Sheep
Sheep focus: Going down the New Zealand route in Co. Laois
Farming 170ac near Rathdowney, Co. Laois, Niall Walsh has well and truly gone down the New Zealand route when it...
Sheep
Farming 170ac near Rathdowney, Co. Laois, Niall Walsh has well and truly gone down the New Zealand route when it...
Sheep
The returns generated on Irish sheep farms are expected to increase strongly this year, according to Teagasc’s Jason Loughrey. Speaking...
Beef
“There is a fodder crisis and an urgent response is needed from the Minister for Agriculture.” That was the most...
N.Ireland
An exchange trip to New Zealand over 40 years ago inspired TV sheep farmer Bobby Lennox to give easy care...
Sheep
Much stronger action is required to address the problem of marauding dog attacks on sheep flocks, according to Irish Farmers’...
Sheep
The factory/farmer sheep price stalemate has continued from last week. Farmers are ‘sticking to their guns’ when it comes to...
N.Ireland
Genetic analysis could become a major selling point for commercial breeders too, farmers at the Northern Ireland sheep conference were...
N.Ireland
Grass management measures as simple as closing the gate behind you could make your business more efficient, grassland advisor Gareth...
Sheep
The lamb trade continues to remain buoyant this week and prices of €5/kg are widely available for factory-fit lambs. The...
Sheep
A total of 20,515 farmers have received their 85% advance payment under the Sheep Welfare Scheme, according to the latest...
Sheep
The final week of breeding for many early April lambing flocks is fast approaching and farmers will be preparing to...
N.Ireland
Several sheep have had to be put down after a dog attacked and savaged a flock in Garvagh, Co. Derry....
Sheep
Over the last number of weeks, the number of sheep slaughtered in Department of Agriculture approved plants has tightened considerably....
Sheep
The lamb market is currently in an ‘in-between period’, as the glut of intensively-finished lambs has yet to become available...
Sheep
Some 20,000 sheep farmers are set to benefit from 85% advance payments under the Sheep Welfare Scheme, the Minister for Agriculture,...
Sheep
On the approach to Albert Ferguson’s ‘Powerview’ Charollais flock in White’s Cross, Co. Cork, one thing becomes truly apparent –...
Sheep
The ‘Clean Livestock Policy’ for sheep is a topic of much debate among farmers – particularly outdoor store finishers and...
N.Ireland
Scottish sheep producer Bobby Lennox, who starred on hit agricultural TV show This Farming Life, is set to head the line-up...