Darren
E: dcarty@farmersjournal.ie
T: 01 419 9535
Darren Carty is a sheep and schemes editor in the Irish Farmers Journal, specialising in the sheep and beef sectors. Areas focused on include technical features, grassland management, herd health, breeding and domestic and global market analysis. Darren is a committee member of the Irish Grassland Association and also sits on the management team of the Teagasc / Irish Farmers Journal BETTER Farm and the Dairy Calf to Beef programme. He holds an honours degree in animal science from University College Dublin. Previous to joining the Irish Farmers Journal, he worked as a Teagasc adviser in Galway. He hails from a suckler and sheep farm in Co Galway. Aside from farming, he has a keen interest in sports.
Darren Carty on 19 Nov 2024
Land use policy among main topics at Teagasc/CAFRE uplands symposium
There was a wide array of topics covered at last week’s symposium from land use policy to burning of vegetation.
Darren Carty on 20 Nov 2024
Sheep mart comment: top stores selling upwards of €3.70-€4/kg
The recent lift in grass growth rates and vibrant finished lamb trade is instilling more life into the market for store lambs.
Darren Carty on 20 Nov 2024
Sheep Trends: kill drops to just 37,719 head
Last week’s kill was over 21,500 head lower than the corresponding period week in 2023, with over 40,000 fewer sheep slaughtered in the last fortnight compared with 2023.
Darren Carty on 20 Nov 2024
Organic feed demand surpasses 50,000t
Only a fraction of Ireland’s organic feed requirement is produced domestically, with the Department of Agriculture hoping for an increase in tillage participants in the latest intake.
Darren Carty on 20 Nov 2024
Schemes and payments in-brief
Payments under the BISS, CRISS and ANC schemes have paused ahead of advance payments being sanctioned in the first week of December.
Darren Carty on 20 Nov 2024
Sheep Management: high risk of liver fluke in high percentage of sheep flocks
The Department of Agriculture’s and AFBI’s liver fluke forecast are warning farmers to be aware of a high risk of disease at present.
Darren Carty on 18 Nov 2024
Sheep price update: store lambs top €4/kg in Mountbellew Mart
There was a particularly sharp trade for lighter ram lambs, with the pick of the trade being €150 paid for 35.7kg ram lambs.
Darren Carty on 18 Nov 2024
Sheep price update: Irish lamb price surpasses British farmgate returns
Pressure on British trade in recent weeks and steady upward momentum in Irish farmgate returns has seen prices climbing ahead of the British price.
Darren Carty on 15 Nov 2024
UK imports over 22,000t of Australian sheepmeat in 2024
Import volumes are running over 10,000t higher than in 2023 with Australian exporters taking advantage of increased access under the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement.
Darren Carty on 15 Nov 2024
15 November is D-day for SCEP training
Participants who fail to complete the training will be removed from the programme and monies paid in year one will be recouped.
Darren Carty on 14 Nov 2024
Poor farm viability risks future of uplands areas
Delegates attending this week’s Teagasc and CAFRE Uplands Symposium were told that a failure to address farm viability in uplands areas will lead to land abandonment and reduced social activity.
Darren Carty on 13 Nov 2024
Sheep kill down 20,000 head year on year
The total number of sheep processed in Department of Agriculture approved slaughter plants is now running over 250,000 lower than in 2023.