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Sheep Ireland to highlight changes to LambPlus flock recording
Tomorrow evening will mark the start of a series of regional meetings, to be hosted by Sheep Ireland. The events will...
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Managing the early lambing ewe
Ewes that are due to start lambing in early January are now entering into the last eight weeks of pregnancy....
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Grant aid for sheep fencing and handling equipment
The View from Teagasc: Stock proof fencing is essential for proper grassland management. Along with effective sheep handling equipment, it is key...
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'Lower EU and import supplies to help EU sheepmeat market'
At the latest working European forecasting for sheepmeat, the general consensus points towards some further downward pressure on output as...
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Sheep fencing funding boost
Sheep farmers received good news today with the announcement of a funding boost for sheep fencing in mountainous areas. And the...
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Better farm sheep programme a success in Kilkenny
In Focus: Situated in the idyllic setting of Johnstown Kilkenny, the farm of Brian Nicholson was the setting for this...
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Schmallenberg virus expected to spread through Ireland in 2013
The Schmallenberg virus, which has tested positive in up to 100 per cent of herds in the South and East...
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Plan now for this winter’s feeding programme
The View from Northern Ireland: Farmers should now be completing a fodder budget to determine whether they have adequate supplies of...
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Strong demand for lamb reported
Lamb trade has hardened this week with tighter supplies and strong demand for the end of Ramadan. This is according...
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Boost in sheep trade, live shipments up
The sheep trade was boosted last week by the announcement of two further live shipments of lambs before the end of this...
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Sheep Conference and Farm Walk
Breeding, nutrition and flock health will be among the subjects discussed at the Irish Grassland Association Sheep Conference and Farm...
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Sheep supplies struggle to match demand
The sheep trade has firmed this week as supplies struggle to match demand levels. This is according to the latest June update from...
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Lamb price cuts stabilising
Lamb prices are stabilising due to tight supplies and strong market returns. This is according to Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)...
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High stocking rates key for lamb output
More than 1,200 sheep farmers attended the Teagasc sheep open day in Athenry yesterday, 6 June, to hear the latest...
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Sheepdog bob sells for world record sum
Bob the border collie has run rings around the competition by becoming the world’s most expensive sheepdog and fetching E11k...
