Beef
Beef Plan Movement criticises media’s profiling of Irish livestock sector
The media’s profiling of the Irish livestock sector has been criticised by vice-chair of the Beef Plan Movement (BPM), John...
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...
Sheep Technical
A Co. Derry sheep producer has highlighted the benefits of using Electronic Identification (EID) technology and data recording to obtain...
Sheep Technical
Developing effective grassland management systems for sheep was the theme recently addressed by Dr. Phil Creighton, during his presentation to...
Grass
A leading grassland expert has suggested that significant numbers of sheep and other livestock farmers cannot identify perennial ryegrass and...
Rural Life
By Gordon Deegan Controversial horse trainer, Stephen Mahon, has avoided jail after paying €6,500 compensation to a 67-year-old farmer left...
Sheep News
“I understand the frustration farmers have with the level of the quality assurance (QA) bonuses on offer, but we have...
Sheep News
Volumes of sheepmeat imports from New Zealand to Ireland in 2021 witnessed an increase, according to sheep sector manager at...
Sheep News
The deadline for return of sheep and goat census forms has been extended to Monday, February 14, Minister for Agriculture,...
Sheep News
The outgoing chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Sheep Committee has called for more to be done to encourage...
Sheep
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has advised sheep farmers to take a strong stance with factories on...
N.Ireland
Sheep producers are demanding full recognition within Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots’ recently published farm reform...
Sheep
The value of Irish sheepmeat exported in 2021 increased by 15% on 2020 figures, which had also witnessed an increase...
Sheep
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is being called on to show greater flexibility around sheep farm inspections...
Sheep News
Sean Dennehy has said that he can’t see why market conditions won’t remain strong for 2022, in what has been...
Sheep
A hill sheep farmer has said that a dog attack that left 20 ewes dead and more injured and missing...
Sheep News
The Sm@ll Ruminant Technologies (Sm@RT) project, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 research programme, aims to share knowledge and improve...
Sheep Technical
Tightening grass supplies and poor underfoot conditions on sheep farms are making it difficult to manage stock, as is often...