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Reminder: Admin checks for Sheep Welfare Scheme to ensure payments

Sheep

4 days ago

Reminder: Admin checks for Sheep Welfare Scheme to ensure payments

The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine will issue reminder letters over the coming days...

Support needed in budget to 'stop the collapse' of sheep sector

Sheep

about 1 month ago

Support needed in budget to 'stop the collapse' of sheep sector

Support is needed in Budget 2026 to "stop the collapse" of the sheep sector in Ireland, Irish...

Global conference on sustainable livestock transformation

Beef

about 1 month ago

Global conference on sustainable livestock transformation

Experience shows that the adoption of good practices can make livestock systems truly sustainable...

Number of dairy cows down 2.7% in year to June

Dairy

about 1 month ago

Number of dairy cows down 2.7% in year to June

The number of dairy cows in the country fell by around 36,000 (-2.2%) in the year to June...

Watch: Dooley Wool on the importance of farm traceability

Agri-Business

about 1 month ago

Watch: Dooley Wool on the importance of farm traceability

Situated at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains in Co. Offaly, Dooley Wool is emphasising the...

Sheep

about 1 month ago

Sheep kill down almost 19% in first 8 months of 2025

The number of sheep slaughtered between January and August 2025 fell by 18.7% when compared with...

Sheep kill down almost 19% in first 8 months of 2025

Video

about 2 months ago

Pedigree sheep breeding showcased at #Ploughing2025

We spoke with Thomas Elmore, a pedigree sheep breeder, about the showcase of sheep breeds at the...

Pedigree sheep breeding showcased at #Ploughing2025

Video

about 2 months ago

Bord Bia's thoughts on the sheep market this year #Ploughing2025

Bord Bia's sheepmeat and livestock sector manager, Seamus McMenamin chatted to us about the trends...

Bord Bia's thoughts on the sheep market this year #Ploughing2025

Agri-Business

about 2 months ago

Pilot audits on proposed new farm standards due to end this month

Bord Bia is expecting pilot audits based on proposed new farm standards to be completed before the...

Pilot audits on proposed new farm standards due to end this month

N.Ireland

about 2 months ago

Minister Muir urged to launch NI sheep scheme at 'Love Lamb Week'

MP Carla Lockhart is urging Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir to...

Minister Muir urged to launch NI sheep scheme at 'Love Lamb Week'

Sheep

2 months ago

Video: Welsh fire crews rescue sheep stranded for a week on island

This week, firefighters from Brecon Fire Station in Wales responded to a sheep that had been...

Video: Welsh fire crews rescue sheep stranded for a week on island

Rural Life

2 months ago

Gardaí receive report of 27 stolen sheep in Co. Donegal

Gardaí in Co. Donegal have received a report of the theft of livestock from a farm in Ramelton,...

Gardaí receive report of 27 stolen sheep in Co. Donegal

Sheep

2 months ago

Farmer appeal after 15 sheep go missing in Co. Kilkenny

A farmer in Co. Kilkenny has said that 15 sheep from his flock have gone missing from a hill in...

Farmer appeal after 15 sheep go missing in Co. Kilkenny

Sheep

2 months ago

Dawn Meats' New Zealand deal 'nothing short of betrayal' - ICSA

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) Sheep Committee chair Willie Shaw has expressed...

Dawn Meats' New Zealand deal 'nothing short of betrayal' - ICSA

Sheep

3 months ago

How to maximise store lamb potential

The store lamb trade is currently strong across marts, and keen demand has created good prices,...

How to maximise store lamb potential

Sheep

3 months ago

PSNI investigating theft of 21 sheep in Co. Tyrone

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information following the suspected...

PSNI investigating theft of 21 sheep in Co. Tyrone

Rural Life

3 months ago

Kerry farmer raises €22,600 for charity in sheep shearing challenge

A farmer from Co. Kerry has raised over €22,000 for charity having completed a marathon sheep...

Kerry farmer raises €22,600 for charity in sheep shearing challenge

Sheep

3 months ago

German sheep farm constantly under high alert for flood warnings

By Chris McCullough Just imagine receiving an urgent flood warning prompting emergency action to...

German sheep farm constantly under high alert for flood warnings

Agri-Business

3 months ago

Survey shows New Zealand beef cattle numbers up, sheep down

The total number of sheep in New Zealand dropped by 1% in the past year, while beef cattle numbers...

Survey shows New Zealand beef cattle numbers up, sheep down

N.Ireland

3 months ago

AgriSearch beef and sheep farmer survey deadline approaching

AgriSearch is reminding beef and sheep farmers in Northern Ireland that the closing date to...

AgriSearch beef and sheep farmer survey deadline approaching

Sheep

3 months ago

Donegal owner wins singles category at National Sheep Dog Trials

The winners of the Irish National Sheep Dog Trials have been announced with a Donegal dog owner...

Donegal owner wins singles category at National Sheep Dog Trials

Agri-Business

3 months ago

DAFM seeks laboratory service to test for BSE and scrapie

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently seeking laboratory services...

DAFM seeks laboratory service to test for BSE and scrapie

Sheep

3 months ago

Sheep trade: Lambs steady at €8/kg - back €1.70/kg since peak

After slipping by 20c/kg last week, lamb price has held steady this week at €8.00/kg all...

Sheep trade: Lambs steady at €8/kg - back €1.70/kg since peak

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