Darren Carty
Agricultural Journalist at Irish Farmers Journal
The latest sheep specific news and information from the @farmersjournal team all in one place
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3 days ago |
farmersjournal.ie | Darren Carty
Throughput for the Islamic religious festival of Eid al-Adha, which takes place from 6 to 10 June, looks set to fall short of previous year’s levels. Reports indicate that factories are working at an increased capacity but it is likely that the kill will be north of 55,000 head rather than the levels of upwards of 70,000 head hit in 2022 and 2023. Last year’s kill was recorded at over 63,000 head with throughput also stifled by lower than anticipated demand.
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3 days ago |
farmersjournal.ie | Darren Carty
Pour on applicationAt last weekend’s Shearfest shearing championships, Shane Jennings of Bimeda Ireland delivered a demonstration on pour-on application in sheep. The demo included a number of valuable tips. Using the correct nozzle is critical to the successful application of products such as Ectofly. The red or T-bar nozzle is for applying product to the head to treat and control headflies, while the straight nozzle is for ticks and biting lice.
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3 days ago |
farmersjournal.ie | Darren Carty
Producers with hoggets left to trade are facing further downward pressure, with base quotes for Thursday falling by another 20c/kg to 30c/kg. This leaves opening prices in negotiations for hoggets in the region of €7.20/kg to €7.30/kg. Reports indicate there had been a slight lift in demand in some plants for hoggets earlier in the week to boost supplies for the Islamic religious festival of Eid al-Adha, which takes place from 6 to 10 June.
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3 days ago |
farmersjournal.ie | Darren Carty
The general tone in the sheep mart trade this week is of a steady nature, although some mart managers have reported more life in the trade. This has occurred in sales where entries are running at a lower level with some marts in the east starting to see the effect of reduced ewe numbers.
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3 days ago |
farmersjournal.ie | Darren Carty
The Department of Agriculture has begun issuing scorecards for 2025 in respect of lands on which results-based payments are made under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES). The scorecards started issuing on 3 June through the Department’s AgriSnap facility, which is used to score and photograph relevant land parcels. Scorecards must be submitted by 31 August 2025.
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