Sheep

The Rural NI Sheep section contains information on the latest developments within the sheep farming sector.

Imagine growing lambs without an effective wormer
This could become reality on many farms in Northern Ireland if we don’t change our approach to worm control ...

Sheep shearing course for everyone
With lambing drawing to an end on most farms across Northern Ireland ...

Commercial lamb producers place confidence in figures
Amongst the many commercial lamb producers who attended the first Ulster Bank/NSA recorded ram sale in September ...

Implications of the Nitrates Directive in the West
All of the details included in this article refer to an actual 60 cow suckler farm in the West of the Provence ...

Sheep Identification a Cross Compliance Requirement for Flock Owners
For most sheep farmers their Single Farm Payment (SFP) is the largest proportion of their farm income ...

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U.P.L.A.N.D.S Students Progress with Blackface Improvement Scheme
Students opting for the U.P.L.A.N.D.S* (Uniting the Production of Livestock And Nature Development for Sustainability) learning project at Greenmount Campus ...