Sheep
MEP Maria Walsh has called on the European Commission to urgently reform EU rules that classify wool as a waste product.
The final episode, of the Lambing Season Series with ICM sees the ICM Camolin, Co. Wexford general manager James Byrne on the lamb trade.
Episode three, the final episode, of the Lambing Season Series with Irish Country Meats (ICM) sees the vet pay a visit to the farm.
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The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week...
Agri-Business
A farm organisation has called for the bluetongue vaccine option to be included in more schemes.
Episode three, the final episode, of the Lambing Season Series with Irish Country Meats (ICM) sees...
The number of cattle in Ireland in June 2025 was 6,904,800 - a fall of 278,300 (-3.9%) when compared with June 2024, CSO said.
Consideration may be given to support further development of smaller abattoirs/processors, Minister Martin Heydon said.
The number of cattle slaughtered declined by 19.1% in the first two months of 2026, new figures from the CSO show.
Episode two of the Lambing Season Series with Irish Country Meats (ICM) features a fix for a newborn lamb with an inverted eyelid.
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Episode two of the Lambing Season Series with Irish Country Meats (ICM) brings viewers up close and...
Episode two of the Lambing Season Series with Irish Country Meats (ICM) brings us up close and personal with a few tricky lambing cases.
Schemes
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has announced the opening of year four of the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) to new entrants.
Episode one of the Lambing Season Series with ICM features a system on the Mathews' Co. Offaly farm to deal with large numbers of pet lambs.
Episode one of the Lambing Season Series with Irish Country Meats (ICM) takes viewers inside what...
Episode one of the Lambing Season Series with Irish Country Meats (ICM) features 'an ideal setup' for lambing ewes on a farm in Co. Offaly.
Beef
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will meet tomorrow (Wednesday, March 25) to discuss Ireland’s live export market.
The European Commission has sent a stockpile of "emergency supplies" to Cyprus to support its fight against foot-and-mouth disease
The INHFA has welcomed that the bluetongue vaccine will be available as an option under the beef and sheep welfare schemes.
Bluetongue vaccination will be an option in the 2026 beef and sheep welfare schemes, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon confirmed.
The European Union and Australia have signed a free trade agreement (FTA) after almost 10 years of negotiations.
This week's sheep trade sees continued price positivity with rises in price offers for spring lambs, hoggets and cull ewes.
A TD has raised concern around the risk posed by bluetongue to sheep.
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been confirmed within a cattle herd on the Greek island of Lesvos, according to WOAH.
