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€2.50/kg for Galway Wool in 2026

The 2026 wool season clip has already been pre-booked, with demand increasing and three customers purchasing.

NEWS 8 July 2026

€2.50/kg for Galway Wool in 2026

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Inadequate handling facilities increasing labour

Inadequate handling facilities increasing labour

NEWS 8 July 2026

Top-priced Suffolk ewe lamb sells to Wales

Top-priced Suffolk ewe lamb sells to Wales

PEDIGREE 8 July 2026

Jukebox plays to the tune of £4,550

Jukebox plays to the tune of £4,550

Jukebox plays to the tune of £4,550

PEDIGREE 8 July 2026

Sheep Trends: lambs steadier at €8.80/kg base

Sheep Trends: lambs steadier at €8.80/kg base

Sheep Trends: lambs steadier at €8.80/kg base

MARKETS 8 July 2026

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Sheep mart prices: finished lambs strengthen, stores remain solid

Sheep mart prices: finished lambs strengthen, stores remain solid

Factory agents have been more active in recent days, but supplies of fleshed lambs are tight and prices have firmed by €1 to €3/head.

MARKETS 8 July 2026

Mart manager view: hoggets start brightly as beef cattle demand rebounds

Mart manager view: hoggets start brightly as beef cattle demand rebounds

The first breeding ewe sale of the 2026 season witnessed keen demand from early lamb producers seeking strong hoggets or ewes

MARKETS 8 July 2026

Sheep Management: weather management, worm counts, straw and tagging

Sheep Management: weather management, worm counts, straw and tagging

Weather conditions are ideal in many parts of the country while for others a growing soil moisture deficit is slowing grass growth.

MANAGEMENT 8 July 2026

A good yarn - but it won't buy dinner

A good yarn - but it won't buy dinner

Wool used to be a valuable commodity, but these days it would take a few fleeces to get you a meal in a chipper.

DEALER 8 July 2026

Muir to chair new Mournes group

Muir to chair new Mournes group

A new strategic group has been set up by Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir.

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 July 2026

Highest-ever incomes for suckler and sheep farms

Highest-ever incomes for suckler and sheep farms

All farm enterprises recorded an increase in income, with farms benefiting from high milk, cattle and sheep prices and the tillage sector from good cereal yields.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Rise in number of farmers receiving the pension

Rise in number of farmers receiving the pension

The decrease is due to the aging farming population, with more farmers now in receipt of a pension, Teagasc's survey suggests.

NEWS 8 July 2026

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How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

After more than two decades working with GPS technology, Tipperary contractor and dealer Robert O’Shea has witnessed precision farming become an increasingly important part of everyday farm management

How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

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