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Sheep
Demand for SIS hill rams to jump 75% in 2024
Darren Carty
Sheep Ireland’s David Coen told farmers at the Teagasc hill sheep conference that more genotyped rams will be required to meet demand.
14 February 2024 News
8% increase in Sheep Ireland’s LambPlus programme
There are now over 1,450 flocks performance-recording in the Sheep Ireland breed improvement programme, with Texel flocks accounting for 24% of breeders, Suffolk 14.4% and Charollais 14.1%.
31 January 2024 Viewpoints
Who leads sheep health for Ireland?
Listening to the three farmers in Donegal, it is clear flock health can still have a very large impact on the income of a sheep farmer if it goes wrong.
Texel twilight sale in Carnaross
Adam Woods takes a look at an upcoming Christmas Texel sale in Carnaross Mart.
20 December 2023 Pedigree
Reducing methane emissions in sheep through breeding and genetics
Methane economic breeding values were launched in 2023 and star ratings for methane will be introduced to the sheep breeding programme in 2024.
13 December 2023 Breeding & health
Catalogue live for Brockagh Perth Blackfaced Sheep Breeders Association sale
The sale, which takes place on Wednesday 11 October in Brockagh Cloghan Mart, has in the region of 85 rams eligible for the Sheep Improvement Scheme.
9 October 2023 News