Agri-Business
NI’s £1.2 million Covid-19 wool support scheme opens
A £1.2 million Covid-19 support scheme has opened for applications from sheep farmers affected by the global slump in wool...
Sheep
Sheep
SCOPS launches Code of Practice to ensure safe and effective sheep dipping
A new Code of Practice has been launched by the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group, in conjunction...
Sheep
2 Welsh farms join major research project
Two Welsh farms have joined the third phase of a major agricultural research project designed to help sheep farmers to...
Sheep
Border Leicester Sheep Society to mark 125 years with show and competition
The Border Leicester Sheep Society is set to mark 125 years of this versatile breed, by hosting an innovative National...
N.Ireland
Developments on moving breeding animals between NI and GB requires ‘urgent attention’ – NSA
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has stated that they are pleased to hear that the Northern Ireland protocol is to...
N.Ireland
Eid boosts lamb prices in the UK
Demand coming from the Eid al-Adha festival helped to boost both liveweight and deadweight lamb prices in the UK last...
N.Ireland
UK sheepmeat exports down 23% for May
UK exports of sheepmeat continue to fall, with exports for the month of May declining by 23% year-on-year. The Agriculture...
Sheep
Texel Sheep Society gears up for 'Textravaganza' sale
With just a fortnight to go, having attracted 199 entries from 56 exhibitors, Texel breeders’ thoughts are turning to the...
Environment
Performance recording linked with lower emission flocks
Performance recording is an opportunity Northern Ireland's sheep sector can no longer afford to ignore, according to industry advisors. A...
Sheep
Warm weather causes spike in worm egg counts
Farmers are being urged to test their lambs for worms, with high burdens being reported across the UK following a...
Beef
Bold plans laid out to eradicate BVD and sheep scab by 2031
The livestock industry has set out bold ambitions to eradicate sheep scab and Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) by 2031, among...
Sheep
Northern sheep trade: Lamb prices strengthen
Lamb prices in Northern Ireland (NI) have strengthened over the past week - similar to what has been seen in...
Agri-Business
British Wool launches traceable wool scheme
British Wool is launching a new 100% traceable wool scheme that traces the origin of the wool from the farm...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland witnesses a decline in sheepmeat production
Processing figures gathered recently show a year-on-year decrease in sheepmeat production in Northern Ireland (NI), the Livestock and Meat Commission...
N.Ireland
Exports of sheep for direct slaughter from NI to the ROI continues to fall
Exports of sheep from Northern Ireland (NI) to the Republic of Ireland (ROI) for direct slaughter this year continues to...
N.Ireland
Northern sheep trade: Lamb prices continue to come under pressure
The lamb trade in Northern Ireland during the past week has been witnessing a similar story seen down south, with...
N.Ireland
Significant lamb price drop in NI is ‘very unreasonable’ – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is very frustrated that sheep processing factories have dropped base lamb quotes by over £0.60/kg...
Sheep
NSA warns of potential 'unintended consequences' of new farming schemes
The release of further information by Environment Secretary, George Eustice on the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), providing some “much-needed clarity”...
