Sheep Farming

Sheep

Galway Sheep farmers getting €2.50/kg for wool

Amy Forde

“Irish wool has an international reputation and farmers aren’t getting anything for it," one of the founders of the Galway Wool Co-op has said.

Sheep

Sheep farmers hoping bumper prices will continue in 2025

Sheep

My Farming Week: Martin Warde, Windfield Road, Menlough, Co Galway

Sheep

More than 9% fewer sheep slaughtered so far this year - CSO

Beef

Seán McNamara elected to lead ICSA for second term

VIDEOS

MANAGEMENT

Darren Carty

Sheep management: nitrates rules, culling ewes and hill ram DNA samples

From 1 January 2025 farms in Ireland with a grassland stocking rate in excess of 100kg/ha organic nitrogen cannot avail of reduced storage capacity via outwintering sheep.

Darren Carty

Sheep Management: straw requirements, feeding space and catch crops

Doing a straw budget now will allow decisions to be made, such as retaining a portion of sheep outdoors to conserve supplies.

MARKETS

Darren Carty

Sheep Trends: lamb price hits €9/kg before year end

Farmers delivering significant numbers of lambs for Christmas week have received slightly higher prices, with the general run of lambs trading from €8.80/kg to €8.90/kg.

Rachel Gallagher

Camera at the Mart: lambs sell to €210 in Carnew's final sheep sale

Rachel Gallagher reports from Carnew Mart for its last sheep sale of the year.

GRASS & FEEDING

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: wintry conditions spell end of grazing

Even farmers in the northwest had been getting by with some light grazing up until now, but this week has finally called a halt to grazing for 2024.

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: ground firm but grass running out

While ground conditions are excellent for the most part, it will be a lack of grass that will force any stock indoors.

BREEDING & HEALTH

Adam Woods

Watch: top price of €5,100 for In-lamb Texel in Carnaross

Adam Woods reports from the North Eastern Texel Club’s annual sale of in-lamb hoggets in Carnaross, Co Meath.

Rachel Gallagher

Smyths Seasonal Surprise tops at £3,900 for a Suffolk ewe lamb

Rachel Gallagher reports on the Smyths Seasonal Surprise online timed auction.

FARM PROGRAMMES

Martin Merrick

Watch: sowing multispecies swards in Laois

Earlier this year, Footprint Farmer Andrew Mulhare trialled multispecies swards on his Laois drystock farm for the first time.

Aidan Brennan

Watch: 400-cow Tipperary dairy farmer on changes he’s making to his farm

Barry Powell discusses the investments and changes he’s making on his high performing farm to improve sustainability and water quality.

Brendan Dunford

Footprints from Irish Farmers' Journeys

Brendan Dunford reflects on the great privilege of interviewing two dozen farmers across 20 counties, north and south, as part of this series of Irish Farmers Journeys.

Adam Woods

Food for thought on fodder on Tullamore Farm

Shaun Diver has a round-up of what’s been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.

SPONSORED

CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices

Seventeen farms nationwide will host CalfCare ’25, a collaborative roadshow by Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 campaign, promoting calf health and good calf-rearing practices.

SPONSORED

Healthy hens, longer lay with MSD

With around eight million laying hens in the whole of Ireland, egg production is a growing sector

SPONSORED

All-new Toyota Land Cruiser: a trusted ally for Irish farmers

The Toyota Land Cruiser has long been a staple in the Irish farming community, renowned for its rugged reliability and exceptional capability in challenging terrains.

SPONSORED

New 'high-skim' Flourish Calf from Volac

New Flourish Calf is an innovative 23% all-dairy protein, 19% fat formulation with a high skim content (50%). It is also enhanced with a proven package of calf health ingredients.

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