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Sheep
Camera at the Mart: finished lambs reach €4.50/kg in Ballina
Martin Merrick
Forward store types were in ready supply at Mayo-Sligo Mart, but buyers still battled hard against each other to secure lots.
13 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: Not everything puts on weight over Christmas
Accidents can happen in the blink of an eye and all of a sudden there’s no one there to do the work or feed the stock. People can be left in an awful situation overnight, James Strain writes.
13 January 2025 Breeding & health
Lanark Ladies in-lamb Texel sale tops at 6,200gns
Rachel Gallagher reports from the Lanark Agricultural Centre for the annual Lanark Ladies in-lamb Texel sale.
Hogget base quotes jump to 700p/kg
A 20p/kg increase to base quotes brings hoggets to 700p/kg, but higher prices are freely available.
8 January 2025 Northern Ireland
NI cattle kill surged to record levels in 2024
Official slaughter data shows the annual cattle kill in NI hit new record levels during 2024.
8 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Cavan woman grabs Australian pedigree sheep scene by the horns
Jill Noble runs 500 sheep on 155ac in Victoria state and has carved out a niche in pedigree show circles.
8 January 2025 Feature
One Irish sheep flock under restriction for maedi visna
Maedi visna - also known as ovine progressive pneumonia - is a persistent infection of sheep and goats.
5 January 2025 News
Sheep farmers hoping bumper prices will continue in 2025
James Hanly spoke to sheep farmers at Cahir Mart, Co Tipperary about their outlook for the sector going into 2025.
25 December 2024 News
NI Trends: Christmas closures keeps factory prices steady
There is no movement on prime cattle and fat lamb prices in Northern Ireland, with plants working on short kill weeks.
23 December 2024 l2
Lambs die from dosing gun injuries
In one case, a regional veterinary office found a bolus lodged in a cut in the dead lamb’s throat.
22 December 2024 News
Camera at the Mart: ewe and lambs top Stranorlar sale at €400
Rachel Gallagher reports from Ballybofey and Stranorlar Livestock Mart for the final sheep sale of 2024.
18 December 2024 Markets
NI Trends: demand drives cattle quotes to 508p/kg; lambs trading at 700p/kg
Cattle prices continue to rise on the back of rampant processing demand, with base quotes now on 508p/kg. Lamb prices are also rising, with 700p/kg common place.
18 December 2024 Markets