Rams
Kieran Mailey on 13 Oct 2021
Limousin weanlings sell to £4,700 at Markethill
Buying demand remains exceptionally strong at autumn weanling sales with Markethill selling heifers to £4,700.
Kieran Mailey on 15 Sep 2021
NI Sheep Programme: time for pre-breeding checks on rams
With breeding little over one month away for mid-season lambing flocks, now is the time to check the physical condition of rams. Kieran Mailey writes.
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.
Darren Carty on 08 Sep 2021
Sheep management: Grazing heavy covers, ram health checks and lime type.
Most sheep farmers have recorded a spike in growth rates, which is positive in building autumn supplies, but is also presenting some grazing challenges.
Kieran Mailey on 06 Sep 2021
Texel rams sell to 26,000gns at Ballymena Mart
A roaring trade at the Northern Ireland Texel Society's premier sale saw ram lambs peaking at 26,000gns.
Shane Murphy on 01 Sep 2021
100,000gns for Texel ram in Lanark
A total of four rams made over 50,000gns, with a further 19 also hitting five figures.
Kieran Mailey on 01 Sep 2021
Breeding sheep prices continue to soar
With breeding sheep sales in full swing, buying confidence is high and prices continue to exceed those of previous years.
Kieran Mailey on 18 Aug 2021
Sheep survey shows decline in traditional hill breeds
The number of traditional hill sheep breeds in Britain has fallen during the past decade
Shane Murphy on 16 Aug 2021
First on-farm ram sale for Enniscrone
Ronan Gallagher of the Enniscrone flock in Co Sligo will host his first ram sale on-farm next Monday.
Darren Carty on 04 Aug 2021
Sheep Management: purchasing rams and tagging lambs correctly
With breeding sales increasing in intensity, this week's notes look at post-sale management of rams and tagging sheep correctly.
Kieran Mailey on 21 Jul 2021
Record prices for Suffolks at premier sale
The Suffolk Sheep Society's premier sale in Ballymena Mart was a superb trade with a top price of 18,000gns
Darren Carty on 21 Jul 2021
Sheep Management: high temperatures continue to dominate management practices
While temperatures are forecast to drop back significantly over the weekend there is still caution needed to bring animals through the higher temperatures unaffected.
Kieran Mailey on 14 Jul 2021
Select rams to benefit the whole flock
Farmers purchasing rams should select a sire that will compliment multiple aspects of flock performance
Darren Carty on 30 Jun 2021
Managing a 1,200-head pedigree ewe flock commercially in Scotland
Incheoch Farms operates a large-scale ewe flock alongside a 220-head suckler cow herd and focuses on producing animals that excel on a forage-based diet.
Kieran Mailey on 30 Jun 2021
Lack of ram EBVs hinders genetic gain
Uptake of performance recording in the sheep sector is lower in NI than in other parts of the UK or Ireland.
Adam Woods on 23 Jun 2021
Top breeders set for Zwartbles Elite Sale
Adam Woods has details of the Zwartbles sheep sale, which is due to take place in Tullamore on Wednesday 7 July.
John Sleigh on 23 Jun 2021
Sharp lamb price drop in Scottish abattoirs and live market
Lamb trade takes a dip as numbers start to come forward in Scotland.
Noel Bardon on 16 Jun 2021
Depressed wool market hits rock bottom
Farmers are facing the decision whether to store, dump or give away wool packs as merchant demand for wool remains almost non-existent.
Photo Desk on 30 May 2021
This week in photos: dairy cows, sucklers, grass and rounding up rams
Our top photos this week include farmers bringing in the cows for evening milking, checking on calving sucklers, tedding silage that will be baled, rounding up rams and harvesting 80ac of silage.
Shane Murphy on 07 Apr 2021
Records smashed at NI Dorset sale
A new national record price was set which also help to break the record average for ram lambs.