THE critical slump in EU sheep-meat production will be addressed at a conference today and tomorrow, in Limoges, in France, organised by Michel Barnier, the French Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

THE future of the sheep sector, worth more than €400 million a year to the economy, is dependent on an improved return from the lamb price chain, as well as urgent action by the Government to deliver on commitments already given, the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has warned.