Environment
Lime - cheapest and most effective soil conditioner
A leading Teagasc climate advisor has welcomed the significant upturn in agricultural lime usage recorded throughout Ireland over recent years....
Environment
A leading Teagasc climate advisor has welcomed the significant upturn in agricultural lime usage recorded throughout Ireland over recent years....
N.Ireland
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has predicted that lamb sales during Easter in the UK will be “epic”...
Sheep
With the hogget trade improving each week, their supply has shown a slight increase recently in comparison to previous weeks....
Sheep Technical
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) has released a report detailing the results of a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...
Sheep
Farmers with factory-fit hoggets are being urged to “sell hard” to capitalise on the current prices in the hogget trade....
Agri-Business
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has launched its 2024 “No Dogs Allowed” campaign as it says the government and local...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued almost €90 million to farmers under beef and sheep scheme...
Rural Life
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is set to be part of a new national stakeholder group on dog control, established...
Sheep
Issues with the supply of lamb from New Zealand to the United Kingdom (UK) is having a knock-on effect with...
Sheep News
In 2023, UK sheepmeat imports totalled 37,900t from New Zealand (NZ) and Australia. According to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development...
Sheep
Sheep sales at Manorhamilton Mart in Co. Leitrim were certainly lively this week, as the trade for hoggets and cull...
Sheep
At a time when hogget prices are climbing to new heights, their supplies have become tighter in recent weeks. This...
Sheep
Following attacks on sheep by dogs in Co. Galway, dog wardens have been conducting door to door enquiries as a...
N.Ireland
Heavy snow hit all of Co. Fermanagh overnight with many farmers unable to get out of their lanes until mid-morning....
Agri-Business
The chief executive officer (CEO) of Hilton Food Group, Steve Murrells, will be among the speakers to address the UK...
Agri-Business
Australian lamb production is set to break a new record in 2024, beating the previous year’s record achieved in 2023....
Rural Life
The tradition of women proposing marriage on a leap day is not for everyone, as marts across the country are...
Sheep
While it is not possible to keep every lamb alive, there are measures farmers can take to reduce mortality rates...