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Watch: Budget 2026 - What are farmers at the mart saying?

Sheep

11 days ago

Watch: Budget 2026 - What are farmers at the mart saying?

Encouraging younger people to go into farming and transferring the family farm are two issues which...

Costs fell as income rose for sheep farmers last year - economists

Sheep

4 months ago

Costs fell as income rose for sheep farmers last year - economists

Production costs fell on sheep farms last year thanks to a combination of lower feed and fertiliser...

Bord Bia: Value of sheepmeat exports down 6% in 2024

Sheep News

9 months ago

Bord Bia: Value of sheepmeat exports down 6% in 2024

The value of Irish sheepmeat exports dropped for the second consecutive year in 2024, falling by 6%...

Call for virtual fencing grants for sheep farmers

Agri-Business

almost 2 years ago

Call for virtual fencing grants for sheep farmers

A Kerry county councillor is calling on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie...

Time 'running out' to use BAR funding for farmers - Kerrane

Agri Politics

about 2 years ago

Time 'running out' to use BAR funding for farmers - Kerrane

Time is running out for the government to utilise the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) fund to...

Rural Life

about 2 years ago

Stamp duty consanguinity relief extension 'vital' - Lombard

The Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on agriculture, food and the marine has welcomed the extension of...

Stamp duty consanguinity relief extension 'vital' - Lombard

Agri-Business

about 2 years ago

New Zealand beef and sheep farm profits to drop by 30% - report

Profit margins on sheep and beef farms in New Zealand are expected to drop by a further 30% this...

New Zealand beef and sheep farm profits to drop by 30% - report

Agri-Business

about 2 years ago

Budget 2024: Sheep funding welcome but more needed - ICSA

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has welcomed extra funding for sheep farmers...

Budget 2024: Sheep funding welcome but more needed - ICSA

Agri Politics

about 2 years ago

Budget 2024: Rural Independents call for €35/ewe payment

The Rural Independents TD group has called for a payment of €35/ewe for sheep farmers in Budget...

Budget 2024: Rural Independents call for €35/ewe payment

Agri-Business

about 2 years ago

AgriSearch webinars to help farmers after 'particularly challenging' summer

AgriSearch is set to host two webinars for Northern Ireland's ruminant livestock farmers with the...

AgriSearch webinars to help farmers after 'particularly challenging' summer

N.Ireland

about 2 years ago

NI wool prices remain downbeat - British Wool director

Wool prices in Northern Ireland continue to remain downbeat, according to British Wool director and...

NI wool prices remain downbeat - British Wool director

Sheep

about 2 years ago

Sheep farmers 'cannot survive on consistently worse prices' - ICSA

Sheep farmers "cannot survive on prices that have been consistently worse than last year," the...

Sheep farmers 'cannot survive on consistently worse prices' - ICSA

Sheep News

about 2 years ago

Prices for Irish lamb dropped by 5% for farmers in 2023

So far in 2023, sheep farmers in Ireland have received a price for lamb that is 5% lower than what...

Prices for Irish lamb dropped by 5% for farmers in 2023

Sheep

about 2 years ago

Sheep farmers 'must be prioritised' in commission support funding

Another farm organisation has called for sheep farmers to be prioritised in a support package for...

Sheep farmers 'must be prioritised' in commission support funding

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

Sheep farmers deserve fair share of Brexit fund - TDs

Irish sheep farmers deserve to receive their fair share of the Brexit compensation fund, according...

Sheep farmers deserve fair share of Brexit fund - TDs

Sheep

over 2 years ago

Minister 'clearly not listening' to farm orgs on sheep crisis

Those advising the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue on the...

Minister 'clearly not listening' to farm orgs on sheep crisis

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

New dog control regulations need proper enforcement - Comiskey

The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has said that proposed new regulations on dog control will...

New dog control regulations need proper enforcement - Comiskey

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

Rural Independents: Minister dithering on sheep farmer supports

The Rural Independent Group of TDs has accused Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine,...

Rural Independents: Minister dithering on sheep farmer supports

Sheep News

over 2 years ago

ICSA urges sheep farmers to attend crisis meeting

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has urged sheep farmers to attend a meeting...

ICSA urges sheep farmers to attend crisis meeting

Sheep News

over 2 years ago

Sheep farmers battling to survive every day of the week - Nolan

Efforts to develop new international market opportunities for the sheep farmers "will not be worth...

Sheep farmers battling to survive every day of the week - Nolan

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

ICSA: Sheep farmers 'hardest hit' by Brexit

Sheep farming has been the sector hardest hit by the consequences of Brexit, according to the Irish...

ICSA: Sheep farmers 'hardest hit' by Brexit

Sheep News

over 2 years ago

TD calls on minister to establish sheep forum

An Independent TD has urged Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, to...

TD calls on minister to establish sheep forum

Sheep

over 2 years ago

Crowds turn out as sheep protest gets underway outside Dáil

Members of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA), politicians and farmers have ...

Crowds turn out as sheep protest gets underway outside Dáil

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