Rural Life
Young shepherd scoops first NSA giveaway of 2020
With plans to start his own sheep enterprise in the near future, news that he was the first winner of...
Sheep
N.Ireland
Are worm burdens affecting the performance of your lambs?
Worm control is vital if you are aiming to achieve good lamb growth rates and a profitable sheep enterprise. Heavy...
N.Ireland
Are worm burdens affecting the performance of your lambs?
Worm control is vital if you are aiming to achieve good lamb growth rates and a profitable sheep enterprise. Heavy...
N.Ireland
Checklist for shearers and farmers produced during Covid-19
An industry checklist has been produced to ensure that shearers, wool handlers and farmers work in partnership to keep everyone...
N.Ireland
Checklist for shearers and farmers produced during Covid-19
An industry checklist has been produced to ensure that shearers, wool handlers and farmers work in partnership to keep everyone...
Sheep
Dog attacks leave Anglesey farm ‘hanging in the balance’
Anglesey farmer Esther Howie was left in a state of shock when she went for her routine check-up on the...
Beef
NI marts suspend operations amidst virus pandemic
Niall Claffey and Claire Mc Cormack A large number of marts across Northern Ireland have announced the suspension of operations...
Beef
NI marts suspend operations amidst virus pandemic
Niall Claffey and Claire Mc Cormack A large number of marts across Northern Ireland have announced the suspension of operations...
Sheep
'Ewe protein levels important for neonatal survival' - QMS
Ewes with low protein levels have a higher risk of losing lambs between scanning and birth, according to the latest...
Sheep
Long-term opportunity to manage 1,200 sheep...in Northumberland
A rare, new opportunity has opened to manage 1,200 commercial Texel/Beltex ewes on the Matfen Estate in Northumberland, England. The...
Agri-Business
2 ‘thieves’ arrested following discovery of 29 sheep in 2 vehicles
Two men have been arrested in South Africa following a police discovery of 29 sheep in two vehicles that were...
Rural Life
‘Chris’ the record-breaking sheep dies
A sheep that broke records in recent years for the world’s heaviest fleece has died, it has emerged. The sheep,...
Sheep
Thinking of synchronising your ewes for the breeding season?
Coming into the sheep breeding season, farmers around the country will be analysing their flock, to make sure they are...
Sheep
The threat of Brexit continues to hang over sheep sector in Northern Ireland
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Ivor Ferguson believes that Northern Ireland’s sheep sector is the one that will be most...
Rural Life
French school enrolls sheep in final effort to ‘boost numbers’
With numbers of students in a remote French school dropping, locals took ‘an alternative approach’ to sustaining numbers of pupils...
Sheep
Welsh MP to put forward bill on dog attacks following campaign
A Welsh MP has committed to putting forward a private members bill in the House of Commons that would hold...
N.Ireland
'No-deal' could have immense impact on marts in Northern Ireland
A no-deal Brexit could be the tipping point that puts a number of livestock marts in Northern Ireland out of...
Forestry
ADAS points to the potential of agroforestry in the UK
According to Agricultural solutions provider ADAS, agroforestry could be one opportunity to help maximise the economic output of land. This...
