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Watch: top price of €5,100 for In-lamb Texel in Carnaross
Adam Woods
Adam Woods reports from the North Eastern Texel Club’s annual sale of in-lamb hoggets in Carnaross, Co Meath.
26 December 2024 Breeding & health
Smyths Seasonal Surprise tops at £3,900 for a Suffolk ewe lamb
Rachel Gallagher reports on the Smyths Seasonal Surprise online timed auction.
25 December 2024 News
Sheep farmers hoping bumper prices will continue in 2025
James Hanly spoke to sheep farmers at Cahir Mart, Co Tipperary about their outlook for the sector going into 2025.
Galway Sheep farmers getting €2.50/kg for wool
“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.
25 December 2024 News
Highs and lows for beef, sheep, tillage and dairy sectors in 2024
The Irish Farmers Journal dairy, beef, sheep and tillage editors take a look back at the year that was 2024 and the highs and lows in their sectors.
23 December 2024 News
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.
23 December 2024 Markets
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.
23 December 2024 Markets
Australian sheep exports to Britain just ‘business as usual’
'When there is a lack of supply, when people want to consume sheepmeat in the UK, we want to be able to provide that', Sheep Producers Australia CEO Bonnie Skinner has said.
23 December 2024 News
Pedigree Sheep End of Year-Round Up
Reflecting on what has been a tremendous year for the pedigree sheep sector.
23 December 2024 Breeding & health
Mixed story for Irish agrifood exports
Irish agrifood exports to September 2024 reveal several changes compared with same period last year.
23 December 2024 News
My Farming Week: Martin Warde, Windfield Road, Menlough, Co Galway
Martin Warde is the chair of the Galway Wool Co-op and a passionate breeder of the Galway sheep.
23 December 2024 News
Surge in sheep exports to Britain
Sheep exported from Northern Ireland to Britain surged during 2024 with the biggest increase in animals shipped to farms before moving to slaughter.
23 December 2024 Northern Ireland