Sheep
Mild weather prompts nematodirus warning for sheep farmers
The rise in temperature in recent days means there is an increased risk to lambs hatching nematodirus, according to the...
Lambs
Agri-Business
Figures show a further tightening of NI lambs coming south for direct slaughter
Recent figures, up to the end of May, show a further tightening of supplies of lambs coming from Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
Take full advantage of buoyant lamb prices – CAFRE
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is advising farmers to take full advantage of the buoyant lamb...
Sheep
Dealing with scald issues on farms
Lameness problems on sheep farmers are never-ending, whether it be a lame ewe or lamb. Lately, a number of issues...
N.Ireland
Lambs missing for 3 days rescued from 12m mine shaft by firefighters
A pair of lambs which had been missing for three days were rescued by firefighters from a 12m (39ft) mine...
Sheep
Sheep producers urged to protect young lambs from preventable disease threats
With lamb prices trending well ahead of last year and 78p/kg above the five-year average, UK sheep producers are being...
Sheep
Is this the year to reinvest in your sheep flock?
2020 has seen a remarkable increase in price in the sheep sector for both finished and store lambs. Reports from...
Rural Life
Yuletide ewe: ‘Hardy’ sextuplet lambs born on Irish midlands farm
A farming family in the midlands had a pleasant post-Christmas novelty last month with the arrival of six hale and...
Sheep
Vaccination for ewes required to prevent orf - MSD
MSD Animal Health has said that it’s “impossible” to prevent the spread of orf without vaccinating both ewes and lambs....
Sheep
Texels could provide tremendous potential for post-Brexit profitability
Sheep farmers are being reminded of the added-value opportunity that exists from using pedigree Texel rams across their flocks beyond...
Sheep
Video: Sheep farmer welcomes quadruplets following tough year
A sheep farmer in Co. Meath welcomed the birth of quadruplets on his farm following a tough year with dog...
Sheep
'Even quiet, docile dogs can turn into killers'
Even quiet, docile dogs can turn into killers, especially if they join other dogs in a pack, according Minister of State...
Sheep
Scanning results for March lambing flocks improve on 2016
March lambing flocks this year are averaging close to 1.9 or two lambs per ewe this year, compared to 1.8...
Sheep
Almost 50% of Northern Irish lambs slaughtered down south in November
Approximately 50% of the Northern Irish lamb supply was slaughtered in the Republic of Ireland during the month of November....
N.Ireland
55 lambs and two ewes stolen from a farm
Some 55 lambs and two ewes have been stolen from a farm in the Lisglass Road area of Co. Derry...
World News
Video: Three-year-old delivers lamb... all by herself!
A three-year-old girl called Lilly made waves over the weekend on the internet after she lambed a ewe by herself and...
Sheep
Northern lambs slaughtered in the Republic falls below 40%
The numbers of lambs exported live from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland for direct slaughter have moved back...
N.Ireland
Throughput of lambs in the North 8% ahead of September 2014
The plants in Northern Ireland have reported good supplies of lambs coming forward for slaughter with 13,314 lambs killed in...
