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Ulster Wool price hits 10-year high

Ulster Wool is optimistic for further upward momentum into the 2026 auction season.

NORTHERN IRELAND 6 May 2026

Ulster Wool price hits 10-year high

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In pictures: in-lamb ewes average over €175 at Blackface sale

In pictures: in-lamb ewes average over €175 at Blackface sale

PEDIGREE 11 March 2026

Top of €1,850 at Waterford Blackface sale

Top of €1,850 at Waterford Blackface sale

PEDIGREE 4 March 2026

In-lamb ewes sell to £280 in Ballymena

In-lamb ewes sell to £280 in Ballymena

In-lamb ewes sell to £280 in Ballymena

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 February 2026

Camera at the Mart: lambs to a high of €202/head in Ballinrobe

Camera at the Mart: lambs to a high of €202/head in Ballinrobe

Camera at the Mart: lambs to a high of €202/head in Ballinrobe

MARKETS 14 January 2026

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Farmer Writes: winter a quieter time on Blackface Farm

Farmer Writes: winter a quieter time on Blackface Farm

With rams out with the ewes, it is time to address some jobs we have put off since summer, writes Lucy Christie

FARMER WRITES 4 October 2025

Top of €5,150 at Waterford Blackface sheep breeders sale

Top of €5,150 at Waterford Blackface sheep breeders sale

The sale recorded a clearance rate of 92% for hogget rams averaging at €960/head, while ram lambs averaged at €676/head.

PEDIGREE 4 October 2025

Thoughts now turn to breeding sheep

Thoughts now turn to breeding sheep

Lucy Christie has been helping get pedigree Blackface ewes ready for breeding.

FARMER WRITES 4 October 2025

NI Farmer Writes: season drawing in with tup lamb sales

NI Farmer Writes: season drawing in with tup lamb sales

With some rams sold in Ballymena, it’s now off to Scotland, writes Lucy Christie.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 October 2025

Top price of €7,000 at South of Ireland Lanark sale

Top price of €7,000 at South of Ireland Lanark sale

The 2025-born ram lamb bred by Liam and Kieran Donaghy stole the show in a successful sale which saw rams average in excess of €1,000 per head.

PEDIGREE 4 October 2025

Blackface ram lambs to 34,000gns at Ballymena

Blackface ram lambs to 34,000gns at Ballymena

The Blackface Ulster Ram Breeders held it’s annual sale at Ballymena on Monday.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 October 2025

A Farmer Writes: unwelcome storm as tup fever kicks-in

A Farmer Writes: unwelcome storm as tup fever kicks-in

Lucy Christie has been helping to prepare Blackface rams for sale on Monday.

FARMER WRITES 4 October 2025

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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