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Sheep
Camera at the Mart: finished lambs reach €4.50/kg in Ballina
Martin Merrick
Forward store types were in ready supply at Mayo-Sligo Mart, but buyers still battled hard against each other to secure lots.
1 January 2025 Pedigree
Christmas Belles top out at €2,200
Consistently good sheep being brought forward by the three flocks at the Carrick Christmas Belles saw averages jump from last year, Martin Merrick reports.
13 November 2024 Letters
Obituary: Ivan Moffitt remembered
He was the heart of the mart, the heart of Faley Mac's and, indeed, the heart of his home.
Scottish mart offers dipping service for purchased sheep
A dipping service for purchasers of store of breeding sheep is Caledonian Marts answer to fighting back on sheep scab.
24 September 2024 Management
Camera at the Mart: high level of demand for ewe hoggets
Rachel Gallagher reports from Manorhamilton Livestock Sales annual show and sale of hogget ewes.
4 September 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: buyers battle it out for top lots in Borris
Adam Woods reports from the second annual sale of hoggets and ewe lambs held in Borris Mart, Co Carlow, at the weekend.
28 August 2024 Markets
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
14 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
Sheep sales get off to a flying start in Tullow
Tullow sheep breeders saw a variety of high-quality ewe lambs and hogget ewes along with a charity sale.
7 August 2024 News