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...
Sheep
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”...
Environment
GPS trackers fitted to Mournes sheep to aid burn area recovery
GPS trackers for sheep, drones and special test areas will all form part of the arsenal of agri-technology used to...
Sheep
Increasing supplies leading to lamb prices falling in Great Britain
Both liveweight and deadweight lamb prices in Great Britain (GB) are witnessing sharp falls - similar to what is being...
Sheep
RHASS announces new sponsor for Sheep Shearing World Championships
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has announced that Lister Shearing will be the official equipment and...
Agri-Business
Wool prices pick up as 2020 selling season comes to a close
Markets for 2020 wool have started to pick up, with prices up around 38% compared to the slump experienced over...
Sheep
Exports of sheepmeat from the UK down 18% in April
Exports of sheepmeat from the UK for the month of April were back 18% (1,100t) from the same period in...
Beef
New video series to highlight use of EIP multi-species swards
AgriSearch is producing a series of short videos to introduce the farmers involved in the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project:...
N.Ireland
Northern sheep trade: Lamb prices take a 15-20p/kg hit
Lamb prices in Northern Ireland have edged back similar to down south this past week, with prices during the week...
