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Farmers unions across the UK have urged their retrospective governments to intervene after British Wool was refused access to a UK Government fund…
There are currently no active cases of Covid-19 in meat plants in the country, according to Meat Industry Ireland (MII). The industry body…
June tends to be a very busy month for sheep shearers across the country and this year, like every other, has been no…
“The EU’s landmark Farm to Fork Strategy will, in the not-too-distant future, be on our doorstep. It presents more questions than answers.” That’s…
The nation’s love for kebabs and pizza helped takeaway sales of lamb and cheese soar by 80% during lockdown, according to estimates by…
A strong trade for store lambs was reported at Dowra Mart’s weekly sheep sale on Friday last, June 19. Lambs as light as…
A total of 1.547 million tonnes of fertiliser were sold from October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019. This equates to 524,325t of…
“Imports of lambs are causing huge disruption for local farmers who can’t even get quotes for such animals. At the same time they…
The challenges of viability in the beef and sheep sector have again been highlighted in a new report from Teagasc, which found that…
Another tough week looks to be in store for farmers that have lambs ready for the factory – as base quotes fall once…
Speaking to mart managers over the last week, heavy lamb prices have dipped slightly again compared to the previous week. In general, factory…
“Europe can tell us how many cows are born every year, but they cannot tell us how many farmers are killed at work.”…
Problems with sheep becoming lame are unfortunately too common, especially this time of the year when the weather is dry and the ground…
Vitamin, mineral and trace elements are a key concern at all stages of farm animals’ life cycle. Trace elements play a vital role…
Sheep farmers have been encouraged to ‘box clever’ when it comes to getting the balance right with lamb weights in factories by Sean…
The European Parliament has approved a special committee of inquiry into the welfare of animals during transport. The vote took place today –…
This week’s price cuts are yet another blow for sheep farmers, having been left out of any Covid-19 support packages thus far, according…
On this week’s FarmLand, we look at the coalition government formation and how the programme for government will affect Irish agriculture; and we find…
