The 6th Annual Sheep Ireland Elite €uroStar Multi-breed ram sale took place on Saturday (Aug 27th) in Tullamore Co. Offaly. This was the largest Sheep Ireland sale held to date,…

A new Ultrasound Scanning (Muscle and Fat depth) Report has been launched for all LambPlus members. This report displays the muscle and fat depth recorded, as well as the weight…

We have launched a new “Inbreeding Checker” for all LambPlus members. The Inbreeding Checker will allow breeders to compare up to 5 potential rams at a time, against all the females…

Kevin McDermott Sheep IReland explains some of the difference found in the CPT between 2013 and 2015 when comparing 1 Star vs 5 Star at an individual trait level over…

Directions: Teagasc Event signs will be used to direct you to the farms Aidan & Anne Murphy – Farm will be sign posted from the N11 approximately 1 km north…

Our current scanning machines were simply too old, prone to breakdowns and are no longer serviceable. The new machines will be a major improvement and will hopefully contribute to capturing more accurate data, due…

If you wish to have your flock scanned for Muscle and Fat depth this year please TEXT the word SCANNING to 0894577665 before the 22nd of May. Ultrasound scanning information…

Over the past number of days Sheep Ireland have been visiting the Central Progeny Test flocks to capture lambs 40 day weights. All CPT ewes and lambs have been weighed…

The Irish Grassland Association will be holding its 2016 Sheep Conference on Tuesday the 26th of April in Wicklow. There will be a morning conference in Lawless’ Hotel, Aughrim, Co.Wicklow followed by an exciting afternoon farm walk with local Farmer John Pringle. It promises to be an excellent event with an exciting line-up of Speakers and topics. Gene Ireland is delighted to be co-sponsoring this event with Mullinahone Co-op. Click below to find out more!

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