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Irish Charollais Sheep Society set to host its pedigree ram sale

August 19, 2019

The Irish Charollais Sheep Society is set to host its pedigree ram show and sale, tomorrow (Tuesday, August 20), at Tullow Mart, Co.…

Tullow Sheep Breeders’ Association set to hold 32nd annual show and sale

August 6, 2019

Sheep

The Tullow Sheep Breeders’ Association is set to hold its 32nd annual show and sale at Tullow Mart, Co. Carlow, tomorrow, Wednesday, August…

Video: Carnaross Mart installs EID reading technology

July 27, 2019

Sheep

The introduction of electronic tagging from June 1, 2019, means that any sheep leaving the farm from this date is required to possess…

Grass and herb mixes hold particular promise for sheep farmers

July 14, 2019

Grass

Ongoing research at University College Dublin (UCD) is pointing to the very real benefits of including a range of grasses, legumes and herbs…

The threat of Brexit continues to hang over sheep sector in Northern Ireland

July 13, 2019

Sheep

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, Ivor Ferguson, believes that Northern Ireland’s sheep sector is the one that will be most exposed to a…

Grass remains the priority feed for sheep

July 13, 2019

Sheep

Grass can account for 95% of breeding ewes’ total dietary needs, according to AgriSearch’s Dr. Elizabeth Earle. “High-quality grass contains up to 20%…

New farm report points to ‘low investment’ in sheep sector

June 21, 2019

Agri-Business

The Sheep Welfare Scheme that was introduced in 2016 and due to run to 2020 has improved profitability and increased output in the…

55% of sheep farmers work full-time on the farm – IFAC

June 20, 2019

Agri-Business

Much like beef, profits are low in the sheep sector, and farmers rely on EU subsidies to support farming income. However, Irish lamb…

How high should I stack my round-baled silage?

June 15, 2019

Beef

In recent years, more and more baled silage has been made and this year is no different. Favorable weather conditions this spring boosted…

Winners announced at national Suffolk sheep championships in Kilkenny

June 13, 2019

Sheep

The newly formed Irish Suffolk Sheep Society – under the chairmanship of Kilkenny man Richard Moore – held its National Sheep Championships in…

What do farmers need to know about new sheep tagging rules?

May 31, 2019

Sheep

From tomorrow, Saturday, June 1, all sheep moved both on and off a holding must be identified electronically, in accordance with the new National…

‘Price-cutting tactics of factories have plunged sheep sector into income crisis’

May 20, 2019

Sheep

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has accused the factories of plunging the sheep sector into an income crisis “with savage price cuts”. The…

AgriLand seeks technical journalist with a special focus on sheep farming

May 8, 2019

Rural Life

AgriLand is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic agricultural graduate (or recent graduate) to join the team as a technical journalist, with a…

French school enrolls sheep in final effort to ‘boost numbers’

May 8, 2019

Rural Life

With numbers of students in a remote French school dropping, locals took ‘an alternative approach’ to sustaining numbers of pupils in the classroom.…

March cattle slaughterings increase, while sheep kill dips

April 25, 2019

Beef

The number of cattle slaughtered in March 2019 showed a slight increase compared to the same month the previous year – but sheep…

Sheep trade: Prices moving in the right direction

April 25, 2019

Sheep

During the week ending April 21, the number of hoggets slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved sheep meat plants stood at 41,424 head…

Irish sheep numbers drop by almost 88,000 for 2018

April 18, 2019

Agri-Business

The numbers of sheep in Ireland have experienced a drop of 87,800 head – or 1.7% of the overall national flock – according…

Green party calls for EID to be ‘postponed or scrapped’

April 15, 2019

Agri Politics

The Green Party has called for the scrapping or postponement of the Electronic Identification (EID) tagging system for sheep. It accused the Department of Agriculture,…

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