Sheep
Tremendous turnout for Tralee sheep meeting
AgriLand’s Richard Halleron addressed a meeting for sheep farmers, held recently in Tralee. Courtesy of his presentation he discussed the...
Sheep
Sheep
Genetics the way forward for sheep farmers
Genetic evaluations are a powerful tool for sheep farmers that enable them to make more informed breeding decisions and potentially...
Sheep
Spread of Schmallenberg eases, dept
There was little or no evidence of the further spread of Schmallenberg (SBV) infection during 2013 contrary to what was...
Sheep
Dog sheep kills spark new protocols
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) this week launched a new protocol to help farmers who encounter a dog attack on...
Sheep
Libya key market for live sheep exports
Irish live sheep exports almost doubled to approach 70,000 head in 2013, and the new market of Libya is proving...
Sheep
Sheep sector must continue to add value
Delegates attending this morning’s Agri Food Business Partners conference in Dublin were told that Government must do more to support...
Sheep
'Collective commonage land to receive more payments in new RDP'
Future agri-environmental schemes offer the opportunity for claimants with commonage land to receive slightly higher payments than a non-commonage farmer...
Beef
Strong live export trade expected in 2014
Speaking at the Bord Bia Live export seminar in Tullamore this week, IFA National Livestock Chairman Henry Burns said the...
Sheep
Lamb kill finishes 2013 up 6%
According to statistics released by the Department of Agriculture the lamb kill in Ireland was up six per cent or...
Sheep
Schmallenberg could still be an issue next spring
Irish sheep producers hoping that natural immunity might help protect their sheep from Schmallenberg virus may have had their hopes...
Sheep
Sheep farm incomes set to recover in 2014
The outlook for Irish and EU lamb prices for 2014 is more optimistic. Teagasc forecast that sheep farm incomes will...
Sheep
Sheep scanning results confirm high pregnancy rates
Scanning of the national sheep flock is starting to really kick off at the moment. AgriLand up with well-known beef, dairy...
Sheep
Latest sheep and beef slaughtering figures
The beef kill was down slightly last week on the previous week. Statistics released from the Department of Agriculture this...
Sheep
Nutrition, breeding, genetics key to sheep herd health
Teagasc’s winter sheep seminars kick off this week, with the first meeting taking place in Dungarven, Waterford on Wednesday at...
Sheep
The growing scourge of liver fluke
Tyrone veterinary surgeon Seamus O’Kane has told AgriLand that sheep producers with breeding ewes should ensure that all early lambing...
Sheep
Sheep Ireland to highlight changes to LambPlus flock recording
Tomorrow evening will mark the start of a series of regional meetings, to be hosted by Sheep Ireland. The events will...
Sheep
Managing the early lambing ewe
Ewes that are due to start lambing in early January are now entering into the last eight weeks of pregnancy....
Sheep
Grant aid for sheep fencing and handling equipment
The View from Teagasc: Stock proof fencing is essential for proper grassland management. Along with effective sheep handling equipment, it is key...
