Sheep
Sheep trade: Dirty sheep being presented to the factory becoming a problem
The bad weather over the past few weeks is making it difficult for farmers to present sheep to factories that...
Sheep
The bad weather over the past few weeks is making it difficult for farmers to present sheep to factories that...
Sheep
With the majority of mid-season flocks set to commence lambing in four-to-six weeks, the importance of adequately feeding ewes now...
Sheep
As we edge closer to the mid-season lambing period, now is the time for farmers to stock up on essential...
Sheep
For the majority of sheep farmers, lambing takes place indoors every spring. However, for some, lambing outdoors is also the...
Buildings
Almost €37 million was paid out to young farmers under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) in 2019. With the...
Beef
Slaughter figures for cattle, sheep and pigs all dropped in January 2020 when compared to the same month of 2019,...
Sheep
With the lambing season fast approaching for many mid-season lambing flocks, now is the time to find out what condition...
Opinion
Much of the focus over the past week or two has been on how much money will be allocated for...
Sheep
Poor weather conditions across the country over the past week have failed to dampen the sheep trade, with mart managers...
Sheep
For the third week in a row, base quotes have increased for hoggets, with prices of up to €6.00/kg readily...
Beef
“77% of the Irish public believe that farmers look after their livestock to a high standard.” This is according to...
Sheep
Members of An Garda Síochána based in the midlands have issued a clear warning to dog owners of the consequences...
Video
Teagasc advisor, Cian Condon, explains how to body condition score (BCS) ewes and the importance of carrying out this job...
Sheep
A sheep was killed while another was injured in an overnight dog attack in Co. Kilkenny over the weekend. Liam...
Sheep
Last October, AgriLand paid a visit to Kenny O’Donnell – who is a pedigree Lleyn breeder – in Belmullet, Co. Mayo. He...
Sheep
Over the past few weeks, ground conditions have deteriorated quite fast due to a number of storms and persistent rain....
Sheep
On Wednesday, February 19, AgriLand paid a visit to James Lorinyenko – who is a pedigree Cheviot breeder – just...
Beef
“Of the 560 trillion grams [teragrams] of methane emitted to the atmosphere every year by ruminant livestock, 550 trillion grams...