaughtered rather than being kept for further breeding next season...
Sheep
The Springtime Sparklers Sale is set to return to Omagh, Co. Tyrone next week for what is a important date...
Agri Politics
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that “urgent intervention” is needed from government to address the rising number of...
Sheep
There are over 1,400 farmers in the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) who have yet to receive an advanced payment. These...
Sheep
Kildare Chilling has said there “is no problem” issuing cheques to farmers after some farmers claimed they had experienced a...
Sheep
During what is a busy and challenging period on sheep farms across the country, the lambing season this year has...
Agri-Business
The European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) has concluded the EU-wide project #MeatTheStandards aimed at improving...
Sheep
Prices in the sheep trade this week have continued to increase across the spring lamb, hogget, and ewe quotes from...
Sheep
With 950 ewes lambing on his Co. Kerry hill sheep flock, Glyn Egan is no stranger to the challenges that...
Sheep
While spring lamb numbers this early in the year are remaining scarce, those being processed are fetching increased prices from...
Sheep News
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that the deadline for the completion of actions under the...
Sheep
Following the announcement of the new National Sheep Welfare Scheme (NSWS), farmers are no doubt identifying what actions they will...
Sheep
Prices in the sheep trade this week have shown upward movement in many cases, as quotes from factories for hoggets,...
Sheep
Details have been published on the National Sheep Welfare Scheme (NSWS), which has opened for applications today (Monday, April 8)....
Beef
Rural TDs have issued calls for the government to step in and offer supports to farmers with a shortage of...
Sheep
A forecast has been issued that details where and when the peak nematodirus egg hatching is expected across the country....
Rural Life
Close to the Borris area of Co. Carlow, a number of sheep have recently been reported as stolen due to...
Sheep
The condition of lambs coming into factories has been described as “good” for the most part, but the prices in...