Programme aims to help sheep farmers increase output by 20%
Formally launched in Mellows Campus, Athenry, Co Galway, yesterday, the programme will help Ireland’s 30,000 sheep farmers meet their target of increasing the output of the sheep sector by 20%, as detailed in the Food Harvest 2020 report.
The programme will help sheep farmers, who keep a national breeding flock of 2.5 million ewes, to increase efficiency at farm level, increase production nationally, and increase the level of exports of sheep meat.