N.Ireland
'Timing of lamb imports designed to undermine local prices'
The volume of lamb imported from New Zealand and Australia through Belfast port in 2015 is deeply concerning, according to...
N.Ireland
The volume of lamb imported from New Zealand and Australia through Belfast port in 2015 is deeply concerning, according to...
Sheep
Increasing the number of lambs sold per hectare will have a big impact on profitability of a mid-season sheep flock, recent...
Sheep
The particularly inclement weather of the last two months has led to many flocks being housed earlier than normal. A number of...
Sheep
Feeding sheep cheap rations in late pregnancy may not always be the best option, according to UCD’s Tommy Boland. Speaking...
Sheep
The sheep trade has been strong in recent weeks on the back of strong demand, according to Bord Bia. It...
Sheep
Higher lamb crops in 2016 and the increased number of expected triplets could lead to management problems on many sheep...
Grass
Lambs grow quicker and reach slaughter weight earlier when they graze multi-species swards, according to UCD PhD student, Connie Grace....
Sheep
Farmers need to rethink their sheep dosing strategies, as resistance to worm doses is growing in Ireland, according to UCD’s...
Sheep
Religious festivals will continue to impact on demand for sheepmeat during the year, according to Bord Bia. In its 2016...
Sheep
An IFA proposal for €20 per ewe direct payment to assist sheep and hill farmers has got a less than favourable...
Sheep
Lambing percentages will be up by as much as 10%, year-on-year, according to Teagasc sheep specialist Ciaran Lynch. “This is...
Sheep
The closing date for returns of the 2015 sheep and goat census to the Department of Agriculture is January 29,...
Sheep
There are three key metabolic diseases that sheep farmers should look out for in their flocks, according to Tommy Heffernan....
Sheep
Sheepmeat exports from New Zealand during November 2015 reached their highest level for the month since 2000, according to AHDB....
Sheep
The sheep trade continues its upward momentum on the back of good demand and relatively tight supplies following the festive season,...
Beef
Overall imports of beef into the UK in November were back 14% on last year at 20,000t, according to the...
Sheep
The trade for factory and butcher hoggets continues to remain buoyant across the country’s sheep marts, with the best of...
Agri-Business
The TSE ban prohibiting the export of sheepmeat from the EU to the US could be lifted by the end...