Sheep census

Sheep management: ewe condition, drafting lambs and sheep census returns

Ewes remaining outdoors are particularly exposed to losing body condition, where grass supplies have been depleted or utilisation is poor.

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Sheep management: ewe condition, drafting lambs and sheep census returns

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UK lamb numbers on 1 June 2025 lowest since 1984

UK lamb numbers on 1 June 2025 lowest since 1984

NEWS 20 December 2025

€17m paid under Sheep Improvement Scheme

€17m paid under Sheep Improvement Scheme

NEWS 26 November 2025

SWS payments commence at the lower rate of €11.50/ewe

SWS payments commence at the lower rate of €11.50/ewe

SWS payments commence at the lower rate of €11.50/ewe

NEWS 12 November 2025

Ewe numbers fall by 94,477 head or 3.7% in 2024

Ewe numbers fall by 94,477 head or 3.7% in 2024

Ewe numbers fall by 94,477 head or 3.7% in 2024

NEWS 26 April 2025

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Lowest sheep kill in over a decade

Lowest sheep kill in over a decade

Throughput for the first quarter of 2025 fell by over 150,000 head or 23% when compared with Q1 in 2024.

NEWS 1 January 2025

New selection process for actions in sheep welfare scheme

New selection process for actions in sheep welfare scheme

Participating farmers must select two actions from a category A listing with the third action from a category B listing being optional, writes Darren Carty.

NEWS 1 January 2025

Schemes update: last chance to complete critical sheep census

Schemes update: last chance to complete critical sheep census

The sheep census is critical for participating in schemes such as the Sheep Welfare Scheme and Sheep Improvement Scheme.

NEWS 1 January 2025

Sheep Management: ewe hoggets, sheep census and hill sheep conference

Sheep Management: ewe hoggets, sheep census and hill sheep conference

There is a positive market outlook both for hoggets for slaughtering in the immediate months ahead and also in breeding sales and this should encourage farmers to maximise their performance.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 2025

Sheep management: Schmallenberg virus, SIS inspections and sheep census

Sheep management: Schmallenberg virus, SIS inspections and sheep census

Reports indicate a greater incidence of Schmallenberg virus in early lambing flocks ranging from sporadic cases to significant mortality.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 2025

Weekend weather: windchills, frost and snow

Weekend weather: windchills, frost and snow

Met Éireann has announced that this weekend will be very cold, with some very disruptive weather likely amid lowest temperatures of -5°C.

NEWS 1 January 2025

Sheep management: feeding early lambing ewes and sheep census

Sheep management: feeding early lambing ewes and sheep census

Where ewes are being retained indoors for any length of time, then concentrate supplementation needs to ensure that a nutritional deficit is minimised.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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