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Sheep
English Mule working well on large-scale lowland sheep farm
Rachel Gallagher
Rachel Gallagher reports from her trip to Scotland to visit the farm of Dugie Rennie.
11 September 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Cheviot ewe hoggets top Cooley sheep sale at €365
Rachel Gallagher reports from the Cooley Sheep Breeders Association annual sale.
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Ewe lambs sell to £226 at Aghanloo
Over 1,500 ewe lambs went under the hammer at the sale and prices were generally running £25-35 ahead of last year
Camera at the Mart: Mule ewe lambs up €29/head and hoggets up €18
Rachel Gallagher reports from the annual Donegal Mule Group sale held in Ballybofey & Stranorlar Livestock Mart.
4 September 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Mule hoggets up €47/head, lambs €40/head
An entry of over 900 Mule ewe hoggets recorded a fine average of over €263/head at the Mayo Mule and Greyface Sale in Aurivo Mart Ballinrobe, while ewe lambs topped €180/head.
28 August 2024 Markets
The sums add up for breeding sheep
Derek Robinson was in the market for mule hoggets at a recent sale in Ballymena
21 August 2024 Northern Ireland
Mule hoggets up £38/head at Ballymena
The lively start to the 2024 breeding sheep sales has been aided by a sustained lift in the fat lamb trade.
14 August 2024 Northern Ireland
From selling 50 lambs to selling 5,000 ewe lambs and hoggets
The Mayo Mule and Greyface Group is celebrating 40 years of sales in Aurivo Ballinrobe Mart, Mayo, with premier sales on 23 and 24 August.
14 August 2024 Marts
All roads lead to Dundalk Show for biggest sheep showing event of the year
Shanon Kinahan has the details of the upcoming all-Irelands at Dundalk Show.
29 May 2024 Pedigree
Little change in price list from Ulster Wool
Prices for most grades of wool are either unchanged or up by 1-2p/kg, although quotes for mountain wool have dropped.
22 May 2024 Northern Ireland