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Police are appealing for witnesses after 10 sheep were killed in a suspected livestock worrying incident in the Scottish Borders. The incident is…
Over the last two weeks or so, the weather has finally become good and grass growth rates are on the rise. This, in…
Agriculture is going “full throttle” across the globe, yet the sector’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions remain at pre-Covid-19 levels, it has been stated.…
At some stage throughout the lambing season, it is more than likely that a weak/lethargic lamb will have to be tube-fed. Some lambs…
In recent weeks, slurry and fertiliser spreaders have been a common site in the fields, and on the roads in rural Ireland, as…
For many sheep farmers in the western part of the country, grass supplies are not where they should be for this time of…
With Easter set to be very different from usual for many families in Scotland, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has partnered with two national…
At this time of the year, farmers up and down the country will either be in the middle or coming to the end…
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has announced plans to proceed with a revised summer schedule, after two of its flagship events were cancelled…
Huge shifts in the retail and foodservice sectors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic are causing significant and unpredictable price instability in…
Before the lambing season kicked off, farmers should have set up a designated area for pet/surplus lambs to be reared in. Ideally, farmers…
Three Birmingham men have been jailed after admitting carrying out a campaign of barbaric illegal sheep butchery across Northamptonshire. Between June 22 and…
By Mark Plunkett, Teagasc soil and plant nutrition specialist Grass silage has a large nutrient demand and adequate nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and…
Anglesey farmer Esther Howie was left in a state of shock when she went for her routine check-up on the family Jacob’s flock…
As we enter into the busy lambing period, farmers across the country are more than likely going to come across a number of…
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has warned it is growing “more concerned by the day” about market prices and the knock-on effect Covid-19…
A third man has this week pleaded guilty to illegal sheep butchery offences as part of Operation Stock. Viorel Manu, aged 39, of…
Niall Claffey and Claire Mc Cormack A large number of marts across Northern Ireland have announced the suspension of operations for at least…
