Rural Life
First 'European Wool Day' to be held this Friday
The European Wool Exchange Foundation (EWE) is holding its first European Wool Day this Friday (April 9) virtually. The aim...
Rural Life
The European Wool Exchange Foundation (EWE) is holding its first European Wool Day this Friday (April 9) virtually. The aim...
Sheep
The announcement that a feasibility study on wool and wool products is being moved forward has been welcomed by the...
Opinion
There is now every indication that the Stormont Executive may agree an aid package for Northern Ireland’s wool sector, and...
Sheep
Representatives from the farmers’ cooperative Ulster Wool, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) and the National Sheep Association (NSA) have met...
Sheep
There has been a lot of talk in recent years about finding another use for wool, and in Co. Kildare,...
Rural Life
Three Westmeath Transition Year (TY) students have come up with a novel way for using sheep wool while protecting the...
Rural Life
Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture is hosting ‘Project Baa Baa’, a unique online programme celebrating the cultural, economic and...
Sheep
The Budget 2021 announcement of a feasibility study for wool has been welcomed by the farm organisation that represents hill...
Sheep
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has welcomed the government commitment to undertake a feasibility study on wool...
Agri-Business
Independent Galway East TD Sean Canney is supporting calls for the development of the wool industry in Ireland. The deputy...
Sheep
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has met with figures from the wool industry with the aim of...
Sheep
Proposals in relation to new or alternative uses for raw wool from the industry will be considered, Minister for Agriculture,...
Video
Karol Devaney, a shearing contractor from Co. Sligo, demonstrates how to shear sheep and why it is an important task...
Video
On this week’s FarmLand, we look at the coalition government formation plus how the programme for government will affect Irish...
Rural Life
Fashion retailer Boohoo has revised its decision to ban using wool in its clothing on ethical grounds following backlash to...
Rural Life
More could be done by the Government and farming organisations to explore options for increased use of Irish wool, according...
Rural Life
A Mayo woman has developed a wool business that is literally off the back of the sheep, tended on the...
Sheep
A New Zealander is on course to break a world record by shearing over 605 ewes in eight hours in...