Tag: sheep

  • FACTORIES REVERSE ON LAMB PRICE CUTS

    FACTORIES REVERSE ON LAMB PRICE CUTS

    IFA National Sheep Chairman Sean Dennehy has said it is clear that the factories overcooked the price cuts last week and are having to reverse this week to get lambs. He said the reality is that supplies are extremely tight and factories are unable to buy lambs at the lower quoted prices. He said factories…

  • IFA Welcomes Sheep Grassland Payment

    IFA National Sheep Committee Chairman John Lynskey has welcomed the announcement from Minster Coveney on the payout of the 2014 Sheep Grassland Scheme to sheep farmers. He said the 2014 Sheep Grassland Scheme will involve payment of €15m for up to 30,000 sheep farmers. John Lynskey said the 2014 Sheep Grassland payment has increased from…

  • IFA WELCOMES NEW EU LAMB PROMOTION CAMPAIGN

    IFA National Sheep Chairman John Lynskey has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney of a new EU lamb promotion campaign to drive consumption across six of Europe’s main consumer markets for lamb. He said the programme will involve €7.7m in promotional expenditure between 2015 and 2017. John Lynskey said IFA has…