N.Ireland
How successful was your 2018 lambing?
By Dr. Eileen McCloskey, Sheep Technologist at CAFRE, Greenmount For the majority of farmers lambing is over, and for those...
Lambing
Rural Life
Pregnant women advised to avoid animals that are lambing or calving
Pregnant women who come into close contact with sheep or cows during lambing and calving are advised that they may risk...
Sheep
'Even quiet, docile dogs can turn into killers'
Even quiet, docile dogs can turn into killers, especially if they join other dogs in a pack, according Minister of State...
Sheep
Scanning results for March lambing flocks improve on 2016
March lambing flocks this year are averaging close to 1.9 or two lambs per ewe this year, compared to 1.8...
Sheep
'Disappointing' scanning results for early lambing flocks
Scanning results from early lambing flocks have left some farmers disappointed, according to Sheep Scanner Dominic Black. There was a...
Rural Life
Big week on the farm to feature camogie star and a chicken-plucking challenge
Last night, on the second episode of RTE’s Big Week on the Farm, viewers saw country singer Nathan Carter deliver...
Rural Life
'Carry on designing kitchens or take over managing the farm?'
Some 13% of farms in Ireland are owned by women and with today, March 8, being International Women’s Day to...
World News
Video: Three-year-old delivers lamb... all by herself!
A three-year-old girl called Lilly made waves over the weekend on the internet after she lambed a ewe by herself and...
Sheep
Pics: Lambing 2016 is well underway on farms across the country
The 2016 lambing season has well and truly began with farmers across the country and the UK spending many hours...
Sheep
10 things a farmer should do if his sheep are attacked by dogs
Dog attacks on sheep at this time of year are not uncommon and with many ewes on farms in-lamb, it...
Sheep
Sheep housing: What you should and shouldn't do
The particularly inclement weather of the last two months has led to many flocks being housed earlier than normal. A number of...
Sheep
'Three key metabolic diseases sheep farmers should look out for in their flocks'
There are three key metabolic diseases that sheep farmers should look out for in their flocks, according to Tommy Heffernan....
Sheep
Six illnesses to look out for in your ewes in late pregnancy and lambing time
The busiest period on Irish sheep farms is just around the corner, and according to the AHDB’s Reducing lamb losses for Better...
Sheep
Two sets of quadruplet lambs for Kerry farmer
A Kerry farmer who is in the middle of lambing has an extra few lambs on his farm after two...
Sheep
Managing lambs in the peak lambing week
Traditionally, St Patrick’s week is the peak time for lambing and Teagasc recently reported that ewes have scanned well this year with...
Sheep
'Herman the Monster' lamb nearly breaks the scales and record books
A pedigree Suffolk ram lamb in Northern Ireland almost broke the scales recently when it weighed in at a whopping...
Sheep
Five legged ewe gives birth to.....
Back in 2013 the Whitehouse Farm in Northumberland had the surprise of a five legged lamb being born. And, two...
