Sheep
Watch: 'Difficult to continue' with lack of sleep during lambing
Like many other farmers at the moment, farmers Pat and Catherine Murray from Gorey, Co. Wexford are experiencing late nights...
Sheep
Like many other farmers at the moment, farmers Pat and Catherine Murray from Gorey, Co. Wexford are experiencing late nights...
Sheep
Making small changes to how you approach your lambing season on the farm could prove to make a significant impact...
Sheep
Following the turnout of ewes to grass post-lambing, close attention must be paid to the health of the flock during...
Sheep
While it is not possible to keep every lamb alive, there are measures farmers can take to reduce mortality rates...
Rural Life
As we approach peak lambing season, the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) is issuing a...
Sheep
A pedigree Lleyn flock owner in Co. Mayo is confirming a 204% scanning figure in the run up to the...
Beef
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) is urging the investigation of any birth deformities seen in calves...
Sheep
During the busy lambing season on many farms, farmers are aware of the physical strain assisting the birth of a...
Sheep
As sheep farmers are well aware, ensuring that newborn lambs receive adequate supplies of colostrum is critical during lambing. The...
Sheep Technical
While lambing replacement ewes at one-year-old is a common practice in many flocks, some farmers prefer to first lamb replacements...
Sheep Technical
Farmers planning for the upcoming breeding season may now be looking at ways to ensure they have sufficient grass cover...
Sheep
Students from the University of Galway have won a prize for developing a software to help farmers monitor the behaviour...
Rural Life
Two gardaí had a ‘ewe-nique experience’ while on duty this week in Co. Louth as they helped to deliver a...
Sheep
A farm in Co. Cavan has welcomed its first set of sextuplets, after a seven-year-old Bluefaced Lecister ewe gave birth...
Rural Life
A new four-part series on TG4, Mná na Talún, is set to follow four female farmers across the four seasons...
Sheep
Over the next few weeks, the bulk of the mid-season lambing flocks across the country will be lambing down. During...
Buildings
With the lambing and calving season underway, it is important farmers keep in mind the importance of good ventilation in...
Sheep
The lambing season may be underway on some farms but, for the majority of farmers, their ewes won’t lamb down...