Sheep
1,433 farmers yet to receive an advanced SIS payment
There are over 1,400 farmers in the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) who have yet to receive an advanced payment. These...
SIS
Sheep
New national sheep welfare scheme to open in early April
Applications to enter a new national sheep welfare scheme are expected to open in early April of this year. This new...
Sheep
New €8/ewe sheep welfare scheme expected 'in due course'
Clarity over a new sheep welfare scheme is expected to be provided “in due course”, according to the Minister for...
Sheep
SIS: What are the penalties for non-compliance?
For participation in the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS), there are several actions farmers must undertake, but here is a reminder...
Sheep
New €8/ewe sheep scheme to be finalised in 4-6 weeks
A new sheep scheme that is currently in a draft stage is set to be finalised within the coming weeks,...
Sheep
How many farmers have selected a genotyped ram action?
Securing a genotyped ram for participation in the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) has still to be done on many farms...
Sheep
Sheep advice: SIS deadline for scanning ewes approaches
Scanning ewes will be high on the to-do list for mid-season lambing flocks as the new year approaches. It is...
Sheep
16,847 farmers received advanced SIS payments
As the end of the first year of the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) approaches, a total of 16,847 farmers received...
Sheep
Teagasc: Irish lamb prices forecasted to increase in 2024
A modest increase in lamb prices is forecast for 2024, as specified in the Teagasc Outlook report for 2024 published today...
Sheep
Hill sheep sector can make genetic gains with SIS
The Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) is being regarded as an opportunity for Irish hill sheep farms to achieve genetic gains...
Sheep Technical
A good time of year to genotype rams
Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) eligible rams are in high demand since the launch of the scheme, which necessitates the need...
Sheep
23 counties reduced participation in final Sheep Welfare Scheme
The predecessor of the Sheep Improvement Scheme, the Sheep Welfare scheme, saw 23 counties in the final year of the...
Sheep
SIS payment increases would require EU approval - McConalogue
Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) payment increases to Irish sheep farmers would be subject to “the agreement of the European Commission,”...
Sheep
Sheep farmers 'are in trouble' without supports - INHFA
Irish sheep farmers “are in trouble” due to a lack of government support, according to John Joe Fitzgerald of the...
Sheep Technical
Average price of €795/ram at Sheep Ireland sale
Sheep Ireland held its multi-breed ram sale at Tullamore Mart, Co. Offaly on Saturday (August 26) where it recorded average...
Sheep News
'€12/ewe payment acknowledged as being too small'
The €12/ewe payment under the new Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) has been acknowledged as being too small. Kevin Comiskey, sheep...
Sheep
SIS: No guarantee a ram will remain 4- or 5-stars
Much talk continues to circle around the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS). Farm organisations have been picking out holes in it,...