Sheep
How sheep farmers can improve flock performance
Details of changes farmers can make to their sheep enterprises to improve their flock performance was the focus of a...
Ewe
Agri Politics
Budget 2024: Will it put more money in farmers' pockets?
All eyes are on Leinster House today (Tuesday, October 10) as the Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath and Public Expenditure...
Rural Life
Surfer saves sheep from drowning off Clare cliff
By Gordon Deegan A Lahinch surfer has saved an ‘exhausted’ sheep from drowning after the sheep had fallen off a...
N.Ireland
Breeders split on merits of four-day Balmoral Show
The four-day Balmoral Show format has worked for Co. Down Blonde breeder William McElroy. But there is an almost equal...
Sheep
Coveney not commiting to IFA €20 ewe premium proposal
An IFA proposal for €20 per ewe direct payment to assist sheep and hill farmers has got a less than favourable...
Sheep
Kiwi sheep gives birth to quadruplet lambs
A two-year old Southdown ewe in New Zealand has given birth to healthy quadruplet lambs – a rarity in the...
Beef
Good weather encourages a significant turnout of cattle in Co. Tipperary
Large numbers of cattle will be turned out in the Co. Tipperary area this week, according to Teagasc Drystock Advisor...
Sheep
'Colostrum feeding is critical to prevent lambs dying from exposure'
Given the current unseasonal weather conditions lambs must get colostrum as soon as they are born, according to Teagasc Business...
Sheep
Hill lambing season to get underway within days
Hill ewes in North Co Mayo will start lambing within the next fortnight, according to Porturlin flock owner Tony Flannery....
Sheep
Managing lambs in the peak lambing week
Traditionally, St Patrick’s week is the peak time for lambing and Teagasc recently reported that ewes have scanned well this year with...
Sheep
Schmallenberg threat fails to materialise
The much talked about threat of a widespread Schmallenberg outbreak this year has not come to pass, according to Teagasc...
Sheep
Bluestone should not be used in Texel sheep footbaths, expert warns
Texel sheep producers should not use bluestone in foot baths, according to independent veterinary consultant Dr Fiona Lovett. Speaking at...
Sheep
Body condition determines ewe feeding programmes
Flockowners should body condition score (BCS) each ewe at scanning and then again a month before lambing in order to...
N.Ireland
Genetics research to improve ewe longevity
New research funded by EBLEX into the genetics of ewe longevity could benefit the sheep industry on the back of...