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Grass remains the priority feed for sheep

July 13, 2019

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,…

‘Dog chipping must be made compulsory’ – ICSA sheep chairman

April 14, 2019

Sheep

Seán McNamara sheep committee chairman of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) spoke about the impact that marauding dogs are having…

280 ewes lambed in 3 weeks off the shores of Lough Neagh

March 31, 2019

Sheep

Armagh part-time farmer John McKavanagh has just enjoyed the tightest lambing yet with all 280 Lleyn ewes heading back to the fields inside…

Sheep trade: Wide variation with hogget quotes

March 27, 2019

Sheep

During the week ending March 24, the number of hoggets slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved sheep meat plants stood at 32,966 head…

Don’t vaccinate against clostridial diseases – unless you do so correctly

March 20, 2019

Do you know, that one vaccination of a primary vaccination course against clostridial diseases provides little or no immunity to cattle and/or sheep,…

Sheep trade: Farmers holding out for more

March 6, 2019

Sheep

Farmers are encouraged to bargain hard when it comes to marketing their sheep. This comes as processors move to tighten their grip on…

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