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The sheep trade up north this past week was steady overall, the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) reported. Quotes from the major processors…
Lamb proved a popular choice for consumers over Easter with retail sales soaring above the last two years. This demand has been reflected…
BASIS has joined forces with the National Sheep Association (NSA) to create a sheep industry first – The Register of Sheep Advisers (RoSA).…
The five-year results of sheep genetic improvement project RamCompare have revealed the top traits from performance-recorded rams to drive flock productivity. RamCompare data…
Ruminant Health & Welfare (RH&W) has announced the results to its nationwide ’grassroots’ survey of farmers, stock people and vets, on priority livestock…
Asia and the Middle East have helped boost red meat exports from the UK in what has been an incredibly challenging start to…
“There are so many resistant worms out there that farmers are now much more likely to import them onto their farms with bought-in…
Farmer organisation Ulster Wool has said it will be unable to make additional payments to suppliers of certain types of wool for last…
A strengthening of the sheep trade in the south was also seen up in the North this week, with spring lamb prices improving.…
In the UK, a similar trend to the Republic of Ireland is being seen, with the UK sheep production for the month of…
Northern Ireland spring lamb prices are up over €27/head on this time last year, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC). Last…
Both spring lamb and hogget prices have lifted over the past week in Great Britain (GB) at sales; however, deadweight prices have gone…
The National Sheep Association’s (NSA) Lambing List provides farmers with a place to advertise for much-needed lambing assistance from students and others seeking…
Sheep and beef producers are encouraged to be on the lookout for coccidiosis in spring born calves and lambs, as any passive immunity…
A project carried out in Wales has detected wormer resistance to one or more wormers groups on 98% of participating farms. The initiative,…
ABP has announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with Fane Valley Co-op to acquire the remaining 50% holding in its…
The Sheep Breeders Round Table is confirmed to take place between Monday 15, and Friday 19, November 2021. The Sheep Breeders Round Table…
Wool marketing body Ulster Wool has announced changes to its producer haulage charges ahead of this year’s shearing season. A spokesman for Ulster…
