Sheep
SCOPS to offer free online parasite forecast to UK sheep farmers
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group has said that it will now provide a nematodirus forecast that...
Sheep
Sheep
300 sheep saved from barn fire in Devon
Over 300 sheep have been saved from a barn fire in south Milton, Kingsbridge, Devon, and a man present received...
N.Ireland
Farmers ‘cannot continue to tolerate’ livestock worrying – UFU
Deputy president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), William Irvine, has said that farmers “cannot continue to tolerate” instances of...
Other
FUW elects new chair of Younger Voice for Farming committee
Beef and sheep farmer Gemma Haines of south Wales has been elected as the chair of the Farmers’ Union of...
Sheep
SCOPS urges sheep farmers to administer wormer sparingly
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is encouraging sheep farmers to monitor ewe body condition scores to...
Rural Life
Dyfed-Powys Police report 3 sheep attacks in 3 days
Dyfed-Powys Police’s rural crime team has reported three incidences of sheep worrying by dogs in the past three days, with...
N.Ireland
AHWNI concerned about sheep scab levels in Northern Ireland
Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) has said it is concerned about the levels of sheep scab being diagnosed...
Sheep
SCOPS urges farmers to take care when treating sheep parasites
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) is urging farmers to take care when using wormers and flukicides containing...
N.Ireland
DAERA: Avoid ‘showering’ sheep during sheep scab treatment
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has issued a reminder to farmers about the...
N.Ireland
UK farmers to breed ‘ultra-low-emission’ sheep
A new Agri-EPI Centre project to breed ultra-low-emission sheep is about the start on Romney rams in Hertfordshire in the...
N.Ireland
Highest on record: UK red meat exports worth £1.7bn in 2022
The value of the UK’s red meat exports has reached its highest ever levels since records began, the Agriculture and...
Sheep
Volac to host free lambing webinar with vet and advisors
Lamlac ewe milk repalcer manufacturer Volac will host a free advisory webinar offering lambing and surplus lamb-rearing tips. The webinar...
Sheep
AHDB to host webinar on ewe mastitis and its business impacts
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will host a webinar for its members centred on mastitis in the sheep...
Sheep
RamCompare nominations for 2023 breeding season now open
Nominations are now open to join RamCompare, a partnership aimed at developing genetic improvements in the UK’s sheep industry, for...
Rural Life
3 men charged with hare coursing and livestock worrying
Three men have been charged in connection with hare coursing, being in charge of a dog worrying livestock and trespassing...
Rural Life
Police investigating illegal sheep slaughter after skin found
Dyfed-Powys Police’s rural crime team is investigating the illegal slaughter of a sheep after a farmer found a yearling lamb...
Dairy
Farmers mustn't 'drop their guard' with liver fluke - SCOPS and COWS
Livestock farmers must not “drop their guard” when it comes to liver fluke, experts from the Sustainable Control of Parasites...
Sheep
NFU livestock chair has concerns for GB sheep sector
The livestock board chair at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Richard Finlay, has said he is concerned as Great Britain’s...
