LATEST ARTICLES
Sheep
My Farming Week: Brandon McClafferty, Dough Beg, Co Donegal
James Hanly
Sheep and beef farmer Brandon McClafferty from Co Donegal is on this week’s My Farming Week.
25 September 2024 Breeding & health
Big demand for SIS-approved rams at Stranorlar sale
Rachel Gallagher reports from the SIS multibreed ram sale held in Stranorlar Livestock Mart.
20 September 2024 Breeding & health
Catching up with the sheep societies at this year’s Ploughing
Rachel Gallagher catches up with some of the sheep breed societies on show at this year’s National Ploughing Championships.
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.
10 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.
9 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
Northern Ireland diary of events
Here's our weekly round-up of upcoming farming events in Northern Ireland.
28 August 2024 Northern Ireland
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
Texel records broken in Blessington
Adam Woods reports from the Irish Texel Sheep Society premier sale in Blessington Mart on Saturday 10 August.
14 August 2024 Pedigree
Big day for Ballysal flock in Blessington
Adam Woods speaks to Sally Duffy, a pedigree Texel breeder from Kildare, about a big weekend for her flock next weekend.
7 August 2024 Pedigree
Big weekend for pedigree and commercial sheep producers
Two of the biggest names in their respective sheep circles are set to host their own on-farm sales on the first weekend in August.
24 July 2024 Pedigree
Limestone flock lands €4,000 for champion Blue Texel
Adam Woods reports from the Irish Blue Texel Sheep Society export sale in Carrick-on-Shannon at the weekend.
24 July 2024 Pedigree