Sheep

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

New Technology - Easier-care sheep system
The Beef and Sheep Technology team at CAFRE are focussed on keeping Northern Ireland’s beef and lamb producers at the cutting edge of technological advancements.

Cutting fertiliser costs with soil testing
Getting soil analysed is often an overlooked or neglected task on some farms.

Wool shedding ewes make commercial sense
This is the conclusion I would draw from a recent visit to Germany in association with the Easy care Sheep Society.

Cut your costs with clover
A large crowd of cost  conscious farmers gathered at the farm of Murtagh Walls, Hilltown.

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 contro.

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.

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