Opinion
Opinion: Top-level shearers are akin Olympic athletes
The achievement notched up by Co. Tyrone shearing specialist, Tom Perry, during his recent record-breaking attempt is nothing short of...
Opinion
The achievement notched up by Co. Tyrone shearing specialist, Tom Perry, during his recent record-breaking attempt is nothing short of...
N.Ireland
A farmer from Co. Tyrone has set a new record after sheering 858 lambs in a mammoth nine-hour solo sheep-shearing...
Sponsored
When it comes to heat detection, Co. Armagh-based farmer who milks a 150-strong Holstein herd on her family holding, has...
N.Ireland
Campbell Tweed will host an EasyCare open evening at his Ballycoose farm, near Carncastle in Co. Antrim, on Tuesday, August...
Sheep
Demand for EasyCare, self-shedding sheep is fast increasing in New Zealand with breeders there looking to the UK and Ireland...
Rural Life
By Barbara Collins Have you noticed that a certain South American animal is more and more common in our fields?...
Agri-Business
Galway Sheep farmers are set to be offered a price of €2.50/kg for their wool at the annual Native Irish...
Sheep News
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Sheep Committee chair Kevin Comiskey has been elected as a vice-chair of the Copa-Cogeca working...
Agri Politics
The new Irish Grown Wool Council (IGWC) presents an opportunity to ensure a “fair return” for sheep farmers on their...
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If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Sheep
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has strongly welcomed the official formation of the all-island Irish Grown Wool...
Agri-Business
A new research and innovation hub has been created to provide technical expertise to the recently formed all-island Irish Grown...
Sheep
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has welcomed the establishment of an all island Wool Council following a...
Agri-Business
A sheep farmer in Co. Galway, who has repurposed wool to make hypo-allergenic pillows, believes that sleep is one of...
Agri-Business
There is a “resilient and determined momentum towards growth” within the Irish sheep sector, however this cannot be translated into...
Sheep
Roscommon Sheep Breeders’ Association has had a motion passed by Roscommon County Council that the sheep featured on the county...
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The Farm Well Hub is a new Irish on-line resource specifically dedicated to farmers mental health & wellbeing. The Farm...
Rural Life
A student at the Ursuline Convent, Thurles, who is from a farming background in Ardcroney, sourced wool from a neighbouring...
Rural Life
A new hospice building in Co. Roscommon received a funding boost recently after more than 50 sheep farmers around the...
Sheep News
It has been a fantastic year for Ireland’s native breed The Galway, according to Blatnaid Gallagher, a founder of the...
Sheep News
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that 2023 must be a turning point for the wool...