Sheep Technical
Decline in EU sheepmeat production seen in 2020
Sheepmeat production in the EU for 2020 saw an overall decrease of 4% (-16,000t) on 2019 levels, according to the...
Sheep Technical
Sheepmeat production in the EU for 2020 saw an overall decrease of 4% (-16,000t) on 2019 levels, according to the...
Sheep
Last week saw a super trade for cast ewes of all weight categories, with top prices for fleshed ewes reaching...
Sheep Technical
The positivity around the sheep trade continues this week, with spring lambs reaching a top price of €211/head at Kilkenny...
Sheep
A dispersal sale of 150 Suffolk and Suffolk cross ewes with lambs at foot is set to take place on...
Sheep
Delegates from Ireland; France; UK; Spain; Italy; Greece; Hungary; and Turkey, encompassing both meat and milk sheep systems of production,...
Rural Life
The president of one of the country’s main farm organisations has raised concerns over the reaction to a story that...
Sheep
Tougher penalties for dog owners who fail to control their pets around sheep are needed, according to Sean McNamara, the...
Agri-Business
Working to improve the sustainability of the beef and sheep sectors will be a priority for the Livestock and Meat...
Rural Life
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, has highlighted the responsibilities of dog owners, particularly during lambing season....
Sheep
The key to improving utilisation of a forage crop is to choose the correct crop for your farm and farming...
Beef
It is never a nice job to report a closure of any business, let alone a local mart. Unfortunately, this...
Sheep
With many mid-season lambing flocks in the process of scanning their ewes, it won’t be long before that first ewe...
Sheep
It’s been a wet winter on farms across the country, and with sheep out grazing for much of this period,...
Dairy
As Ireland is enduring the Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions, it has been questioned whether this will impact the sources and...
Sheep
With the lambing season for mid-season flocks fast approaching, it’s time for farmers to start thinking about administering clostridial vaccinations....
Sheep
Dosing for fluke, if required, and identifying lame ewes now should be a priority for in-lamb ewes, so that they...
N.Ireland
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive Ian Stevenson expects 2021 to be a busy year for farmers, processers and...
Rural Life
By Gordon Deegan A Lahinch surfer has saved an ‘exhausted’ sheep from drowning after the sheep had fallen off a...