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Hay season is marching along

Hay season is on in earnest with crops being mowed down across the Mid North. Hay yields will be down in many districts this...

Season marching on

We are still looking for a good soak to finish off crops as we head on towards the tipping point, that being Balaklava Show...

Dearer trend for light crossbred and store lambs

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - 16 September Numbers remained similar this week as agents offered 5500 lambs and 1800 sheep. Quality was again extremely...

New season starts for lamb offerings

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - 9 September Quality was again extremely mixed as agents offered 6100 lambs and 1600 sheep. More new seasons lambs...

High quality young lambs appear

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - 2 September Quality was fair to good as agents offered 5500 lambs and 1500 sheep. The usual field of...

Hawker cattle bolster latest sale offering

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - 26 August Numbers reduced substantially this week as agents offered 4500 lambs and sheep. Quality was extremely mixed with...

Drop in freshness for latest lamb offering

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - 19 August Numbers reduced marginally as agents offered 6900 lambs and 900 sheep. Quality this week was extremely mixed...

Records fall for heavy lambs

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - 12 August Numbers increased marginally as agents offered 8000 lambs and 600 sheep. Quality was fair to good across...

Holding back the sea: How Dutch ingenuity saved the land

From the deadly night of 1953 to the Delta Works programme, the Netherlands has turned reclaimed polders into some of the most productive farmland...

Prices up from previous week at Dublin

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - 5 August Lamb numbers increased by 2500 head as agents offered 7000 lambs and 700 sheep. Quality overall was...

New bowls season begins this weekend

The 2025-2026 season is only a matter of days away. Several changes have been introduced for this season. Firstly, while matches in Divisions One and...