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Suckler-beef and sheep farming in stone wall country
William John Fitzmaurice is a suckler and sheep farmer based between Athleague and Rour Roads Co. Roscommon. He is farming...
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William John Fitzmaurice is a suckler and sheep farmer based between Athleague and Rour Roads Co. Roscommon. He is farming...
N.Ireland
Sheep farmers have been neglected in the recently published agricultural reform proposals for Northern Ireland (NI), according to Sinn Féin...
Agri-Business
The Tipperary-based farm-management software company Herdwatch, has created a new sheep management app, ‘Flockwatch’. Herdwatch was co-founded out of the...
N.Ireland
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson has said that the international beef sector is responding to the...
Sheep News
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that potential shortages in feed and fertiliser will have a severe impact on...
Rural Life
Legislation is needed before the summer season to ban dogs from farmland and hills, according to an Irish Farmers’ Association...
Agri-Business
The number of cattle slaughtered in January rose by over 7% compared to the same month in 2021, according to...
Rural Life
A Mayo farmer has spoken of his relief after sheep handling equipment stolen from his yard was recovered. Around 1:00a.m...
Sheep Technical
Almost 50% of total lamb losses occur in the first 48 hours of life, with a further 11% coming to...
Beef News
The latest Eurostat livestock report which was published this week shows that some livestock figures in the EU are in...
Sheep Technical
Bringing clusters of farmers together in hot spot areas is delivering a coordinated response to sheep scab result in the...
Sheep Technical
The availability of a new blood test is driving hopes that sheep scab can be eradicated in the foreseeable future....
N.Ireland
Research veterinarian, Paul Crawford, is developing a farm management programme to address the challenge of sheep scab in Northern Ireland....
Tillage Technical
There are many thoughts on the best way to destroy cover crops at this time of year, in preparation for...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s beef and sheep industry is in a state of deep shock, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission...
Dairy News
The overall number of cattle, sheep and pigs in the country increased in December 2021, according to the Central Statistics...
Beef
The media’s profiling of the Irish livestock sector has been criticised by vice-chair of the Beef Plan Movement (BPM), John...
Agri-Business
A small food business in Co. Mayo producing sheep’s milk yoghurt and cheese has decided to offer a free trial...