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Champion ewe makes €820 as judge buys reserve at Roscommon Vendéen sale

The Bowers family had a day to remember, taking both champion and reserve champion in the presale show and then realised the top price of the day with a shearling ewe who sold for €820.

PEDIGREE 6 November 2026

Champion ewe makes €820 as judge buys reserve at Roscommon Vendéen sale

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Countdown to the Black Beauties Suffolk Female Sale

Countdown to the Black Beauties Suffolk Female Sale

PEDIGREE 6 November 2026

Plumbridge blackface ram sale hits 7,500gns despite storm Boelo

Plumbridge blackface ram sale hits 7,500gns despite storm Boelo

PEDIGREE 5 November 2026

Western Suffolks' ewe lamb tops western stars fifth annual female sale

Western Suffolks' ewe lamb tops western stars fifth annual female sale

Western Suffolks' ewe lamb tops western stars fifth annual female sale

PEDIGREE 4 November 2026

Gimmers sired by Kells T-Rex sire in demand among European buyers

Gimmers sired by Kells T-Rex sire in demand among European buyers

Gimmers sired by Kells T-Rex sire in demand among European buyers

PEDIGREE 28 October 2026

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Munster Lanark sheep breeders first sale a great success

Munster Lanark sheep breeders first sale a great success

James and Stacey O'Connor topped the sale with a shearling ram who sold for €1,640.

PEDIGREE 28 October 2026

Ten quick tips for finishing lambs indoors

Ten quick tips for finishing lambs indoors

Health is a key cornerstone of achieving high levels of performance with no amount of feeding capable of overcoming performance lost to health issues

BREEDING & HEALTH 26 October 2026

Fluke management ahead of this winter

Fluke management ahead of this winter

Cathal Gormley outlines some of the problems causeD by fluke and how farmers should be mindful when dosing over the coming winter.

BREEDING & HEALTH 26 October 2026

Kells annual on-farm female sale offers top-quality Suffolk genetics

Kells annual on-farm female sale offers top-quality Suffolk genetics

Kells annual on-farm sale offers a chance to purchase Suffolk gimmers sired by 2024 sire of the year Kells T-Rex, among other top-quality genetics.

PEDIGREE 22 October 2026

Rian O'Hare sets new Mourne blackface sheep breeders record

Rian O'Hare sets new Mourne blackface sheep breeders record

The ram lamb realised a new sale record of £12,000 at the 71st annual Mourne Blackface Breeders show and sale.

PEDIGREE 21 October 2026

Looking ahead to the western stars' fifth annual in-lamb Suffolk female sale

Looking ahead to the western stars' fifth annual in-lamb Suffolk female sale

20 leading Suffolk breeders from across the West of Ireland will be offering females carrying progeny from some of Ireland's leading sires.

PEDIGREE 21 October 2026

Covering all the flock health bases in Kilkenny

Covering all the flock health bases in Kilkenny

William Hutchinson’s Chapelizod flock recently hosted the UK’s Sheep Veterinary Society as part of their autumn conference

BREEDING & HEALTH 14 October 2026

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