Sheep
Less options for sheep farmers as Kepak Hacketstown closes
Kepak Group has informed staff at its Hacketstown, Co Carlow lamb abattoir this afternoon that it is to cease operations...
Sheep
Sheep
Tight sheep supplies at factories sees price uplift
The sheep trade moved upwards recently as tightening supply led to an uplift in price, according to Bord Bia. The...
Sheep
Liver fluke control on organic farms
Liver fluke can be a big threat on organic farms, causing considerable animal health and welfare issues and significant economic...
Sheep
Growing resistance of roundworms to anthelmintic treatments
The growing resistance of roundworms to anthelmintic treatments is threatening sheep farmers’ ability to control the parasites. Tom Coll of...
Sheep
Numbers starting to creep up at sheep marts
Sheep marts across the country are starting to see numbers slowly creep up, as the weather in recent weeks has...
Sheep
Good lambing nutrition, key advice from Scotland
Common health issues around lambing time and the important role nutrition plays in having a successful lambing season was highlighted...
Sheep
Technology transfer key for Ireland's sheep sector
Grass, genetics and the technology transfer of this innovative research to sheep farmers across Ireland is key for the future...
Sheep
Tremendous turnout for Tralee sheep meeting
AgriLand’s Richard Halleron addressed a meeting for sheep farmers, held recently in Tralee. Courtesy of his presentation he discussed the...
Sheep
Genetics the way forward for sheep farmers
Genetic evaluations are a powerful tool for sheep farmers that enable them to make more informed breeding decisions and potentially...
Sheep
Spread of Schmallenberg eases, dept
There was little or no evidence of the further spread of Schmallenberg (SBV) infection during 2013 contrary to what was...
Sheep
Dog sheep kills spark new protocols
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) this week launched a new protocol to help farmers who encounter a dog attack on...
Sheep
Libya key market for live sheep exports
Irish live sheep exports almost doubled to approach 70,000 head in 2013, and the new market of Libya is proving...
Sheep
Sheep sector must continue to add value
Delegates attending this morning’s Agri Food Business Partners conference in Dublin were told that Government must do more to support...
Sheep
'Collective commonage land to receive more payments in new RDP'
Future agri-environmental schemes offer the opportunity for claimants with commonage land to receive slightly higher payments than a non-commonage farmer...
Beef
Strong live export trade expected in 2014
Speaking at the Bord Bia Live export seminar in Tullamore this week, IFA National Livestock Chairman Henry Burns said the...
Sheep
Lamb kill finishes 2013 up 6%
According to statistics released by the Department of Agriculture the lamb kill in Ireland was up six per cent or...
Sheep
Schmallenberg could still be an issue next spring
Irish sheep producers hoping that natural immunity might help protect their sheep from Schmallenberg virus may have had their hopes...
Sheep
Sheep farm incomes set to recover in 2014
The outlook for Irish and EU lamb prices for 2014 is more optimistic. Teagasc forecast that sheep farm incomes will...
