Sheep
Northern sheep trade: Boost in lamb prices
Lamb prices strengthened as the week progressed in Northern Ireland (NI) last week, with prices moving on a further 5p/kg....
Sheep
Lamb prices strengthened as the week progressed in Northern Ireland (NI) last week, with prices moving on a further 5p/kg....
Rural Life
Over 74,000 farms were classified as beef specialists last year, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). As part of...
Sheep
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said the option for sheep factories to use Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) must be...
Sheep
2022 is set to be a challenging year for sheep farmers, with input costs set to erode any potential margins...
Sheep News
The Belgian Beltex Breeders’ Sheep Society held its in-lamb show and sale at Tullamore Mart last Wednesday, December 1. According...
Sheep
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) is to lead a trade mission to the US next spring...
Sheep
Yesterday evening (Tuesday, November 30), Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue made a guest appearance at a...
Sheep News
Last Saturday, November 20, Zwartbles Eíre hosted its first ever regional sale of pedigree Zwartbles. Giving a rundown of the...
Sheep News
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has criticised what it claims are moves by meat processors to weaken lamb prices, which...
Rural Life
A Sinn Féin councillor has called for cross-border operation to tackle a recent spate of ‘sheep rustling’ in the Omeath...
Sheep News
Last week’s sheep kill (week ending October 30) saw a heavy fall on the week before – down over 11,5000 head...
Agri-Business
Green Party politician Pippa Hackett, and her husband Mark, are part-time suckler/beef and sheep farmers based in Co. Offaly. They...
N.Ireland
Day two of Balmoral Show was marked by Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Secretary of State George...
Sheep News
“Farmers won’t be panicked into selling lambs at lower prices, according to Sean Dennehy of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)....
Sheep News
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)...
N.Ireland
Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, has welcomed the principles espoused within the ‘Future...
Rural Life
A Tipperary farmer has appealed for information in relation to a barbaric attack on his sheep which left one animal...
Sheep
An Irish Coast Guard unit based in Howth, Co. Dublin, was involved in an unusual rescue at the weekend, after...