Sheep
Watch: Sheep shearing championships at Mountbellew
The 2024 all-Ireland and all nations sheep shearing and woolhandling championships took place at Mountbellew, Co. Galway over the bank...
Sheep Shearing
Rural Life
All-Ireland shearing championships set for Mountbellew
Preparations are underway at Mountbellew Mart for the hosting of the 2024 all-Ireland and all nations sheep shearing and woolhandling...
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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...
Opinion
Opinion: Top-level shearers are akin Olympic athletes
The achievement notched up by Co. Tyrone shearing specialist, Tom Perry, during his recent record-breaking attempt is nothing short of...
Sheep
Irish sheep shearing record attempt to take place in Antrim
An attempt to break the Irish sheep shearing record will take place in Co. Antrim next week. Tom Perry, a...
Rural Life
All-Ireland shearing among highlights of Clonmany show
Among the many events set to take place at Clonmany Agricultural Show in Co. Donegal, sheep shearing competitions will take...
Rural Life
Go wild in the Comeraghs this July
Sheepdog and sheep shearing demonstrations are among the new additions to the programme of the Comeraghs Wild Festival which will...
Rural Life
Donegal show to host international sheep shearing championship
The Clonmany Agricultural Show in Co. Donegal has been selected as the venue for this year’s sheep shearing world championship....
Sheep News
Independent TD calls for support scheme for sheep shearing
Independent TD for Galway East, Seán Canney has called on the government to establish a scheme to support farmers in...
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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...
N.Ireland
Six Nations Sheep Shearing Championship returns to Balmoral
The Six Nations Blade Sheep Shearing Championship will return to this year’s Balmoral Show, which take place from May 11-14,...
Rural Life
Joanne Devaney: 'It was nice to be home more last year to be on the farm'
If it had been a normal year, Joanne Devaney would have spent a lot of her time in University College...
Rural Life
FarmLand: Agri insight on government talks; and shearing with the best
On this week’s FarmLand, we look at the coalition government formation and how the programme for government will affect Irish agriculture;...
Video
FarmLand 18th June 2020
On this week’s FarmLand, we look at the coalition government formation plus how the programme for government will affect Irish...
Sheep
'It's business as usual for us' - sheep shearer Karol Devaney
The shearing season kicked off earlier than what might have been expected for Sligo native Karol Devaney. Karol, who arrived...
N.Ireland
Checklist for shearers and farmers produced during Covid-19
An industry checklist has been produced to ensure that shearers, wool handlers and farmers work in partnership to keep everyone...
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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
Catching up with an Irish sheep shearer...down in Australia
A few months ago, AgriLand spoke to Karol Devaney – a sheep farmer from Drumcliff, Co. Sligo – who had just...
Sheep
Flying to the other side of the world to master the sheep shearing trade
Karol Devaney is a sheep farmer from Barnaribbon, Drumcliff, Co. Sligo, who recently graduated from University College Dublin. After graduating with...
Sheep
Sheep-shearing record smashed in Co. Cavan
Stanley Allingham from Co. Fermanagh is the new Irish record holder for the number of lambs shorn in nine hours....
Sheep
'It's all about technique': Queen of the Shears on success
Having been encouraged to help out with sheep shearing by her dad and brother, 21-year-old champion shearer Joanne Devaney from...