Sheep census

€17m paid under Sheep Improvement Scheme

The 85% advance payments have commenced this week to 15,527 farmers.

NEWS 26 November 2025

€17m paid under Sheep Improvement Scheme

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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

NEWS 26 April 2025

Lowest sheep kill in over a decade

Lowest sheep kill in over a decade

Lowest sheep kill in over a decade

NEWS 5 April 2025

New selection process for actions in sheep welfare scheme

New selection process for actions in sheep welfare scheme

New selection process for actions in sheep welfare scheme

NEWS 2 April 2025

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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 1970

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 1970

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 1970

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 1970

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 1970

Sheep management: nitrates rules, culling ewes and hill ram DNA samples

Sheep management: nitrates rules, culling ewes and hill ram DNA samples

From 1 January 2025 farms in Ireland with a grassland stocking rate in excess of 100kg/ha organic nitrogen cannot avail of reduced storage capacity via outwintering sheep.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

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Udder Vital Bolus can be used for animals with somatic cell count problems and during the transition period.

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