Breeders

Camera at the Mart: Cooley sheep breeders store lambs sale tops at €157

On Saturday, Carnaross Mart hosted the Cooley sheep breeders special store lamb and cull ewes sale.

MARKETS 22 July 2026

Camera at the Mart: Cooley sheep breeders store lambs sale tops at €157

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Watch: behind the build of Cedarmore herd in Kanturk

Watch: behind the build of Cedarmore herd in Kanturk

MANAGEMENT 13 July 2026

Change to TB requirements for donor cows

Change to TB requirements for donor cows

PEDIGREE 10 July 2026

Gene-editing in place for 10 years in some countries

Gene-editing in place for 10 years in some countries

Gene-editing in place for 10 years in some countries

VARIETIES 9 July 2026

Tillage Podcast: reporting on harvest, chatting to plant breeders and farmers

Tillage Podcast: reporting on harvest, chatting to plant breeders and farmers

Tillage Podcast: reporting on harvest, chatting to plant breeders and farmers

NEWS 9 July 2026

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Top-priced Suffolk ewe lamb sells to Wales

Top-priced Suffolk ewe lamb sells to Wales

Securing the highest priced ewe lamb in the Breeders Choice Summer Selection sale over the weekend was a well-known flock in Wales.

PEDIGREE 17 June 2026

Farmer Writes: a shower of rain is needed

Farmer Writes: a shower of rain is needed

'I was surprised to see growth still running at 82kg of DM/ha. I thought it would have slowed more by now, especially with nearly three weeks gone without any worthwhile rain.'

FARMER WRITES 17 June 2026

Champion genetics on offer in breeders' choice sale

Champion genetics on offer in breeders' choice sale

Taking place over the weekend is the Breeders' Choice Summer Selection Sale of Suffolk and Blue Texel sheep.

PEDIGREE 17 June 2026

Beltex Sheep take all-Ireland titles back to Donegal

Beltex Sheep take all-Ireland titles back to Donegal

Winning the supreme champion at the 2026 Belgian Beltex Breeders Society of Ireland National Show was Sean and Jack O'Brien's Shearling Ewe, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 17 June 2026

Progress stalls with new sheep scheme

Progress stalls with new sheep scheme

Back in 2023, industry representatives put forward a plan for sheep support which would allow up to £8/ewe for commercial flocks and £15/ewe for pedigree breeders.

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 June 2026

Captivating finish to Monamore's final chapter

Captivating finish to Monamore's final chapter

Nevan McKiernan reports from the Final Chapter Sale of the Monamore Holstein Friesian Herd in Co Louth, which took place on Wednesday 17 June.

PEDIGREE 17 June 2026

Athlone to host Texel All-Ireland

Athlone to host Texel All-Ireland

Texel breeders from across the Country will travel to Athlone Show on Sunday 21 June for the Growvite Texel All-Ireland finals.

PEDIGREE 17 June 2026

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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