N.Ireland
Ulster Wool launches new scheme for first-time sheep farmers
Ulster Wool has introduced a new scheme designed to support producers who have recently entered the industry. Launching for the...
Sheep
N.Ireland
Ulster Wool launches new scheme for first-time sheep farmers
Ulster Wool has introduced a new scheme designed to support producers who have recently entered the industry. Launching for the...
N.Ireland
Northern sheep breeders call for Sheep Ireland style programme
Northern Ireland sheep farmers have said the Republic is “light-years ahead” in terms of its support and approach towards ram...
Sheep
Fashion by day; farming by night: Part-time doesn't mean unprofitable
Working in the fashion industry by day and farming by night doesn’t make up your typical grassland farmer’s routine, but...
N.Ireland
Sheep farmers missing out on more than £5 million on lamb value
As few as 5% of rams working in Northern Ireland flocks are performance recorded, leaving the sector missing out on...
Sheep
Sheep farmers missing out on more than £5 million on lamb value
As few as 5% of rams working in Northern Ireland flocks are performance recorded, leaving the sector missing out on...
Grass
Grass event to help sheep farmers ‘play catch up’ on a late season
As fodder supplies become scarce across the country, playing ‘catch up’ once grass starts to grow will be more important...
Sheep
Grass event to help sheep farmers 'play catch up' on a late season
As fodder supplies become scarce across the country, playing ‘catch up’ once grass starts to grow will be more important...
N.Ireland
Ulster Wool's new rep set to take producers through turbulent times
Ulster Wool’s first representative – Brendan Kelly – hasn’t even started yet but already faces a challenging three-year term, taking...
N.Ireland
Market diversification: Are natural wool carpets the next niche?
A new approach to marketing Ulster’s wool could help turn the tables on more than 20 years of designers veering...
N.Ireland
Northern sheep numbers hit highest since 2004
The number of sheep in Northern Ireland has hit its highest in 13 years as breeders focus on fattening stock...
N.Ireland
Northern sheep numbers hit highest since 2004
The number of sheep in Northern Ireland has hit its highest in 13 years as breeders focus on fattening stock...
N.Ireland
Kelly wins British Wool board election
A Co. Antrim sheep farmer with almost a thousand breeding ewes has been elected as the newest addition to the British...
N.Ireland
Kelly wins British Wool board election
A Co. Antrim sheep farmer with almost a thousand breeding ewes has been elected as the newest addition to the British...
N.Ireland
14 Schmallenberg cases suspected in Northern Ireland so far this year
A total of 14 cases of Schmallenberg virus are awaiting official confirmation in tests so far this year in Northern Ireland....
N.Ireland
Wool Board nominations set for election as Buchanan ends 12-year tenure
Two Northern Ireland sheep farmers have been nominated to replace outgoing British Wool Board chairman Ian Buchanan as the Northern...
N.Ireland
Wool Board nominations set for election as Buchanan ends 12-year tenure
Two Northern Ireland sheep farmers have been nominated to replace outgoing British Wool Board chairman Ian Buchanan as the Northern...
N.Ireland
TV farmer Bobby Lennox: An exchange shaped 40 years of my breeding
An exchange trip to New Zealand over 40 years ago inspired TV sheep farmer Bobby Lennox to give easy care...
