Sheep
Senior Signet breeding specialist, Laura Eyles, has confirmed the potential of genomics within the sheep sector.
This year’s six-week lambing season for Co Antrim-based, EasyCare sheep farmer Campbell Tweed, peaked on April 27
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is confirming a strong interest in its agricultural degree courses.
N.Ireland
Antrim sheep farmer, Campbell Tweed, believes that Irish lamb prices will remain strong over the coming months.
A contraction in supplies will be the key factor determining international sheep market trends over the coming months.
Sheep farmers from many parts of Ireland attended the 2024 ‘EasyCare’ sheep open evening, held in Co Antrim.
Teagasc sheep specialist, Eoin Dunne, is to speak at an EasyCare open evening. The event will be hosted by Campbell Tweed
There is strong demand for wool shedding sheep across the UK and Ireland with the continuing growth in Easycare numbers a case in point.
Well-known EasyCare sheep breeder, Campbell Tweed, has expressed a strong degree of confidence in the future of lamb prices.
Assessing the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) within agriculture is the focus of investigation for a 2024 Nuffield Scholar
The science of genomics is set to revolutionise the pace at which genetic improvement can be secured within the sheep sector.
Campbell Tweed will host an EasyCare open evening at his Ballycoose farm, near Carncastle in Co. Antrim, on Tuesday, August 1.
Demand for EasyCare, self-shedding, sheep is fast increasing in New Zealand with breeders there looking to the UK and Ireland
Sheep News
Significant numbers of Irish lambs are currently being finished with too-low a fat score, according to Bord Bia's sheep sector manager
Members of the East Wicklow EasyCare (EWE) sheep group recently visited the Co. Antrim flock of Campbell Tweed.
