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In this week’s Buildings Focus, AgriLand made the trip to just outside Dungannon in Co. Tyrone to see a brand new slatted sheep unit…
Appropriate nutrition and management during late pregnancy is key to profitable mid-season lamb production. 75-80% of foetal growth occurs in the final six-to-eight…
The 10th annual Alltech Global Feed Survey estimates world feed production increased by 1% to 1,187.7 million metric tonnes. The January session of…
Average prices for both lamb and beef have remained at historically high levels for the first weeks of the new year, driven by…
The National Sheep Association (NSA) welcomed Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Victoria Prentis as guest speaker at the first of…
New rules will require livestock breeders to retag animals moved from Britain to Northern Ireland since January 1. The Department of Agriculture, Environment…
Consumers in Sweden have been delighted with a new range of PGI Welsh lamb recipes exclusively created by native leading food bloggers. Swedish…
Sheep farmers have been urged to continue to feed wool into wool depots, for fear shortages due to low prices could permanently disrupt…
Sheep and goat keepers in Wales are being reminded to submit their annual inventory form by Monday, February 1, to avoid potential penalties.…
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is looking forward to welcoming Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Victoria Prentis, as guest speaker…
With the lambing season for mid-season flocks fast approaching, it’s time for farmers to start thinking about administering clostridial vaccinations. It is important…
Following a call for nominations by Ulster Wool to represent wool producers in Northern Ireland, Brendan Kelly has been returned unopposed as board…
Northern Ireland turkey, lamb and roast beef sales were down this year as Christmas Covid-19 restrictions meant fewer gatherings over the festive period.…
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue has said that 16 sheep have died after falling through ice on a frozen pond last weekend. The…
With mid-season lambing flocks getting set to scan their ewes this month, a number of other jobs can be carried out on the…
With the housing of ewes well underway on many farms and with some having housed for a few weeks now, a couple of…
Sales of livestock which are held within marts in the UK have been told to bring in a ‘drop and go’ policy with…
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant detrimental impact on the global wool market and despite the fact that British Wool has cleared…
