Scottish Blackface

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 12 November 2025

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

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Thomas family take premium prices in Donegal

Thomas family take premium prices in Donegal

PEDIGREE 15 October 2025

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

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

PEDIGREE 8 October 2025

98% clearance in Maam Cross Blackface sale

98% clearance in Maam Cross Blackface sale

98% clearance in Maam Cross Blackface sale

MARKETS 8 October 2025

Sheep Management: addressing ewe condition ahead of mating

Sheep Management: addressing ewe condition ahead of mating

Sheep Management: addressing ewe condition ahead of mating

MANAGEMENT 17 September 2025

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Lessons learnt from Scottish uplands

Lessons learnt from Scottish uplands

Scottish uplands farmers face many of the same opportunities and challenges as farmers on the Island of Ireland with SRUC’s Professor Davy McCracken sharing his learnings

NEWS 1 January 1970

Sheep Management: selling hill lambs, fertiliser deadline and SIS eligibility

Sheep Management: selling hill lambs, fertiliser deadline and SIS eligibility

Demand for all hill lambs is well up on previous years but mart managers still report a premium paid for lambs presented optimally.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

Focus on breeding and health in 1,350 ewe flock

Focus on breeding and health in 1,350 ewe flock

The McFarlane family attribute a focus on genetics, health and nutrition as underpinning a scanning rate of upwards of 214% in their 1,100 head Mule ewe flock.

SHEEP BREEDING 1 January 1970

Sheep mart prices: contrasting fortunes for cull and in-lamb ewes

Sheep mart prices: contrasting fortunes for cull and in-lamb ewes

The market for cull ewes has been booming in the last week to 10 days, but, in contrast, in-lamb ewes are meeting a relatively subdued trade, with fewer farmers with an appetite to lamb ewes.

MARKETS 1 January 1970

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