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'Merchants hung out to dry on medicines bill' - ILMA
Adam Woods
Adam Woods speaks to Offaly merchant Ollie Ryan about the signing into law of the new veterinary medicines bill.
'Merchants hung out to dry on medicines bill' - ILMA
Texel ram lamb sells for €3,750 at second Texel premier sale
10 September 2024 Pedigree
Texel ram lamb sells for €3,750 at second Texel premier sale
Rachel Gallagher reports from Carnaross Mart for the Irish Texel Sheep Society's second premier sale.
Texel shearling tops Fosters' ram sale at 1,700gns
9 September 2024 Pedigree
Texel shearling tops Fosters' ram sale at 1,700gns
Rachel Gallagher reports from Beattie’s pedigree livestock centre for the 12th/14th annual Springhill pedigree livestock tup sale.
Clinker hits top price in Dungannon
Rachel Gallagher reports from Dungannon Mart for the NI Rouge Club premier sale.
4 September 2024 Pedigree
Suffolk tops Sheep Ireland sale at €2,550
Rachel Gallagher reports from GVM Tullamore Mart for the 14th annual Sheep Ireland multi-breed ram sale where average prices increased by €58/head and the sale average hit 90%.
4 September 2024 Pedigree
Texel Ram Lambs Top at 10,000gns (€12,465) in Ballymena
Rachel Gallagher reports from the NI Texel Sheep Society Premier Sale held in Ballymena Livestock Mart on Saturday last.
4 September 2024 Pedigree
Jalex Genes tups top at 4,500gns
Rachel Gallagher reports from Randalstown for the annual on farm Jalex Genes tup sale.
30 August 2024 Pedigree
Beltex trade tops out at 3,500gns in Dungannon
Rachel Gallagher reports from the NI Beltex Breeders Club, annual show and sale in Dungannon Farmers Mart.
30 August 2024 Pedigree
Sheep improvement scheme – genotyped ram action questions
With ram sales in full flight there is a number of queries being raised regarding compliance with certain aspects of the genotyped ram action.
28 August 2024 Breeding & health
In pictures: top call of €1,800 at Belclare premier
Rachel Gallagher reports from the 2024 Belclare Sheep Society premier sale in Kilkenny Co-Op Livestock Mart.
26 August 2024 Pedigree
Blue Texel ram lamb hits €1,400 at premier sale
Rachel Gallagher reports from the Blue Texel premier sheep sale in Carrick-on-Shannon.
26 August 2024 Pedigree
Top of €4,100 at Irish Dutch Spotted premier
Adam Woods reports from the Dutch Spotted premier sheep sale in Carrick-on-Shannon.
23 August 2024 Pedigree