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The vast majority of sheep farmers surveyed said they had applied for the new €8/ewe scheme. \ Donal O' Leary
Some 20% of sheep farmers surveyed by the Irish Farmers Journal plan on reducing ewe numbers when compared with 2023, while 65% expect to maintain numbers and 15% intend to grow their flock size.Just under half of those expecting to cut numbers this year expect to do so by 10% or less, with a further 19% planning on reducing them by 11-20%, one-in-eight by 21-40% and over two-in-five indicating that they will reduce their flock size by more than 40%.
Some 20% of sheep farmers surveyed by the Irish Farmers Journal plan on reducing ewe numbers when compared with 2023, while 65% expect to maintain numbers and 15% intend to grow their flock size.
Just under half of those expecting to cut numbers this year expect to do so by 10% or less, with a further 19% planning on reducing them by 11-20%, one-in-eight by 21-40% and over two-in-five indicating that they will reduce their flock size by more than 40%.
Sheep welfare scheme
Farmers were also asked if they had applied for the one-year €8/ewe National Sheep Welfare Scheme announced in Budget 2024 and 83% indicated that they had.
The AFBI warning states that 10% of the hatch on Northern Ireland farms occurred in the second week of March, with peak hatching in the last days of March and first days of April 2025.
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