N.Ireland
Northern Ireland's beef and dairy herd numbers up
The dairy herd in Northern Ireland stood at 313,600 cows in December 2015, a year-on-year increase of 2%, the latest figures...
Sheep
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...
World News
Video: Hundreds of sheep 'lamp-pede' down mountainside
This video of sheep almost cascading down the side of a mountain in New Zealand has proven to be a...
Sheep
Pics: Lambing 2016 is well underway on farms across the country
The 2016 lambing season has well and truly began with farmers across the country and the UK spending many hours...
Sheep
Irish sheepmeat exports to UK back on December 2014 levels
Irish shipments of sheepmeat to the UK in December 2015 were back 3% on December 2014 to 500t, according to...
Sheep
Video: Great footage of sheep herding in New Zealand
This great drone video of hundreds of sheep been herded across a field in New Zealand shows the scale of sheep...
Sheep
10 things a farmer should do if his sheep are attacked by dogs
Dog attacks on sheep at this time of year are not uncommon and with many ewes on farms in-lamb, it...
Agri-Business
Video: Sheep take to the field for Honda's Superbowl 50 ad
Superbowl 50 takes place this weekend in California and Honda has produced a great ad for the event with sheep....
N.Ireland
'Timing of lamb imports designed to undermine local prices'
The volume of lamb imported from New Zealand and Australia through Belfast port in 2015 is deeply concerning, according to...
Sheep
Sheep housing: What you should and shouldn't do
The particularly inclement weather of the last two months has led to many flocks being housed earlier than normal. A number of...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland should have its own halal processing facility for sheep - LMC
There would be merit in Northern Ireland having a standalone halal slaughter and processing facility for sheep, according to Livestock...
Sheep
New Zealand sheepmeat exports hit 15-year high
Sheepmeat exports from New Zealand during November 2015 reached their highest level for the month since 2000, according to AHDB....
Environment
Report says over 2.5m acres of land better suited to forestry than agriculture
A new report released today has identified 1.08m hectares of land currently used for agriculture that it says would be ‘better suited’...
Sheep
Six illnesses to look out for in your ewes in late pregnancy and lambing time
The busiest period on Irish sheep farms is just around the corner, and according to the AHDB’s Reducing lamb losses for Better...
Sheep
New Zealand lamb crop at its lowest in 60 years
The New Zealand spring lamb crop is at its lowest in 60 years, with 23.9m lambs, according to a report...
Sheep
Warning Graphic Pics: Dog attack on pedigree sheep flock costs farmer €3,500
A dog attack on a Co. Carlow pedigree sheep flock has resulted in over €3,500 worth of damage, with six...
World News
Can you spot the 550 sheep in this photo?
Imagine walking out in the morning to check your 550-strong flock of sheep and you can hardly see them. That’s...
Sheep
UK police use sheep line-up to reunite farmers with their flock!
Some 14 sheep farmers in England have been reunited with their sheep that were stolen between 2010 and 2013 after...
