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Sheepish view of Iceland

This week’s Over the Fence comes directly from Iceland where I have been examining the condition of Icelandic livestock, mainly sheep, which have recently lambed...

March shorn merinos set saleyards record

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - June 17 Numbers increased substantially as agents offered 10,000 lambs and 1500 sheep. Quality was generally fair to good...

Plovers and lapwings

WHAT BIRD IS THAT with Paul Taylor Occasionally, names of some birds are changed. Classification can be altered with recent advances in ornithology, resulting in...

Heavy lambs a highlight with new saleyard records

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep. -June 10 Numbers reduced significantly as agents offered 4304 lambs and 425 sheep. Quality was again extremely mixed, however some...

Vater Machinery Season Break Competition called!

I am going to call it, this years break is as dodgy as last years and I am calling it Sunday, June 8. There...

New record lamb prices at Dublin

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - June 3 Another mixed quality offering came forward as agents offered 7500 lambs and 1800 sheep. The usual trade...

Season break not called yet

Finally some rain, but still not enough to declare a break. But it would appear that hopefully the season is on the turn. There...

Good competition for sheep off feedlot

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - May 27 Numbers remained similar as gents offered 9342 lambs and 2357 sheep. Quality was fair to good with...

Ideally finished lambs feature at SA Livestock Exchange

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - May 20 Lamb numbers reduced this week as agents offered 8500 lambs and 1500 sheep. Quality was mixed, however...

Grim news for state’s prime farming land

Tens of thousands of new homes are set to be established on some of the states most highly productive agricultural land. New laws were...

Two Wells hold on for five-goal win

Reports from APNA matches between Angle Vale and Two Wells, supplied by Angle Vale's coaches. A1: Angle Vale def by Two Wells 37-42 The A1 team...