Sheep News
Irish Grown Wool Council panel discussion at Showcase Ireland
The Irish Grown Wool Council will today (Monday, January 20) host a panel discussion at one of Ireland’s largest international...
Sheep
Agri-Business
Dawn Meats invests €1.5m in Waterford solar panel project
Dawn Meats has invested €1.5 million in a newly completed solar panel project at its Grannagh site in Co. Waterford....
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Watch: The multipurpose material for the agricultural sector
Discover how Stokbord is the multipurpose material for the agricultural sector and is taking the agricultural and equestrian world by...
Rural Life
Sligo students to take sheep wool and concrete project 'large scale'
Aoife Fadian and Jessica O’Connor from Ursuline College, Co. Sligo have made plans to take their sustainable sheep wool project...
Sheep
Galway and Meath to host lowland sheep conference
The Teagasc National Lowland Sheep Conference takes place on Tuesday, January 28 at the Ard Rí House Hotel, Tuam, Co....
Agri Politics
What will farmers get from draft programme for govt?
A number of new measures are being pledged for the agricultural sector under the new draft programme for government published...
Agri-Business
Irish MEP calls for new EU expert group on livestock
The European Commission must establish a high-level expert group on sustainable livestock, according to an Irish MEP. Maria Walsh, who...
N.Ireland
Concern about foot-and-mouth in NI with lack of import ban
Concern is mounting in some political spheres about the lack of a ban on the import of livestock from Germany...
Rural Life
Court tells man charged with sheep theft to stay away from farms
By Anne Lucey A 29-year-old man has appeared before Killarney District Court charged with stealing a sheep in lamb and...
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Real profits start after 3rd lactation - are your cows making it?
Are you aware that the real profits begin after the third lactation? Research shows that it typically takes two lactations...
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Gardaí call on walkers to keep dogs on leads near sheep
Gardaí in counties Laois and Offaly have called on dog owners who are walking in rural areas to keep their...
Sheep
Kerry farmer catches intruder cutting throats of sheep
A farmer in Kerry has called for justice following the death of two of his pregnant sheep, who were reportedly...
Sheep
Watch: Locals work to rescue sheep from deep snow on the Galtees
Following many days of treacherous weather conditions in some parts of the country, numerous sheep are being rescued from the...
Rural Life
Gardaí launch investigation into death of sheep in Kerry
Gardaí have launched an investigation into an incident of “animal cruelty” that occurred on a farm in Clonkeen, Co. Kerry,...
Rural Life
'It was like Mt Everest' - Kerry farmer saves sheep from heavy snow
A sheep farmer in Co. Kerry has told Agriland how he had to make his way through several feet of...
Sheep News
Bord Bia: Value of sheepmeat exports down 6% in 2024
The value of Irish sheepmeat exports dropped for the second consecutive year in 2024, falling by 6% compared to the...
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Calf milk replacer range with Opti-Skim sees expansion
Auctus has now launched the newest edition to its calf milk replacer product range. There are now seven calf milk...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia: Value of live exports increases 30% in 2024 to €340m
The value of live exports of animals from Ireland stood at €340 million during 2024, an increase of almost 30%...
Sheep
Three sheep die and 57 rescued following flooding in Scotland
Three sheep died and 57 were rescued after becoming stranded during flooding on farmland in Scotland on the last day...
Sheep
Shauna the sheep brings joy to Kinsale Community Hospital
Shauna the sheep is bringing joy to elderly people in Kinsale Community Hospital where the ewe’s gentle nature has proven...
Sheep
Sheep dead, injured and missing following dog attack in Co. Kerry
A Co. Kerry sheep farmer has reported one sheep dead and four injured following a dog attack on St. Stephen’s...