Sheep
NFU Cymru shows support for Welsh wool products
NFU Cymru is supporting the Welsh wool industry and raising money for charity by launching a new “She Who Dares…...
Sheep
Sheep
Love is all around for lamb campaign
Results from the annual Love Lamb Week campaign (September 1-7) have proved that PGI Welsh Lamb is popular with consumers....
N.Ireland
AFBI warns of the risks of liver fluke infection this winter
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) wishes to bring to the attention of farmers the need to consider the risk...
Sheep
NSA Sheep Events look forward to 2021 with enthusiasm and hope
As like so many others, the National Sheep Association (NSA) was bitterly disappointed to cancel its much enjoyed Sheep Events...
Sheep
Sheep owners urged to take plunge instead of showering
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is launching a campaign reminding sheep farmers, contractors and prescribers that...
World News
Sales of German meat increase across the EU after Asian ban
German meat producers have seen an increase in sales to EU countries after Asian countries banned German imports after outbreaks...
Sheep
Shear brilliance of UK shearers during Covid-19
British Wool has stated that it wishes to thank and congratulate UK shearers and the shearing community for their hard...
Sheep
Ritchie sheep race prize to aid new entrant sheep farmer
Following a family recommendation to join the National Sheep Association (NSA), Mia Salisbury from Westward Ho in Devon has become...
Beef
Red meat sector ready for Brexit but worried about tariffs
Lamb and beef exporters in Wales are as prepared as they can be for new paperwork and administration at the...
N.Ireland
43 Scottish Blackface hoggets stolen in Derry
A sheep farmer in Co. Derry has had 43 of his flock of Blackface hoggets stolen in an overnight raid....
Agri-Business
Report: Women make up only 36% of meat industry workforce
A new international report has for the first time established how many women are working within the meat sector. It...
Agri Politics
Agriculture Bill rejection leaves a 'real risk' to UK animal welfare standards - NSA
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has responded to the vote in the House of Commons on a Lords amendment to...
Sheep
Choosing your sheep stock for the future
An ambassador for a Welsh sheep genetic improvement project is encouraging farmers to carefully select rams and ewes in the...
Rural Life
Appeal for info following theft of large number of sheep
Police in Gloucestershire have launched an appeal for information following the theft of what they described as a ‘large’ number...
Sheep
Promotion of Scotch Lamb PGI ahead of St. Andrew's day
United Auctions has been joined by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland, the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland...
Agri-Business
DAERA publishes ‘Farm Business Data’ handbook
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published its Farm Business Data 2020 planning handbook. The...
Agri-Business
DAERA publishes ‘Farm Business Data’ handbook
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published its Farm Business Data 2020 planning handbook. The...
Sheep
'Lamb prices remain firm in comparison to 2019' - QMS
Despite dipping below 200p/kg in auction markets, prime lamb prices remain firm in comparison to 2019, standing 25% higher than...
