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As autumn approaches, Irish dairy farmers enter one of the most critical periods of the production...
Sheep
President of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Francie Gorman has hit out at sheep factories for...
Sheep Technical
Following on from Storm Éowyn, sale numbers of sheep at Athenry Mart in Co. Galway revived...
Sheep News
This week's sheep trade sees factories increase their price offerings for lambs, with supplies of...
Beef
The past two months have seen an explosive trade for finished store lambs, with prices rising on a...
The 'record' prices currently being paid for sheepmeat, particularly lamb, is as a result of tight...
Pregnancy diagnosis is a vital part of managing fertility and productivity in dairy herds. One...
This week's sheep trade has seen prices hold firm at some sites with a lift of 10c/kg in ewe price...
Easter and spring lamb production should get a premium price as demand for hoggets and lambs will...
Lamb prices have "pushed on this week, driven by tight supplies and strong market demand",...
The "upward trajectory" in the lamb and sheep trade is continuing this week, according to the Irish...
Farmers are being urged to "bargain hard" due to a strengthening trade for lambs. Sean Dennehy,...
Lamb prices moved up sharply this week, driven by rising demand ahead of the significant Muslim...
With labour becoming harder to source, more farmers are turning to smart farming technologies to...
Sheep farmers have been urged by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) to "hold...
Demand for lamb in the run-up to Easter is strong, with factories anxious for stock, according to...
Sheep farmers are still getting paid below the cost of production despite recent increases,...
Cuts of 40-50c are being imposed on the base price of overweight lambs, according to the Irish...
Factory price cuts this week of up to 30c/kg for lamb have been labelled a "disgrace" by the Irish...
Factories have been accused of shredding the lamb price in the last two weeks, destroying...
During the week ending April 21, the number of hoggets slaughtered at Department of Agriculture...
This week most factories have held quotes for lambs at last week's figures. Some factory agents are...
The price pressure on spring lamb quotes has continued into this week. As it stands, most buyers...
Factories have increased the lamb kill in the lead into the Muslim festival of Eid on September 2,...
Demand for lambs will be very strong over the next number of weeks in the lead in to the Eid Muslim...
Sheep farmers are strongly resisting the negative downward pressure from meat plants on the issue...
