Sheep
Sheep focus: Data recording driving flock performance in Co. Limerick
Since joining Sheep Ireland as a full performance recording flock, the performance of the flock in Salesian Agricultural College at...
Sheep
Since joining Sheep Ireland as a full performance recording flock, the performance of the flock in Salesian Agricultural College at...
Sheep
The third year of the Sheep Welfare Scheme will commence on Saturday, February 2, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and...
Beef
Farmers will begin to spread slurry around the country next week. First and foremost in their minds should be safety....
Sheep
Lambing is fast approaching on many mid-season lambing flocks. Given this, it’s an ideal time to undertake clostridial vaccinations. ‘Booster’...
Sheep
Stricter enforcement needs to be brought in for the microchipping of dogs, according to the chair of the Irish Farmers’...
Beef
New legislation is to be brought forward to make CCTV mandatory in all areas of Scottish abattoirs where live animals...
Beef
Buffer zones for surface waters increase from 5m to 10m in the first two weeks after the prohibited spreading period...
Machinery
As slurry season nears – some farmers will be able to spread from January 13 – the most important thing...
Rural Life
A sheep farmer fed up with the inaction against dog attacks on flocks has decided to take matters into his...
Sheep
Factory quotes for lambs continue to edge upwards again this week, with many processors increasing their offerings by 5-10c/kg compared...
Dairy
An end to the closed period for spreading slurry, artificial fertiliser, farmyard manure and other organic fertilisers is in sight....
Sheep
A somewhat horrifying video has emerged on social media over recent days, which shows a group of dogs attacking a...
Sheep
A study carried at UCD (University College Dublin) Lyons Farm during 2015 and 2016 showed that lambs produced from multi-species...
Sheep
When harvested at the correct growth stage, grass silage can be a low-cost, high-quality feed for pregnant ewes. In order...
Dairy
A renewed ‘memorandum of understanding’ (MOU) has been signed by Teagasc and Animal Health Ireland (AHI), building on the co-operation...
Agri Politics
A politician in the UK has called for “serious consideration” of measures such as a meat tax in an address...
Sheep
SheepNet will hold its next transnational workshop in Ireland this June with the final seminar taking place in France at...
Beef
As Temporary Veterinary Inspector (TVI) industrial action continues in meat plants around the country, concern is mounting among industry stakeholders,...