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Northern Ireland
In pictures: Red hot sheep trade in Kilrea Mart
Kieran Mailey
The weekly sheep sale in Kilrea Mart saw buyers eager for numbers and paying strong prices in return.
19 March 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: soil, slurry and sheep
It's amazing how a slight change in the weather can affect livestock performance, writes James Strain.
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Five-year high for Schmallenberg in UK
There has been a spike in the number of Schmallenberg cases on sheep farms in Britain.
Farmer Writes: no caravan, no tent, no problem
Our first livestock trailer was not a Williams, but made by Jim Murphy in Tuam whose family are still in business today building the Aerlite range of trailers.
28 February 2024 Farmer Writes
Record Australian lamb production
Australia's Bureau of Statistics (ABS) confirms that 2023 was the year that Australian beef and sheep production returned to its full potential.
23 February 2024 News
Lamlac®: providing lambs with the best start in life
Peadar Coyle, a long-time customer of Volac Milk Replacer, farms on a 500-acre holding at Curraghboy, Co Roscommon, approximately 15 kilometres to the northwest of Athlone.
Sheep Trends: lamb quotes surpass the €7/kg mark
There has been further upward momentum as the week progresses, with Kildare Chilling adding another 10c/kg to its quote for Thursday.
14 February 2024 Markets
Sheep mart comment: trade continues to better factory prices
Heavy fleshed lambs continue to see high demand in marts, with the general outlook being that supply is failing to reach demand.
7 February 2024 Markets
Five key labour-saving tips for lambing period
With spring being the busiest time of the year on livestock farms, working efficiency is as important as work rate.
7 February 2024 Lambing
Farmers devastated after 14 sheep killed in Wexford dog attack
Neighbouring farms in Murrintown, just outside Wexford town and close to Johnstown Castle, saw the loss of 14 sheep on Friday night in a frenzied attack. Brendan Furlong reports.
6 February 2024 News
Camera at the Mart: strong entries didn't deflect from solid trade in Dowra
Dowra Mart didn't delay in returning to its weekly sheep sales for 2024. The first sale back was met with a very sharp trade, Shanon Kinahan writes.
10 January 2024 Markets
Farm Tech Talk: weanlings, store lambs and dairy outlook
This week, Adam Woods talks about weanling prices, Darren Carty on new feeding strategies for store lambs and Aidan Brennan on the outlook for dairying in 2024.
5 January 2024 l2