Sheep
Australian lamb production jumps 5% in January of this year
The number of lambs slaughtered in Australia has jumped by 5% in January of this year on 2015 levels, according...
Sheep
Sheep
Imports of northern hoggets increase 34% in February due to stronger euro - LMC
The number of hoggets crossing the border for slaughter in Ireland has jumped by 34% in February of this year...
Sheep
Over 100 sheep killed in the UK's worst sheep attack ever
In what has been described by experts as the UK’s worst sheep-worrying incident in living memory more than one hundred...
Sheep
New Zealand lamb exports set to fall by 6.3% in 2016
A reduction in the size of the New Zealand sheep flock will lead to a fall in the volume of...
Sheep
No movement in lamb price - Week-on-week sheep kill drops by 5%
There has been no movement in lamb price this week as procurement managers battle over fit and under fit lambs...
Sheep
Pics: Lambing 2016 is well underway on farms across the country
The 2016 lambing season has well and truly began with farmers across the country and the UK spending many hours...
Sheep
Irish sheepmeat exports to UK back on December 2014 levels
Irish shipments of sheepmeat to the UK in December 2015 were back 3% on December 2014 to 500t, according to...
Sheep
Video: Great footage of sheep herding in New Zealand
This great drone video of hundreds of sheep been herded across a field in New Zealand shows the scale of sheep...
Sheep
10 things a farmer should do if his sheep are attacked by dogs
Dog attacks on sheep at this time of year are not uncommon and with many ewes on farms in-lamb, it...
Sheep
Cost of sheep production to be monitored by Tesco UK
A cost of production model for the sheep industry is being trailed by Tesco in the UK. It is inviting...
N.Ireland
'Timing of lamb imports designed to undermine local prices'
The volume of lamb imported from New Zealand and Australia through Belfast port in 2015 is deeply concerning, according to...
Sheep
Sheep housing: What you should and shouldn't do
The particularly inclement weather of the last two months has led to many flocks being housed earlier than normal. A number of...
Sheep
'Sheep farmers need to rethink dosing strategies as resistance is growing'
Farmers need to rethink their sheep dosing strategies, as resistance to worm doses is growing in Ireland, according to UCD’s...
Sheep
'Three key metabolic diseases sheep farmers should look out for in their flocks'
There are three key metabolic diseases that sheep farmers should look out for in their flocks, according to Tommy Heffernan....
Sheep
New Zealand sheepmeat exports hit 15-year high
Sheepmeat exports from New Zealand during November 2015 reached their highest level for the month since 2000, according to AHDB....
Beef
Irish beef and sheepmeat exports to the UK fell in November
Overall imports of beef into the UK in November were back 14% on last year at 20,000t, according to the...
Sheep
Six illnesses to look out for in your ewes in late pregnancy and lambing time
The busiest period on Irish sheep farms is just around the corner, and according to the AHDB’s Reducing lamb losses for Better...
EU
'EU sheepmeat output to remain stable but prices to fall in the short-term'
Sheepmeat and goatmeat production are expected to stabilise over the next 10 years in the EU, according to the European...
