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A Donegal farmer had 12 lambs out of two ewes in the space of a week. 👇 eu1.hubs.ly/H0j2b4w0

🐑 | Feeding program for lambing on Tullamore Farm. Watch: eu1.hubs.ly/H0j2b2V0

The move sees the plant offering a base price of €9/kg plus 20c/kg QA for hoggets and €9.50/kg plus 20c/kg QA for spring lambs. eu1.hubs.ly/H0j4PWz0

It was a well-bred rising two-year-old black, white and mottled dog called Jim that topped the sale, selling for £9,000 (€10,491). eu1.hubs.ly/H0j7CXr0

Opening prices for quality assured spring lambs are in the region of €9.70/kg with regular sellers securing higher returns. eu1.hubs.ly/H0j99Yq0

A strong entry of hoggets, spring lambs and cull ewes were presented at Tullamore Mart for the weekly sheep sale. eu1.hubs.ly/H0jcmdx0

The AFBI warning states that 10% of the hatch on Northern Ireland farms occurred in the second week of March with peak hatching in the last days of March and first days of April 2025. eu1.hubs.ly/H0jdY-C0

While some farms are seeing growth surpass demand, some are still having to hold cattle in amid lack lustre growth. eu1.hubs.ly/H0jf2ks0

Topping the sale at 2,300gns (€2,805) was an impressive late-January-born ewe lamb named Derg Ivy. eu1.hubs.ly/H0jh2Nt0

📸 | The trade for cull ewes remained buoyant in Monday’s sale and, with top prices exceeding €3/kg, overshadowed prices paid for both lambs and hoggets. eu1.hubs.ly/H0jjhkH0

In Northern Ireland, there was an estimated cost of £218,000 due to dog attacks in 2024, up 48% on the previous year. eu1.hubs.ly/H0jmBsD0

The large entry of sheep was met with a large crowd of buyers, leading to a roaring trade from start to finish. eu1.hubs.ly/H0jm-4Q0

Base quotes for Thursday have reduced in most plants by 20c/kg with hoggets also hit with a cut to base quotes of 10c/kg to 20c/kg. eu1.hubs.ly/H0jpgPH0

The mature ewe flock is now finished lambing and out at grass, so we have a full report on how the flock has performed so far. eu1.hubs.ly/H0jq54v0

The scheme will offer farmers an opportunity to draw down a support payment of €75 per eligible cow/calf up to a maximum of 45 cows. eu1.hubs.ly/H0jqcN80

The Egerton farm has grown in recent years, with three sons all in the business. eu1.hubs.ly/H0jpBzk0

Read all about the most exciting upcoming pedigree sheep sales and opens days. eu1.hubs.ly/H0jr0Ll0

This week Rachel Gallagher visited the Longwool Perth flock of David Tourish and family. eu1.hubs.ly/H0jr4FM0

Base quotes have reduced by 50c/kg in the space of a week or in excess of €10 per head. eu1.hubs.ly/H0jss3N0

Agents have shown less of an appetite for sheep this week, with factories reportedly handling lower numbers. eu1.hubs.ly/H0jySJM0