Sheep
Sheep trade: Drop in price for ewes from some processors
Changes in the sheep trade this week amount to a drop in price for ewes from some outlets, as the...
Sheep Prices
Sheep
Sheep trade: Prices remain similar to September 2022 levels
In what has been a steady decline of prices since the end of June, those following the sheep trade over...
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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 Technical
Sheep trade: Prices remain steady since last week
Prices in the sheep trade have remained steady since last week, as there were no major changes in the quotes...
Sheep Technical
Sheep trade: Lamb quotes lift 5c/kg as trade firms up
This week in the sheep trade, as prices at most outlets have remained the same as last week, some have...
Sheep News
Minister accused of 'sitting idly by while sheep sector is collapsing'
Meat factories and the government have been heavily criticised by the national sheep chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)...
Sheep
Sheep trade: Spring lamb prices drop by 30c/kg
As prices for spring lamb continue to drop, factories are urging farmers to bring heavier lambs for processing, as lighter...
Sheep
New Zealand sheep and goat EU imports jump 18% in 2023
Sheep and goat imports from New Zealand to the EU jumped by 18% year-on-year in the first four months of...
Sheep
Sheep trade: Poor lamb killouts as prices slip further
The direction of price trends this week will come as little surprise to anyone in the sheep trade, as factories...
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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...
Sheep
Sheep trade: Spring lamb supply to be tight this week
Supply in the sheep trade this week (Monday, July 10) will be tight for spring lamb in factories due to...
Sheep Technical
Sheep trade: Prices hold at some sites and fall at others
This week’s sheep trade has seen prices hold firm at some sites with a lift of 10c/kg in ewe price...
Sheep News
Almost 2% decline in lamb consumption expected this year
The reduction in spreading fertiliser last summer and a reduced amount of feed being given as a result of high...
Sheep News
TD calls on minister to establish sheep forum
An Independent TD has urged Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, to establish a dedicated sheep forum....
Agri-Business
IBLA encourages members to support ICSA sheep protest
The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has encouraged its members to support a protest organised by the Irish Cattle...
Agri-Business
ICSA urges farmers to hold back lambs in support of protest
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has urged sheep farmers to hold back lambs from meat factories tomorrow...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Sheep News
IFA presents submission to DAFM on sheep sector crisis
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is this afternoon (Tuesday, February 21) presenting a submission to the Department of Agriculture, Food...
Sheep News
'Sheep farming not viable is the message to government' - TD
The message for the government is that sheep farming is not a viable business to be in, independent TD for...
Sheep News
Video: Sheep farmers protest out of 'pure necessity'
Sheep farmers took to the streets of Roscommon town today, Monday, February 13 in a protest organised by the Irish...
Sheep News
INHFA: Sheep farmers need immediate financial supports
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has called on the government to address the “severe challenges” facing the...