Rural Life
Christmas 2023: Dog owners urged to prevent livestock worrying
Cheshire Police rural crime team is urging dog owners to make sure they have control over their dogs when they...
Sheep
Sheep
Sheep vet receives 2023 NSA George Hedley Memorial Award
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has announced sheep vet Fiona Lovatt as the recipient of its 2023 George Hedley Memorial...
N.Ireland
Texel Festive Crackers in-lamb sale returns to Ballymena
Ballymena Mart is the place to be on Tuesday, December 19 for the popular Festive Crackers in-lamb Texel sale. With...
N.Ireland
‘Worrying’ number of sheep theft reports in Co. Antrim – PSNI
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information following a “worrying” third report of stolen sheep in...
Sheep
2024 Llandovery Sheep Festival to be 'bigger and better'
Organisers of the Llandovery Sheep Festival have said that next year’s will be “bigger and better” than the 2023 event....
Agri-Business
UK bluetongue cases rise to 11 after 2 further cases confirmed in Norfolk
Two further cases of bluetongue have been identified in cattle on a farm near Cantley, Broadland in Norfolk, bringing the...
Sheep
NSA warns sheep farmers to remain vigilant after first case of bluetongue in sheep
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has issued a warning to sheep farmers after the first case of bluetongue in sheep...
Agri-Business
GB animal feed production hits 7-year low
The latest figures from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) have revealed total Great British animal feed produce to...
Agri-Business
NSA asks for live animal export ban to not affect breeding livestock exports
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is urging the government not to allow new legislation banning live export of livestock for...
Sheep
Kent sheep owners urged to be alert amid 'unexplained sheep deaths'
Kent Police’s rural task force has issued a warning to sheep owners in the Sevenoaks area after a number of “unexplained sheep...
Sheep
Scotch Lamb goes global for St. Andrew's Day
The Middle East could prove a lucrative new market for Scottish sheep producers, with First Minister Humza Yousaf among the...
N.Ireland
Managing 650 breeding ewes on the Shetland Islands
Farming on the Shetland Islands is undoubtedly a challenge, but for one farmer it is a challenge he has successfully...
N.Ireland
PSNI appeals for info after ‘substantial number of sheep’ stolen in Coleraine
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information after a “substantial number of sheep” were stolen from...
Sheep
Mole Valley Farmers, AHDB and Elanco to collaborate on sheep post-mortem event
Mole Valley Farmers, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and Elanco are set to jointly host an event focused...
Sheep
NSA lambing list opens for forthcoming lambing season
The National Sheep Association’s (NSA) ‘lambing list’ has opened, aiming to provide solutions for sheep farmers seeking extra help at...
Rural Life
Livestock theft: 35 sheep stolen in Powys
Dyfed-Powys Police’s rural crime team is appealing for information in relation to the theft of 35 sheep from the Old...
Agri-Business
Consider mid-pregnancy supplements for upland ewes - Rumenco
Rumenco has said farmers should consider giving upland ewes on marginal grazing a mid-pregnancy protein supplement. The livestock feed supplier...
N.Ireland
NI sheep farmers to discuss sheep scab control at Hilltown event
Sheep farmers will have the opportunity to discuss the control of sheep scab in Northern Ireland at a sheep health...
