Rural Life
Watch: Challenges and opportunities for upland farmers
Upland farmers are, on average, more economically and financially challenged than other farmers, but also have particular opportunities to diversify...
Sheep Farming
Sheep
Watch: 'Diversification is key' at east Galway organic sheep farm
Blátnaid Gallagher is the proud proprietor of ‘Murray Meadows’, a 120ac organic sheep farm based outside Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, which derives...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Beef
Ballinrobe suckler and sheep farm to host IGA beef event
The 2024 Irish Grassland Association (IGA) beef event will take place outside Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, on the farm of Martin...
Sheep
IBLA to highlight forward contracts for sheep farmers
The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) have announced details of an information night for sheep farmers to highlight the...
Sheep Technical
Sheep advice: Steps to consider when converting to organic
With approximately 2,000 farmers to begin a conversion to an organic sheep system this year, there are many steps that...
Sheep News
Minister must clarify supports for sheep farmers - Kerrane
Sinn Féin spokesperson for agriculture, Claire Kerrane has said that Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue must...
Beef
Large crowds attend Kepak suckler/sheep sustainability event
Large crowds of farmers and agri-industry personnel attended a Kepak sustainability farm walk in Athleague, Co. Roscommon on Thursday (July...
Sheep
McConalogue meets IFA sheep chair on sector challenges
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue met with the sheep chairperson for the Irish Farmer’s Association (IFA)...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Agri-Business
IBLA encourages members to support ICSA sheep protest
The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has encouraged its members to support a protest organised by the Irish Cattle...
Sheep News
INHFA: Sheep farmers need immediate financial supports
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has called on the government to address the “severe challenges” facing the...
Agri-Business
We must fund active suckler, beef and sheep farmers - ICSA
The president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) Dermot Kelleher has said that government funding is urgently...
Video
Kerry sheep breeder explains how Texel rams have improved his flock
Christopher O’Neill is a sheep and suckler farmer based in Castlemaine, Co. Kerry, who runs the farm with his father...
Sheep
Ifac: 50% of sheep farmers report 'positive outlook' - despite input concerns
Around half of sheep farmers have a positive outlook for the sector, based on an “excellent” year in 2021, despite...
Sheep
Advice for a new entrant to sheep farming
The Teagasc outlook for the sheep sector is a positive one and forecasts a further 23% increase in net margin...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Sheep
'There has been no word': Clarity sought on Sheep Welfare Scheme
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has been called on by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’...
Environment
Sustainable and responsible living - from little seeds do acorns grow
From little seeds do acorns grow – or so the old adage tells us, but it certainly rings true for...
Sheep
Improving flock performance and returns: Farm walk on next week
Lameness, minimising antibiotic use, sheep dips and mental health will be some of the key topics on for discussion at...
Sheep
Sheep trade: 'Factories anxious for lambs and struggling to secure numbers'
Procurement managers are starting negotiations with sheep farmers at 500c/kg (excluding quality assurance (QA) and producer group bonuses) for hoggets....