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Why we’re not doing our own shearing this year
Quotes up another 10c/kg – lamb is now €1/kg above this time last year
Tom Staunton: I started breeding mules 40 years ago – and I’ve never looked back
Eamon O’Connell: I’ve heard all the counter-arguments on the vet med regs – and I’m not backing down
‘Green shoots appearing’ as ICM group lifts lamb quotes by 10c/kg
Angus Woods: Many farmers are paying the price for believing 2022 figures would be the new normal
How bad weather hit lamb performance on this Roscommon farm – and what they are doing about it
Painful spiral of factory pulls could be over as lamb prices hold
John Fagan: I’m taking a break from sheep farming – it’s too much work for little return
Another 30-50c/kg slashed off lamb quotes – but numbers suggest trade has bottomed out
Glyn Egan: Dad talked me into keeping 40 ewes I wanted to cull last year – but now I’m getting ruthless
We’re weaning as we shear – and picking out ewes for culling
Processors slash another 50-60c/kg off lamb quotes
PJ Phelan: Everything you need to know about cover/catch crops
Factories told to stop ‘unacceptable’ cuts after latest 30-40c/kg drop
Factories slash up to 50c/kg off lamb quotes
Angus Woods: Are you sure you have the right grasses in your swards? Fertiliser price hikes have been a game-changer
John Fagan: Improving your stock-handling facilities is money well spent
Tips for grassland management on a fragmented farm
Lamb quotes down 30-40c/kg as Eid comes to an end
Glyn Egan: Dad mightn't like it, but here’s why we're switching to mule ewes
Tips to reduce stress at weaning and keep growth rates high
Lamb quotes stay high and mart trade remains vibrant
Factories slash €1/kg off hogget and 50c/kg off spring lamb
Some weights ‘better off in the mart’ as factory quotes largely unchanged
John Fagan: Selling silage is bad business for me – I reckon it costs me €35/bale to make it
How these Wicklow brothers are playing catch-up after a difficult lambing
Shippers drive up lamb prices in scramble to fill books for Eid
Organic lamb numbers set to triple – but 50pc missing out on premium prices
Tom Staunton: Trying to get to the bottom of an unexpected listeria problem
All about numbers as reduced sheep kill keeps prices flying high
Dramatic drop in slaughterings as hogget quotes steady
UK sheep farmers question their future after worst lambing season on record
Hogget quotes fall but spring lamb and cull ewes improve
How last summer’s barber’s pole worm infection is still affecting this Wexford farm
John Fagan: Adding tyfon to a reseed is a great way to fatten lambs
Hogget up another 30-40c/kg – and the good times look set to last
How this couple quit their desk jobs to set up a coffee-roasting and vegetable-growing business on a Sligo sheep farm
‘When my wife and I started out, making cheese from sheep milk was unheard of’
Angus Woods: I’m a big fan of cover crops – but I regret selecting them as an ACRES option
Sheep ‘quare dear’ as hogget soars as high as €9.50/kg
Potential post-lambing problems to keep an eye on
Sheep prices rise again – but hogget may have hit a peak
‘Suitable’ hoggets still making up to €8.50+20c/kg QA
John Fagan: Watching the lambs leaping with joy makes you smile, whatever the weather
Against all odds on Meath sheep farm – 'Beans' and 'Tinder' produce million-to-one quintuplets
Better sheep: Benefits of having a grazing plan in place from the autumn
Hogget prices rise another 30c/kg, cull ewes add 20c/kg
Tips for reducing the chances of infection at lambing time
Spring lamb opens at €9.00+20c/kg QA, hogget rises again
Lamb prices set to shatter records in weeks ahead
Hogget fetching up to €8.50/kg on the ground after latest lift
Joy to the sheep world as hogget quotes rise by another 20-30c/kg
John Fagan: Top tips for reducing losses at lambing time
How a focus on ewe BCS boosted scanning results for this Galway farmer’s lowland flock
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: ‘Grass-fed’ label is holding back our organic sector
Latest big lifts to hogget quotes raise hopes of record prices by Easter
Tom Staunton: Ewe nutrition tips for the last weeks before lambing
Lamb/hogget quotes up 50-55c/kg in three weeks after latest rises
Brighter times on horizon as hogget quotes rise by up to 20c/kg
Angus Woods: Planting hedges involves extra cost and effort for sheep farmers – but it’s worth it
Grounds to believe prices will improve in run-up to Easter
John Fagan: Now is the time to get key tasks done before all hell breaks loose with lambing season in March
Lamb quotes add another 10c/kg as kill numbers remain lower than this time last year
Angus Woods: It’s in livestock farmers’ interests to support better payments for tillage sector
Why this Carlow farmer feels it pays to supplement thin ewes ahead of lambing
Lamb price poised to break €7/kg as Easter and Ramadan approach
Tom Staunton: Handy tips to make sure you’re ready for lambing season
PJ Phelan: Why beef/sheep farmers should partner up with tillage farmers and plant crops
Mart prices up €20/hd across board but factory quotes stagnant
Investigation launched in Galway after nine sheep killed in Tuam
Lamb mart prices rise on back of factory trade stability
Inside the Competition Authority’s ruling on Dawn Meats’ takeover of Kildare Chilling
Angus Woods: Why we moved our lambing date from January to March
John Fagan: Christmas sucks the life out of me — I’m glad it’s over… it goes on far too long
Lamb quotes inching upwards
Tom Staunton: Keep hogget ewes or first-lambers separate from older ewes to avoid bullying
How this Kerry sheep farmer is focusing on breeding policy
Little festive cheer for farmers as lamb quotes unchanged
Factories dig heels in but store lamb prices soar at marts
John Fagan: Signing up for the Native Tree Area scheme is a no-brainer
Hope rise of €7/kg by Christmas as quotes edge upwards
Tips for planning ahead to manage the workload at lambing
Falling demand blamed as factories slash 10c/kg off lamb quotes
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