Three Irish sheep sisters recently gave birth to a total of 11 lambs, including quintuplets, in what is being described as a farming miracle. The sheep, from Holland Sheep Farm in County Cork, gave ...
It has been a busy start to the spring on Eddie Gavin’s mixed farm near Bagenalstown, Co Carlow. Eddie – a participant in the Teagasc BETTER Farm Sheep Programme – purchased 234 male hill and hill ...
George Finlay is a third-generation farmer based in Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow who produces sheep milk on with his wife, Hannah ...
March has arrived and with the onset of spring comes the expectation of ewes and lambs making such a wonderful addition to ...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has outlined rules on sheep (ovine) semen imports into Ireland.
Catherine Phibbs talks a lot about wool. As a member of the Irish Grown Wool Council, she is a fount of enthusiasm on the economics of wool, the insulation value of wool, the potential of wool as a ...
The event drew significant attendance and fostered vital industry discussions. Hosted by the exceptional Alwyn and Joanne McFarlane, the day was blessed with fantastic weather, creating an ideal ...
Have we have passed "peak sheep" in the UK?