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Vets are warning recent wet weather conditions could increase the risk of coccidiosis in…
The National Sheep Association has launched its 2020 dog worrying survey to gather data and inform its dog worrying campaign. NSA policy officer…
A rare, new opportunity has opened to manage 1,200 commercial Texel/Beltex ewes on the Matfen Estate in Northumberland, England. The operation is run…
With the lambing season fast approaching for many mid-season flocks, now is the time to make sure you have everything in place. For…
Seven young shepherds from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will travel to the European ‘Ovinpiades’ Young Shepherd Competition in Paris next weekend.…
At a recent pre-lambing workshop, considerable attention was placed on good management practices and the importance of feeding adequate amounts of colostrum to…
A couple of weeks ago, AgriLand paid a visit to the farm of Hugh McDonald in Ballinlough, Co. Meath. On the day of…
The BBC has been criticised for remarks made in an online article it published in which it was said that the “single biggest…
The Scottish sheep market is warming up as farmgate hogg prices are up 21% higher than last year. It’s 26% above their 2015-2019…
With the lambing season underway, the focus will turn to ensuring ewes are healthy and in good condition. An issue that is quite…
The doors will open this week to admit the first of nearly 2,000 UK consumers that will take part in a new research…
Three million pound’s worth of livestock were stolen from UK farms in 2019, according to shocking new figures released today by rural insurer…
Winter lamb sales in Britain fell by 4%, according to the latest figures by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). The figures…
Worrying livestock, especially sheep during lambing season, is a very serious concern for farmers, the local authority in counties Armagh and Down has…
Lameness is a huge problem on sheep farms, especially this time of the year when animals are being housed and when in-lamb ewes…
An appeal for information has been made in relation to the theft of 21 sheep from a farm earlier this week in Co.…
With the lambing season approaching for mid-season flocks, it’s time for farmers to start administering vaccinations. In particular, a clostridial vaccination should be…
With the breeding season wrapped up on sheep farms across the country, attention now turns to the ewe and her lambs. However, at…
