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Huge success for inaugural Sheep Ireland hill ram sale
Rachel Gallagher
Rachel Gallagher reports from Manorhamilton mart for the inaugural Sheep Ireland hill ram sale.
18 September 2024 Pedigree
New EasyCare Sheep Ireland group launched
A diverse group of farmers from all over Ireland have come together in response to growing interest in the breed from commercial sheep farmers.
4 September 2024 Pedigree
Suffolk tops Sheep Ireland sale at €2,550
Rachel Gallagher reports from GVM Tullamore Mart for the 14th annual Sheep Ireland multi-breed ram sale where average prices increased by €58/head and the sale average hit 90%.
Sheep improvement scheme – genotyped ram action questions
With ram sales in full flight there is a number of queries being raised regarding compliance with certain aspects of the genotyped ram action.
28 August 2024 Breeding & health
Prices up €58 at Ireland’s largest ram sale
The Sheep Ireland sale recorded an average price of €853 for 464 rams across 11 breeds and achieved a high clearance rate of 90%.
28 August 2024 Markets
Sheep Management: plunge dipping, marketing hill lambs and elite ram sale
The deadline for applying for an extension for the sheep dipping action in the sheep welfare scheme is 15 September 2024.
21 August 2024 Markets
In pictures: top of €1,760 at Sheep Ireland progeny test sale
The online sale of seven intensively performance-recorded rams saw two rams top the €1,000 mark and five more sell from €650 to €920.
12 July 2024 Pedigree
Denis Carroll elected new chair of Sheep Ireland board
The sheep and dairy farmer from Kerry takes over from outgoing chair Alex Clarke, Texel sheep breeder from Meath.
14 June 2024 News
Dates announced for 2024 Sheep Ireland ram sales
More than 500 five-star Sheep Improvement Scheme-eligible rams will be offered for sale on Saturday 24 August, with a second new hill ram sale taking place on Saturday 12 October.
7 June 2024 Markets
New technologies helping breeding on Tullamore Farm
Breeding is progressing nicely on Tullamore Farm, with cows put forward for breeding.
29 May 2024 Tullamore Farm