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Sheep
My Farming Week: Brandon McClafferty, Dough Beg, Co Donegal
James Hanly
Sheep and beef farmer Brandon McClafferty from Co Donegal is on this week’s My Farming Week.
25 September 2024 Breeding & health
Big demand for SIS-approved rams at Stranorlar sale
Rachel Gallagher reports from the SIS multibreed ram sale held in Stranorlar Livestock Mart.
25 September 2024 Breeding & health
Suftex ewe lamb tops Springhill female sale at 2,700gns
Rachel Gallagher reports from Beatties Pedigree Centre, Omagh, which hosted the annual Springhill female sale and Ballynoe production sale.
Catching up with the sheep societies at this year’s Ploughing
Rachel Gallagher catches up with some of the sheep breed societies on show at this year’s National Ploughing Championships.
20 September 2024 Breeding & health
Camera at the Mart: Cheviot ewe hoggets top Cooley sheep sale at €365
Rachel Gallagher reports from the Cooley Sheep Breeders Association annual sale.
11 September 2024 Markets
Ewe lambs sell to £226 at Aghanloo
Over 1,500 ewe lambs went under the hammer at the sale and prices were generally running £25-35 ahead of last year
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
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%.
4 September 2024 Pedigree
Jalex Genes tups top at 4,500gns
Rachel Gallagher reports from Randalstown for the annual on farm Jalex Genes tup sale.
30 August 2024 Pedigree
Northern Ireland diary of events
Here's our weekly round-up of upcoming farming events in Northern Ireland.
28 August 2024 Northern Ireland
Camera at the Mart: breeding sales off to a promising start in Tullow
High-quality ewe lambs and hogget ewes were seen at the Tullow Sheep Breeders sale.
14 August 2024 Markets
Strong trade sees average over €1,000 for Suffolk rams
Strong commercial demand saw an average of €1,075 at the West of Ireland Pedigree Suffolk Breeders Club sale in Roscommon last Friday evening.
14 August 2024 Pedigree
Kells rings the bell at €7,500
Martin Merrick reports from the Suffolk premier show and sale held in Blessington last weekend, where at top price of €7,500 was seen for a ram lamb from the Kells flock of Eamon Duffy.
7 August 2024 Pedigree