Sheep Farming

Sheep

British Wool sales finish year on relatively positive note

Darren Carty

While bidding was described as not as competitive as recent sales the final sale of 2024 still recorded a 92% clearance with prices strengthening marginally by 0.5%.

British Wool sales finish year on relatively positive note

News

ACRES rare breed applicants to receive swifter payment

News

€150m paid to 34,673 farmers in ACRES

Sheep

All eligible organic sheep applications accepted

Beef

Elphin Mart sales cancelled due to storm Darragh

VIDEOS

MANAGEMENT

Darren Carty

Sheep Management: housing ewes, closing targets and feeding early lambing ewes

With grass reserves depleting rapidly in recent weeks, many highly stocked flocks have found housing is on the horizon for all or a portion of ewes.

Darren Carty

Space requirements when housing sheep as storm Darragh hits

Mid-season flocks will now be housing ewes as grass supplies deplete, with feed space often the limiting factor when stocking pens.

MARKETS

Darren Carty

Sheep Trends: lamb quotes up 20c/kg to 30c/kg

Base quotes for quality assured lambs for Thursday now range from €8.20/kg to €8.50/kg, with factories looking to try to maintain upward momentum in throughput.

Kieran Mailey

NI Trends: beef quotes push on to 500p/kg; lamb quotes up 15p/kg

Base quotes for prime cattle reached the 500p/kg mark this week for the first time on record in Northern Ireland, with quotes jumping 15p/kg for fat lambs.

GRASS & FEEDING

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: wintry conditions spell end of grazing

Even farmers in the northwest had been getting by with some light grazing up until now, but this week has finally called a halt to grazing for 2024.

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: ground firm but grass running out

While ground conditions are excellent for the most part, it will be a lack of grass that will force any stock indoors.

BREEDING & HEALTH

Rachel Gallagher

All-Star Texel sale tops at €4,200

Rachel Gallagher reports from Blessington Livestock Mart for the 20th anniversary All-Star Texel sale.

Rachel Gallagher

Smyth’s Seasonal Surprises timed auction

Rachel Gallagher reports on the upcoming Smyth’s Seasonal Surprises online timed auction.

FARM PROGRAMMES

Adam Woods

Attention turns to grazing rape crop on Tullamore farm

Shaun Diver takes a look at what has been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.

Brendan Dunford

An eye for nature in south Mayo

Alanna Daly draws upon her farm’s remarkable heritage to boost farm income - and indulge in her passion for wildlife photography, writes Brendan Dunford.

Contributor

Tullamore Farm: bulls set sail for Italy and students fly in from Kansas

Shaun Diver has the latest update from the Irish Farmers Journal beef and sheep demonstration farm in Tullamore.

Contributor

Tullamore Farm: grazing comes to a close as cull cows start to move

Shaun Diver has the latest update from Tullamore Farm, including this week's TB test, cull cow carcase weights and feeding wholecrop silage.

SPONSORED

Healthy hens, longer lay with MSD

With around eight million laying hens in the whole of Ireland, egg production is a growing sector

SPONSORED

All-new Toyota Land Cruiser: a trusted ally for Irish farmers

The Toyota Land Cruiser has long been a staple in the Irish farming community, renowned for its rugged reliability and exceptional capability in challenging terrains.

SPONSORED

New 'high-skim' Flourish Calf from Volac

New Flourish Calf is an innovative 23% all-dairy protein, 19% fat formulation with a high skim content (50%). It is also enhanced with a proven package of calf health ingredients.

SPONSORED

Be on your guard for scouring calves

Calf scour is the most common disease of dairy-bred calves, but by maximising immune function and minimising your calves’ exposure to the problem, you can make your rearing unit more resilient.

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