CAP / Schemes
Galway had highest beef and sheep scheme payments in 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued almost €90 million to farmers under beef and sheep scheme...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued almost €90 million to farmers under beef and sheep scheme...
Rural Life
Members of Donegal Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA) called for less regulation on farmers following the group’s annual general meeting (AGM)....
Rural Life
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is set to be part of a new national stakeholder group on dog control, established...
Sheep News
In 2023, UK sheepmeat imports totalled 37,900t from New Zealand (NZ) and Australia. According to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development...
Sheep
Sheep sales at Manorhamilton Mart in Co. Leitrim were certainly lively this week, as the trade for hoggets and cull...
Sheep
Following attacks on sheep by dogs in Co. Galway, dog wardens have been conducting door to door enquiries as a...
Agri-Business
Australian lamb production is set to break a new record in 2024, beating the previous year’s record achieved in 2023....
Rural Life
The tradition of women proposing marriage on a leap day is not for everyone, as marts across the country are...
Sheep
While it is not possible to keep every lamb alive, there are measures farmers can take to reduce mortality rates...
Sheep
With prices improving in factories recently for hoggets, recent mart sales across the country are ensuring the trade is still...
Agri-Business
The number of cattle slaughtered in January increased by 7.9% when compared with the same month in 2023, the Central...
Sheep
The hogget trade has continued to go from strength-to-strength, as factory quotes have continued to rise for the third consecutive...
Sheep
The potential of Ireland’s wool industry was recently discussed in the Dáil where it was acknowledged that the product requires new...
Sheep
Clarity over a new sheep welfare scheme is expected to be provided “in due course”, according to the Minister for...
Sheep
The supply of lambs and hoggets this year is running over 18,000 head behind the same period in 2024. With...
Rural Life
As we approach peak lambing season, the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) is issuing a...
Rural Life
Preparations are underway at Mountbellew Mart for the hosting of the 2024 all-Ireland and all nations sheep shearing and woolhandling...
Sheep
A pedigree Lleyn flock owner in Co. Mayo is confirming a 204% scanning figure in the run up to the...