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Watch: supreme Texel champion tops Blessington at €13,000
Noel Bardon
There were more than 400 sheep shown and offered for sale in Blessington this Saturday at the Irish Texel Sheep Society’s premier show and sale.
10 August 2022 Northern Ireland
Northern View: tight cattle numbers keeps trade steady
Prices paid for prime cattle in NI are largely unchanged from the previous week.
10 August 2022 Pedigree
Rockdale rocks home with top price of €8,000 at Charollais premier
Adam Woods takes a look at this year's Irish Charollais Sheep Society premier sale held in Blessington Mart.
IFA slams factories for lamb price cuts
Farmers should not sell lambs to factories offering poor prices, as supplies are tight.
4 August 2022 News
Beechbrook tops Blessington at €5,200
The Suffolk Sheep Society South of Ireland held its premier show and sale on Monday 25 July at Blessington Mart.
3 August 2022 Pedigree
Factories cut NI lamb price to 500p/kg
Sheep processors in Northern Ireland have made further cuts to lamb prices, with quotes down to 500p/kg.
3 August 2022 Northern Ireland
NI Trends: cattle prices settle as supplies remain tight; lamb prices slump
Finished cattle prices have steadied in Northern Ireland after recent pressure, but the lamb trade has plummeted with major price cuts.
3 August 2022 Markets
Sheep Trends: lamb quotes stabilise after recent price cuts
Factory prices on fat lambs and slaughter-fit ewes steadied mid-week after cuts were made on Monday morning.
3 August 2022 Markets
Beechbrook tops Blessington at €5,200
The Suffolk Sheep Society South of Ireland branch held its premier show and sale on Monday 25 July at Blessington Mart.
29 July 2022 Pedigree
Completing a finishing budget for store lambs
For farmers looking to purchase store lambs, carrying out a finishing budget is highly recommended.
27 July 2022 Northern Ireland
NI Sheep Programme: Five management tasks for late summer
Kieran Mailey outlines some of the management tasks to be completed on the programme farms during late summer.
27 July 2022 NI Sheep Programme
Camera at the Mart: lively lamb trade in Macroom
There was a lively trade for lambs in the mid-Cork venue for its weekly sheep sale.
27 July 2022 Markets