The number of sheep that entered the Republic of Ireland from Northern Ireland in 2024 totaled just over 365,500 head ...

Minister of Agriculture, Martin Heydon, said Budget 2026 provides for a 9% increase in funding when compared to 2025. The ...

‘Factory managers appear to have little interest in next week, next month or the next six months; and that’s no way to run a business long term,’ says farmer-cum-agent Nigel Stoddart Sheep farmer and ...

Ireland’s organic farming community is set to take centre stage this autumn with the launch of a specialist regional organic roadshow. The ‘Growing Prospects for Organic Livestock’ roadshow will take ...

A video of a huge flock of sheep being herded through a small village in Ireland will have ewe in awe. The video shows a flock of over a hundred sheep being herded through the village of Leenane on ...

IFA sheep chair Adrian Gallagher said the ball is firmly at the foot of the Minister for Agriculture to show leadership and a ...

For Niamh Seoighe, hill sheep farming involves spotting sheep with binoculars, identifying them by distinctive markings, navigating the hills by Irish place names, and joining neighbours for the ...

Liam Byrne, University College Dublin, shares his experience of his ASA travel bursary on a sheep farm in England and US beef ...

Industry experts believe that a worldwide decline in sheep numbers, along with eco-conscious shoppers switching to wool, have ...