Sheep
City commonage farmers campaign for cattle grids
Farmers in Glenasmole, near Tallaght in Dublin, are campaigning for the installation of cattle grids to prevent their sheep from...
Sheep
Farmers in Glenasmole, near Tallaght in Dublin, are campaigning for the installation of cattle grids to prevent their sheep from...
Sheep
Farmers have been reminded that the deadline is looming for Sheep Welfare Scheme forms to be returned. The closing date...
Sheep
The latest research and advice for sheep farmers will be available at the two upcoming Teagasc National Sheep Conferences. An...
Sheep
At a recent event in Haydock in the UK, organised by Bimeda, key leaders and industry experts joined forces with...
N.Ireland
Two Northern Ireland sheep farmers have been nominated to replace outgoing British Wool Board chairman Ian Buchanan as the Northern...
Sheep
Sheep factories are remaining noticeably quiet when it comes to offering base quotes this week. However, the general consensus is...
Sheep
A significant number of sheep and goat census forms have already been returned, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Sheep
Gardai are investigating after a flock of 30 sheep were attacked by dogs in Mohill, Co. Leitrim, in the early...
Sheep
Lamb prices continue to plug along at 480c/kg. In recent days, some plants have attempted to tighten their grip on...
Sheep
With one farmer losing 40 ewes in the space of six weeks, dog attacks are getting more frequent, according to...
Sheep
Meat factories and the Department of Agriculture must take into account the continuous wet weather over recent weeks in the...
Sheep
A total of 338 lambs have been stolen from a single farm in the UK, according to the East Anglian...
Agri Politics
Incoming dairy, sheep and hill committee chairmen for the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Tom Phelan, Sean Dennehy and Flor McCarthy respectively, have...
Sheep
There are fears that the area affected by the Schmallenberg virus (SBV) has increased and spread further north in 2017,...
Sheep
Buoyed by strong export demand and relatively tight supplies, base spring lamb quotes are edging closer to the 500c/kg mark....
Sheep
The volume and value of Irish sheepmeat exports grew by 14% and 12% respectively in 2017, according to Bord Bia’s...
Sheep
SheepNet – an EU-wide drive – is examining possible avenues to increase the productivity of the European sheep flock. Involving...
Sheep
Lambing is fast approaching on many mid-season lambing flocks. Given this, it’s an ideal time to undertake clostridial vaccinations. ‘Booster’...