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Achieving maximum utilisation of forage crops with sheep

January 21, 2021

The key to improving utilisation of a forage crop is to choose the correct crop for your farm and farming system. Different crop…

Farmers shocked at closure of ‘one of the best’ sheep marts in Ireland

January 19, 2021

Beef

It is never a nice job to report a closure of any business, let alone a local mart. Unfortunately, this was the case…

10 tips for an easier lambing season

January 17, 2021

Sheep

With many mid-season lambing flocks in the process of scanning their ewes, it won’t be long before that first ewe drops and the…

Sheep management: Fluke control at this stage of the season

January 17, 2021

Sheep

It’s been a wet winter on farms across the country, and with sheep out grazing for much of this period, problems with liver…

Preparing to take on a farm worker this spring?

January 16, 2021

Dairy

As Ireland is enduring the Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions, it has been questioned whether this will impact the sources and requirements of on-farm…

Turning attentions to administering clostridial vaccinations

January 14, 2021

Sheep

With the lambing season for mid-season flocks fast approaching, it’s time for farmers to start thinking about administering clostridial vaccinations. It is important…

‘Dosing for fluke, if required, and identifying lame ewes should be a priority now’

January 12, 2021

Sheep

Dosing for fluke, if required, and identifying lame ewes now should be a priority for in-lamb ewes, so that they can be treated…

Working group on PGI status is 2021 priority for LMC

January 11, 2021

N.Ireland

Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive Ian Stevenson expects 2021 to be a busy year for farmers, processers and all associated stakeholder…

Surfer saves sheep from drowning off Clare cliff

January 7, 2021

Rural Life

By Gordon Deegan A Lahinch surfer has saved an ‘exhausted’ sheep from drowning after the sheep had fallen off a cliff edge at…

AFBI warns farmers of the risks posed by certain ornamental plants to sheep

January 3, 2021

N.Ireland

As the winter months continue, the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) wants to make farmers aware of the risk of plant poisoning in…

Slatted or dry bedded housing for sheep: What questions do I need to ask myself before deciding?

December 20, 2020

Sheep

They may not be the most common sight on sheep farms, but they are becoming more popular…and that is slatted units. The cost…

Restrictions on movements to NI ‘will be life changing’ – UK sheep farmers

December 19, 2020

Sheep

The National Sheep Association (NSA) in the UK has said it is “outraged” by the situation faced by sheep breeders in Northern Ireland…

Long-keep stores ‘not as hot a trade’ at Kingscourt on Monday

December 16, 2020

Sheep

Long-keep stores were not as hot a trade at Kingscourt Mart on Monday (December 14) according to mart spokesperson, Nigel Gilmer. Heavy, well-fleshed…

Census forms issue to 47,000 sheep and goat farmers

December 15, 2020

Sheep

Annual sheep and goat census forms have issued to over 47,000 sheep and goat keepers registered with the Department of Agriculture, Food and…

Galway sheep farmer tells court of ‘heartbreak’ over dog attacks on sheep

November 26, 2020

Breaking News

By Gordon Deegan A Galway sheep farmer today (Thursday November 26) told a court that he has been left ‘broken-hearted’ by 10 separate…

Beef Focus: Running a bull-beef finishing system alongside 500 breeding ewes

November 15, 2020

Beef

Located on the outskirts of Delvin village in Co. Westmeath, beef and sheep farmer Colin Crowe can be found farming his land. AgriLand took…

Sheep farmers ‘severely disadvantaged’ with online mart sales – ICSA

November 2, 2020

Sheep

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that sheep farmers are facing “enormous difficulties” as a result of the current…

Project Baa Baa celebrates contribution of sheep to our lives

October 24, 2020

Rural Life

Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture is hosting ‘Project Baa Baa’, a unique online programme celebrating the cultural, economic and environmental contribution of…

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