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Mart status: Updates and commentary as marts given permission to reopen [ongoing]

April 7, 2020

Last updated on Tuesday, April 7 (marts) It has been announced that livestock marts across the country can reopen – albeit to offer restricted…

NI marts suspend operations amidst virus pandemic

March 23, 2020

N.Ireland

Niall Claffey and Claire Mc Cormack A large number of marts across Northern Ireland have announced the suspension of operations for at least…

Feeding surplus lambs: How can I ensure I get it right?

March 17, 2020

Farmers across Ireland are being urged to feed newborn surplus lambs more good-quality colostrum during the crucial first 24 hours of life, because…

Livestock slaughterings drop across sectors in January 2020

February 27, 2020

Beef

Slaughter figures for cattle, sheep and pigs all dropped in January 2020 when compared to the same month of 2019, figures from the…

‘Next government must get serious on dog attacks’

February 7, 2020

Agri Politics

The issue of dog attacks on sheep has been highlighted as a major problem among sheep farmers for any future government to take…

From milking cows to chasing sheep…switching it up to suit the land type

February 1, 2020

Sheep

John O’Connell is a sheep farmer from Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim. He is a participant in the Teagasc Better Farm Sheep Programme. He was…

2 ‘thieves’ arrested following discovery of 29 sheep in 2 vehicles

January 31, 2020

Agri-Business

Two men have been arrested in South Africa following a police discovery of 29 sheep in two vehicles that were not designed to…

‘The sheep industry is economically and vitally important’ – Michael Diskin of Teagasc

January 28, 2020

Sheep

“The Irish sheep industry is economically and vitally important, with over 300,000t or 81% of sheepmeat exported,” according to Michael Diskin of Teagasc.…

First Teagasc National Sheep Conference to take place on Tuesday

January 26, 2020

Sheep

The two Teagasc National Lowland Sheep Conferences will take place next week, with plenty of information set to be dished out to farmers.…

Teagasc Sheep Seminars set to take place this week

January 20, 2020

Sheep

Teagasc, the agriculture and food development authority, will hold a sheep seminar in Co. Leitrim and Co. Roscommon this week. The first seminar…

IFA meet with factories on lamb price and sheep issues

January 15, 2020

Sheep

A delegation from the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) held a meeting with Meat Industry Ireland (MII) this week, at which representatives from the…

Marts: No cancellations confirmed as Storm Brendan rolls in

January 13, 2020

Beef

Despite Storm Brendan affecting the entirety of the country throughout today, Monday, January 13, no marts have cancelled sales at the moment, although…