Sheep
Why you should consider the costs when buying store lambs
Strong numbers of store lambs passing through the Northern Ireland sheep marts in recent weeks and there’s been firm demand...
Sheep
Dairy
Number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland reaches all time high
The number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland increased by 6% in June 2015 on June last year to 311,500...
Sheep
Toxoplasmosis is responsible for 21% of abortions in sheep
Diseases and ailments of the digestive tract have been identified in 28% of cases as the cause of death in...
Rural Life
Driver of car stopped with sheep: 'I took it for a treat to McDonald's'
Police in the UK came across a problem of the woolly kind recently when they stopped a car on suspicion...
Sheep
'The hay is ready' means something completely different in Mafia speak!
The Sicilian mafia was recently busted when using farming lingo as a cover to communicate with other members of the...
Sheep
New Zealand lamb exports increase in June (down in H1)
Kiwi lamb exports in June increased year-on-year for the first time in 2015, AHDB, the organisation for the English beef...
Beef
Vet confirms that lungworms can create pneumonia problems in young cattle
Young cattle showing symptoms of pneumonia at the present time may well have a background lungworm problem, according to Anselm...
Beef
China's beef imports up 17%, sheep imports down a quarter
Chinese imports of beef are up 17% to 184,000t compared to the same period in 2014, AHDB, the organisation for...
Sheep
Weak euro sees Irish sheepmeat exports to the UK jump in May
Irish sheepmeat exports to the UK in May of this year were up 45% compared to the same month last...
Sheep
Who knew, but sheep prefer to move anti-clockwise!
Sheep have a natural inclination to move in an anti-clockwise direction, according to Animal Management Specialist Miriam Parker. “Flock owners...
Sheep
Meatlinc sheep breed showcased for the first time in Ireland
The Meatlinc breed was profiled for the first time at this week’s Sheep NI2015 event in Ballymena, Co. Antrim. Comprising...
Rural Life
Videos: From woolly jumpers to locking horns
The change in the weather in the past week across the country might have had an impact on these sheep...
Sheep
Video: How to spot and treat CODD in sheep
One of the main causes of lameness in sheep is contagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD), which is spread by sheep-to-sheep...
Rural Life
Video: BBC reporter left feeling sheepish after lamb has 'wee moment'
A BBC Northern Ireland reporter recently had a ‘wee moment’ with a lamb when it heeded the call of nature....
Sheep
'Weaning is the time to check ewes for culling'
Weaning is the time to check ewes for culling, according to Pat McCambridge of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
Grass
Set stocking is not fit for purpose - grassland specialist advises
Irish livestock farmers could improve the output they achieve from grazed grass, if they moved away from set stocking, according...
Sheep
Producing wool is 'too expensive' so farmer turns to Easycare sheep
Shearing sheep hasn’t been a paying proposition for the past number of years, according to Co. Antrim sheep farmer Campbell...
Sheep
'UK sheepmeat exports to non-traditional markets growing'
There is a growing amount of UK sheepmeat exports to non-traditional EU markets, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) says....
