ONLY 20pc of cattle killed in 2011 scored higher than the base price in the Quality Payment System (QPS) cattle grid.The figures are based on Department of Agriculture analysis of the total kill at the 25 beef exporting plants in 2011.They also highlight
Despite our Tanaiste not being willing to "give an inch" over the Irish embassy in the Vatican, there must still be someone in a high place praying for Irish sheep farmers. Quotes are solid, prices are high and the weather throughout the winter has been
Any rugby fan can take satisfaction from the current Heineken Cup table, with three of our provinces occupying qualifying positions with just one round to go. Sheep men should feel good too when they see the lamb price table this week, with improved quot
Three wins (including a first for Connacht), a bonus-point loss, two home quarter-finals and a home semi-final were achieved on the rugby fields over the weekend.For sheep farmers, this result was bettered by three wins and four draws on the sheep factor
BEEF factories slashed the penalty on poorer grading animals as they came under pressure to secure supplies in December, adding up to €50/hd to producer returns prior to Christmas.The latest official figures show that the national average penalty from th
One factory man I spoke to yesterday morning said to me that it had been 'Christmas' for sheep farmers throughout the whole of the past year.While accepting that all costs of production have increased substantially on farms, I think it is fair to say tha
When describing the new talent show on RTE, Sharon Corr said it was all about the voice. Whether it was the voice of the farm organisations or the farmers themselves back in the final quarter of 2009 which was the trigger for an improvement of lamb price
Sheep farmers didn't have to wait for Christmas week to be cheerful about their profession this year. Throughout the past 12 months, the sheep trade has been extremely satisfactory and the processors have definitely played their part in a year that has p
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