Organic lamb numbers set to triple – but 50pc missing out on premium prices
Two thirds of the country's organic farmers are in the west. Photo: Gerry Faughnan
The number of organic lambs is set to triple, but up to 50pc are currently ‘leaking’ into conventional systems, potentially missing out on premium prices.
Jack Nolan, senior inspector with the Department of Agriculture, told a recent Teagasc webinar that Ireland will have 180,000 fully organic breeding ewes by 2026, with triple the number of organic lambs.
