Sheep
Wormer resistance found on 98% of farms - study finds in Wales
A project carried out in Wales has detected wormer resistance to one or more wormers groups on 98% of participating...
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Agri-Business
ABP to acquire remaining shares in Slaney Foods
ABP has announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with Fane Valley Co-op to acquire the remaining 50%...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Sheep
'€8.00kg still being achieved for spring lambs'
€8.00kg is still being secured for spring lambs, albeit to a lesser extent as to what was seen a few...
Sheep
Wool prices this year 'looking likely to stay at 2020 levels'
Wool prices this year are looking likely to stay at 2020 levels, according to an Irish Wool Merchant. 2020 was...
Sheep
Graphic images: Ewe skinned and butchered in Co. Kildare
On Wednesday evening (April 28), sheep farmer John Mangan from Timahoe, in Co. Kildare was met with a horrifying scene...
Beef
Council 'ready for talks' on €5 billion Brexit fund
The Council of the EU has said that it is “ready for talks” on the €5 billion Brexit Adjustment reserve,...
Agri-Business
The silent pandemic that is antimicrobial resistance
The challenge of getting to grips with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been likened to the challenge of confronting a ‘silent...
Beef
INHFA highlights CAP concerns in letter to McConalogue
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has written to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Beef
Minister signs Unfair Trading Practices instrument
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue today (Wednesday, April 28) signed a Statutory Instrument which gives effect...
Beef
Food ombudsman 'must have real teeth'
Following the announcement yesterday (Monday, April 26) on the start of a public consultation on the establishment of a National...
Beef
Vet medicine to come before agri committee again today
The issue of changes to vet medicine regulations will once again come before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food...
Beef
Elphin Mart cancels next Monday's sale
Elphin Mart has closed temporarily with next Monday’s sale also cancelled, due to a mart customer being a close contact...
Beef
France: Lawmakers 'move closer' on farmer input cost bill
Lawmakers in France are moving closer to a new law that, if passed, would see input costs for agri-food producers...
Sheep
Cull ewe trade slightly easier at Waterford Ross Mart on Monday
Richard Kirwan, the mart manager of Waterford Ross Mart, reported a steady, but strong trade for spring lambs and hoggets...
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Roscommon sheep farmer maximises lamb performance
The ideal combination of Lamlac and efficient feeding technology to boost lamb performance has made life a great deal easier...
Sheep
Shipments of Irish sheepmeat to the UK fall again
Similar to what was seen in January of this year, shipments of Irish sheepmeat to the UK have fallen once...
Beef
CAP: Ag committee told 'worthwhile' scheme needed
The Joint Oireachats Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been told that a “worthwhile” agri-environment scheme – delivering...
Sheep
Hoggets sell to €186 at Ennis Mart on Monday
Ennis Mart’s manager, Martin McNamara, reported a super trade at Monday’s (April 12) sheep sale, with a very strong demand...
Sheep
Cull ewes sell for over €200 at Athenry Mart
The trade for cull ewes was on fire at Athenry Mart yesterday (Monday, April 12), with prices breaching the €200...