N.Ireland
Ulster Wool to pay £8.4m for 2021 clip
Ulster Wool will be making payments worth £8.4 million to its members for the 2021 clip, representing an overall average...
Sheep
Sheep
Police Scotland appeal for info on 55 stolen sheep
Police in Scotland are appealing for any information regarding the theft of 55 sheep from the Laxay Common grazing area....
Sheep
Cornwall farmer banned from keeping sheep for 10 years
A farmer from Callington, Cornwall has been banned from keeping sheep for 10 years after failing to provide adequate care...
N.Ireland
Six Nations Sheep Shearing Championship returns to Balmoral
The Six Nations Blade Sheep Shearing Championship will return to this year's Balmoral Show, which take place from May 11-14,...
Agri-Business
European Wool Day to take place tomorrow
The second European Wool Day will be celebrated at the Museo del Traje in Madrid, Spain this weekend (Saturday, April...
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...
N.Ireland
Sheep farmers neglected in NI agricultural reform proposals – McAleer
Sheep farmers have been neglected in the recently published agricultural reform proposals for Northern Ireland (NI), according to Sinn Féin...
N.Ireland
LMC: International beef sector responding to climate change
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson has said that the international beef sector is responding to the...
N.Ireland
Farm clusters deliver a coordinated response to sheep scab
Bringing clusters of farmers together in hot spot areas is delivering a coordinated response to sheep scab result in the...
N.Ireland
New blood test fuels expectation that sheep scab can be eradicated
The availability of a new blood test is driving hopes that sheep scab can be eradicated in the foreseeable future....
N.Ireland
The challenge of sheep scab in Northern Ireland
Research veterinarian, Paul Crawford, is developing a farm management programme to address the challenge of sheep scab in Northern Ireland....
Agri-Business
NI beef and sheep industry left in ‘state of deep shock’
Northern Ireland’s beef and sheep industry is in a state of deep shock, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission...
N.Ireland
Conference told of benefits of data recording in sheep management
A Co. Derry sheep producer has highlighted the benefits of using Electronic Identification (EID) technology and data recording to obtain...
N.Ireland
Developing effective grassland management systems for sheep
Developing effective grassland management systems for sheep was the theme recently addressed by Dr. Phil Creighton, during his presentation to...
N.Ireland
Could you identify perennial ryegrass within a sward?
A leading grassland expert has suggested that significant numbers of sheep and other livestock farmers cannot identify perennial ryegrass and...
Sheep
NSA ARMM meeting moved to end of February
National Sheep Association (NSA) members and others linked to the sheep industry in Scotland are invited to the NSA Scottish...
N.Ireland
Sheep producers demand recognition in Poots’ future farm policies
Sheep producers are demanding full recognition within Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots’ recently published farm reform...
N.Ireland
Northern sheep trade: Boost in lamb prices
Lamb prices strengthened as the week progressed in Northern Ireland (NI) last week, with prices moving on a further 5p/kg....
