N.Ireland
Advice: Actions to take as weather improves
With temperatures on the rise and better weather for the past few days, field operations and grazing have begun across...
N.Ireland
With temperatures on the rise and better weather for the past few days, field operations and grazing have begun across...
Rural Life
Dorset Police’s rural crime team has recovered a stolen lamb that had been “sheepnapped” from a field in the area...
Sheep
Findings from a recent survey have shown that some Australian lamb producers retained their lambs in anticipation of higher prices...
N.Ireland
Lamb and hogget prices in Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI) have shown a significant contrast over the last...
Rural Life
With lambing season underway, the Welsh government has issued a reminder to dog owners to keep their dogs under control...
N.Ireland
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the theft of 50 lambs from a field on the Teenaght...
Sheep
A second teenager has been arrested in connection with the deaths of several lambs at a farm in Bramley, Surrey....
Sheep
As farmers move towards bought-in concentrates over the winter, sheep farmers should take a closer look at the growth of...
Dairy
Farmers are being warned that as a result of the early autumn warm weather leading to an extended grazing period,...
N.Ireland
Farmers “must” be on high alert for worms in their lambs according to animal health company, Zoetis. The alert comes...
Sheep
With UK lamb prices expected to mirror the trend of the last couple of years and remain firm into 2023...
Sheep
A farming couple in Yorkshire has started a petition to dredge the River Derwent near Keswick on the back of...
N.Ireland
Unexpectedly high worm egg counts in livestock are being seen in areas experiencing drought, prompting experts to warn farmers to...
N.Ireland
Lameness issues will impact on performance and already, cases of scald in lambs are becoming an issue on farms across the...
Sheep
The rise in temperature in recent days means there is an increased risk to lambs hatching nematodirus, according to the...
Agri-Business
Recent figures, up to the end of May, show a further tightening of supplies of lambs coming from Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is advising farmers to take full advantage of the buoyant lamb...
Sheep
Lameness problems on sheep farmers are never-ending, whether it be a lame ewe or lamb. Lately, a number of issues...