Blackface
Barry Murphy on 08 Dec 2021
My Farming Week: Martin Feeney, Grange, Streedagh, Co Sligo
Martin and Trish Feeney keep 500 ewes and a successful sheepdog demonstration business for Irish and international tourists.
Barry Murphy on 08 Dec 2021
Irish sheep shooting tours promoted in Las Vegas
Photos of more than 50 sheep which had been stalked and shot by predominantly American tourists were viewable on Facebook and tagged in various locations around Ireland.
Darren Carty on 01 Dec 2021
SheepWatch: greater competition as demand lifts and numbers fall
The mart trade had held relatively strong in spite of recent factory price cuts and has regained any ground lost in the last week to 10 days, with prices up €2 to €4 in cases.
Kieran Mailey on 24 Nov 2021
NI Sheep programme: breeding in full swing
This week, Kieran Mailey catches up with some of the programme farmers to see how breeding is progressing.
Darren Carty on 24 Nov 2021
SheepWatch: slaughter-fit lambs easier by €2 to €4 per head
Mart managers report that the lower average prices are also being influenced by a falloff in the quality of lambs coming on stream.
Barry Murphy on 24 Nov 2021
My Farming Week: Jim Kavanagh, Raheenleigh, Myshall, Co Carlow
Carlow sheep farmer Jim Kavanagh said there’s a real market for the Beltex lamb and his aim is to produce a quality lamb in a sustainable manner.
John Sleigh on 17 Nov 2021
Scottish trends: strong and steady in cattle and sheep markets
The strong prices for cattle and sheep are maintained in Scotland in the run-up to Christmas.
John Sleigh on 10 Nov 2021
Scottish breeders keen to retain NI outlet
Blackface breeders who sell sheep to NI have until the end of the year to become scrapie accredited
Darren Carty on 10 Nov 2021
Sheep mart prices: buyers clash over slaughter-fit lambs
There has been no niceties among buyers over the last week, with factory agents at loggerheads in cases, such is the demand.
Darren Carty on 10 Nov 2021
Camera at the Mart: flying trade for store lambs in Ballinasloe
Lowland store lambs exceeded €3/kg in almost all sales, with top-quality and well-presented lots rising to €3.30/kg and higher.
Peter McCann on 03 Nov 2021
Solution for Irish Sea sheep trade
In the past, around 9,000 mainly Blackface sheep were purchased in Scotland each year by Northern Irish buyers.
Darren Carty on 20 Oct 2021
Sheep mart prices: lambs up by as much as €10/head
The general increase in price for slaughter-fit lambs is in the region of €3 to €6 per head, but some marts are reporting select classes of lambs increasing by as much as €10/head.
John Sleigh on 20 Oct 2021
My Farming Week: Duncan Beaton, Newmill, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scoland
Sheep farmer and contractor Duncan Beaton pictured with his ram at Forfar Mart.
Shane Murphy on 04 Oct 2021
Champion Blackface Mountain ram sells for €3,450
The bigger entry at the annual sale was met with a tougher trade than previous years.
Darren Carty on 22 Sep 2021
Connemara-Mayo sheep group harnessing strength in numbers
The new Connemara-Mayo Blackface Breeding Group has generated a positive reaction with upcoming sale dates offering approximately 1,800 ewes and some 440 rams.
Darren Carty on 10 Sep 2021
450 Lanark breeding sheep on offer in Trenearla Blackface sale
The production sale of Michael Ketch includes Lanark ewe lambs, hoggets, draft ewes and rams, along with 80 Mule and Milford-cross ewe lambs.
Adam Woods on 08 Sep 2021
Brockagh ewe sale ready for the off
The Brockagh Perth Blackface Sheep Breeders Association sale will take place on Friday 10 September.
Peter McCann on 01 Sep 2021
No solution to sea border as Scottish sales begin
In the past, around 9,000 breeding sheep were purchased in Scotland each year by NI farmers.
John Sleigh on 01 Sep 2021
50 years of research on Scottish hill farms
The SRUC’s farms in Kirkton and Auchtertyre stretch to 2,200ha and are home to 1,400 breeding ewes spanning across some of the most challenging terrain with an average rainfall level of 2.6m/year.
Darren Carty on 27 Aug 2021
Busy week for ewe lamb and ewe hogget breeding group sales
The are several sales hosted by farmer groups taking place over the next week, starting with the Donegal Mule Group on Friday 27 August in Ballybofey and Stranorlar Mart.