Colm Ryan

‘Spike’ in Schmallenberg virus cases across the UK
‘Spike’ in Schmallenberg virus cases across the UK

Cases of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) in newborn lambs are being widely reported by vets in areas of the United Kingdom...

No ‘significant’ concerns for livestock stuck on ship off Australia
No ‘significant’ concerns for livestock stuck on ship off Australia

Following the return of a ship to Australia that was en route to the Middle East, the Australian Department of...

Ship carrying thousands of livestock directed to return to Australia
Ship carrying thousands of livestock directed to return to Australia

A livestock ship carrying thousands of cattle and sheep destined for the Middle East was directed to return to Australia...

‘Significant number’ of sheep stolen in Co. Antrim
‘Significant number’ of sheep stolen in Co. Antrim

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are appealing for information following a report that sheep were stolen from land...

UK and Irish livestock auctioneers announce collaboration
UK and Irish livestock auctioneers announce collaboration

A collaboration between an Irish auctioneer and one of the UK’s largest livestock auctioneers has recently taken place. Livestock auctioneers,...

100 ferrets have been caught on Rathlin Island
100 ferrets have been caught on Rathlin Island

Efforts to eradicate ferrets entirely are well underway on Rathlin Island, off the coast of Co. Antrim. The conservation project...

Influenza risks arising from mixed pig and poultry farms
Influenza risks arising from mixed pig and poultry farms

Recommendations have been published by university researchers for the reduction of the disease risks posed to public health by intensive...

Festive Crackers sale at Ballymena Mart saw top price of 5000gns
Festive Crackers sale at Ballymena Mart saw top price of 5000gns

The popular Festive Crackers in-lamb Texel female sale took place earlier this week (Tuesday, December 19), and saw a top...

Texel Festive Crackers in-lamb sale returns to Ballymena
Texel Festive Crackers in-lamb sale returns to Ballymena

Ballymena Mart is the place to be on Tuesday, December 19 for the popular Festive Crackers in-lamb Texel sale. With...

A Spanish farm with 3,000 sheep and a turnover of €250,000
A Spanish farm with 3,000 sheep and a turnover of €250,000

Antonio Enfedaque, a 61-year-old Spanish farmer located in northeast Spain, has a total of 3,000 sheep on his farm. Together...

How irrigation is sustaining agriculture in Spain
How irrigation is sustaining agriculture in Spain

Irrigation has been the determining factor in the success of harvesting crops in the region of Aragón in northeastern Spain...

French farmers protest over glyphosate and land use policies
French farmers protest over glyphosate and land use policies

Farm organisations in France have recently had farmers protesting the policies of the French government in relation to issues on...

Managing 650 breeding ewes on the Shetland Islands
Managing 650 breeding ewes on the Shetland Islands

Farming on the Shetland Islands is undoubtedly a challenge, but for one farmer it is a challenge he has successfully...

€70m for UK and Irish food sustainability research centres
€70m for UK and Irish food sustainability research centres

Funding has been announced from the UK and Ireland to create research centres for collaboration on addressing food sustainability and...

Shades of Autumn pedigree female sale gets underway
Shades of Autumn pedigree female sale gets underway

The Shades of Autumn female sale has begun today (Friday, November 10), where a selection of pedigree sheep are available...

Is it cost-effective to finish lambs on concentrates?
Is it cost-effective to finish lambs on concentrates?

As farmers move towards bought-in concentrates over the winter, sheep farmers should take a closer look at the growth of...

Keeping vigilant for parasites in autumn
Keeping vigilant for parasites in autumn

Farmers are being warned that as a result of the early autumn warm weather leading to an extended grazing period,...

AHWNI welcomes notifiable disease status for BVD
AHWNI welcomes notifiable disease status for BVD

The announcement that Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) will become a notifiable disease in Northern Ireland (NI) has been welcomed by...