Darren Carty

Beef Welfare Scheme: three actions to qualify for up to €75/calf

Farmers can receive a payment of up to €75 per cow-calf pair up to a maximum of 45 calves born between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026

SCHEMES 20 August 2026

Beef Welfare Scheme: three actions to qualify for up to €75/calf

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Organic group launches first sheep sale

Organic group launches first sheep sale

MARTS 19 August 2026

Sheep Trends: base prices down to €7.80/kg

Sheep Trends: base prices down to €7.80/kg

MARKETS 19 August 2026

Sheep mart prices: breeding sales performing relatively positively

Sheep mart prices: breeding sales performing relatively positively

Sheep mart prices: breeding sales performing relatively positively

MARKETS 19 August 2026

Sheep Management: drought management and quarantine protocols

Sheep Management: drought management and quarantine protocols

Sheep Management: drought management and quarantine protocols

MANAGEMENT 19 August 2026

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Lamb prices down 20c/kg

Lamb prices down 20c/kg

Factories are blaming higher numbers in the market and subdued demand in export markets.

MARKETS 17 August 2026

Catalogue finalised for Sheep Ireland sale

Catalogue finalised for Sheep Ireland sale

The sale includes over 450 rams across 17 lowland breeds rated as five-star on the €uro-Star indexes

MARTS 17 August 2026

Drought costing upwards of €1,000/week on Tullamore Farm

Drought costing upwards of €1,000/week on Tullamore Farm

Cows are being supplemented with high-quality silage while in-calf heifers have now also started to receive silage along with concentrates and feeding continues to ewes

MANAGEMENT 17 August 2026

Mountbellew Agricultural College to host IGA farm walk

Mountbellew Agricultural College to host IGA farm walk

The free-to-attend event takes place on Thursday 27 August at 6pm and will detail performance in the prolific flock with a mid-season scanning rate of 2.45 lambs per ewe joined.

NEWS 17 August 2026

Access to €1,000 grant for young sheep farmers with Dawn Meats Future Flocks

Access to €1,000 grant for young sheep farmers with Dawn Meats Future Flocks

The initiative is open to sheep farmers aged between 18 and 40 years of age and offers access to learnings and innovation to improve on-farm efficiency and a support grant of up to €1,000.

NEWS 17 August 2026

Sheep price update: ICM holds base at €8/kg but others drop below

Sheep price update: ICM holds base at €8/kg but others drop below

The two ICM plants have held their base quote at last week’s level, but Dawn has pulled its base quote by 20c/kg.

MARKETS 17 August 2026

New sale record of €4,000 for Belclare ram

New sale record of €4,000 for Belclare ram

The average price of rams was €832 per head, with a clearance rate of 70%.

PEDIGREE 17 August 2026

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