Sheep
Take caution when drafting lambs as kill outs decline
Farmers have been urged to be careful when drafting lambs, as kill out percentages have fallen in recent weeks. Despite...
Sheep
Farmers have been urged to be careful when drafting lambs, as kill out percentages have fallen in recent weeks. Despite...
Agri-Business
A sheep farmer in Co. Kerry has said that he is still worried for his flock almost three weeks after...
Sheep
Lameness issues will impact on performance and already, cases of scald in lambs are becoming an issue on farms across the...
Sheep
Gardaí have launched an investigation following the discovery of 10 dead lambs which were dumped in a river near Dunleer,...
Sheep
Colostrum is the single most important feed lambs will consume in the first few hours of life. Colostrum offers a...
Sheep Technical
Almost 50% of total lamb losses occur in the first 48 hours of life, with a further 11% coming to...
Sheep
Increased demand for lamb from the food services sector – as normal opening hours return – should drive farmers prices...
Sheep
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said it is “demanding answers” from processors, asserting that lambs imported...
Sheep
Speaking to mart managers during the week, many have commented on the growing demand among farmers for store and ewe...
Sheep
Recent rainfall across the country has helped to drive grass growth rates once again, and this will be a welcome...
Agri-Business
Recent figures, up to the end of May, show a further tightening of supplies of lambs coming from Northern Ireland...
Sheep
The mix of good, warm and at times wet weather is leading to strong growth rates across the country –...
Sheep News
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is advising farmers to take full advantage of the buoyant lamb...
Sheep
Lameness problems on sheep farmers are never-ending, whether it be a lame ewe or lamb. Lately, a number of issues...
Sheep
Recently, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) released its Nematodirus forecast. Nematodirus, along with coccidiosis, are two...
Rural Life
A pair of lambs which had been missing for three days were rescued by firefighters from a 12m (39ft) mine...
Sheep
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is calling for the requirement for the tagging of newborn lambs to...
Sheep
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Sheep Committee chairman Sean Dennehy has confirmed that factories are offering up to €6.20 per kilo...