Rural Life
Lambs missing for 3 days rescued from 12m mine shaft by firefighters
A pair of lambs which had been missing for three days were rescued by firefighters from a 12m (39ft) mine...
Rural Life
A pair of lambs which had been missing for three days were rescued by firefighters from a 12m (39ft) mine...
Sheep
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is calling for the requirement for the tagging of newborn lambs to...
Sheep
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Sheep Committee chairman Sean Dennehy has confirmed that factories are offering up to €6.20 per kilo...
Sheep
Irish lamb prices are expected to stay strong, at least in the short term, according to Bord Bia’s sheep and...
Agri-Business
Without the usual festive socialising, a couple in Co. Donegal say they have plenty to do on their farm instead...
Sheep
“I’d advise farmers to go to the mart with their heavy lambs instead of the factory for sure.” That’s the...
Sheep
Lamb processors have been criticised for allegedly “hammering local producers on weight limits” while paying out for heavier imported lambs....
Sheep
The positivity around the sheep trade continues as processors move base quotes for lambs up a further 10c/kg on last...
Sheep
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Barry Cowen, is being called on to explain “as a matter of urgency”...
Rural Life
Insurance costs are a major factor in Stonebrook Pet Farm remaining closed post-Covid, according to the owner Jackie Ronaldson. The...
Sheep
The good weather saw a smaller sale of sheep at Loughrea Mart on Thursday, July 2. On the day, there...
Sheep
Problems with sheep becoming lame are unfortunately too common, especially this time of the year when the weather is dry...
Sheep
Over the last number of weeks, grass growth rates have taken a huge hit in account of the dry weather...
Video
How-to carry out good hygiene practices in the lambing shed, with Agriland’s Michael Geary
Sheep
Lambs – and how they are the key driver of profitability – was the key focus of Noirin McHugh of...
Sheep
“In order for the Sheep Ireland database to grow and improve, we need to add to the 10,000 ewes that...
Sheep
Looking back on 2019, it will come as no surprise to farmers that the sheep kill was way below 2018...
Rural Life
A farming family in the midlands had a pleasant post-Christmas novelty last month with the arrival of six hale and...