Sheep News
Lambing season is a busy time on sheep farms and can often be filled with both joy and despair, but...
N.Ireland
The Public Health Agency (PHA) in Northern Ireland has advised pregnant women to avoid close...
Rural Life
Co. Longford farmer and author, John Connell, has just had his fifth book 'Twelve sheep: Life...
Mole Valley Farmers is urging farmers to wear gloves at lambing to prevent sepsis risk, and is...
The odds were "defied" after a set of triplet heifer calves were born on a farm in Co. Monaghan...
Sheep
Independent councillor Michael McClafferty has urged members of the public or hill walkers that...
As farmers may be looking to assess their flock for the next breeding season once they are dried...
Lambing time is stressful on farms, and can be made worse when dealing with problem ewes. Many...
During the lambing season you never know what will face you and unfortunately in cases, despite...
Colostrum is the single most important feed lambs will consume in the first few hours of life....
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is being called on to show greater flexibility...
Video
Meet David Beattie, a sheep farmer from Co. Cavan who has built up a flock of 300 purebred Lleyn...
In this video, we get a glimpse into farming 300 ewes at lambing time beside the Blackstairs...
In the latest Teagasc Ovicast episode Tomás O’Leary, a sheep farmer from Co. Kerry who is part...
Agri Politics
A Department of Agriculture advertisement from the 1980s featuring "Bonzo the dog" has been...
For many flocks lambing down in March, thoughts should be turning to see what supplies are on the...
Some farms will be in the thick of lambing while many others will be hitting the ground running...
With many mid-season lambing flocks in the process of scanning their ewes, it won't be long before...
At this time of the year, farmers up and down the country will either be in the middle or coming to...
As we enter into the busy lambing period, farmers across the country are more than likely going to...
As we enter into the mid-season lambing period, a number of health issues are bound to arise over...
For many farmers, the mid-season lambing period has arrived, while for others it is just around the...
