The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Navy is being called for greater flexibility over inspections of sheep farms during the lambing season by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association ( CAHI). The organization pointed to the potential for animal welfare issues to arise during the months of theRead More →
Green Party politician Pippa Hackett and her husband Mark are part-time dairy / beef and sheep ranchers based in County Offaly. They cultivate nearly 200 acres in North Offaly and both work off the farm. Pippa is Minister of State for Regional Planning and Biodiversity and Mark is also involvedRead More →
Green Party politician Pippa Hackett and her husband Mark are part-time dairy / beef and sheep ranchers based in County Offaly. They cultivate nearly 200 acres in North Offaly and both work off the farm. Pippa is Minister of State for Regional Planning and Biodiversity and Mark is also involvedRead More →
In Holbrook, NSW, Georgia Cluff and her three kelpies spent hundreds of hours in the pens counting sheep – lambs to be more precise. Key points: Holbrook sheep station ends lambing season with 10,000 tagged Its owners haven’t heard of more than that being tagged in a season They sayRead More →
Rising costs and decreasing subsidies have prompted many mountain farms to review their production and systems. Many units have switched to a Cheviot sire for this reason, either to raise breeding stock or as a terminal sire for reserve or premium lambs. The company’s sales saw throughputs and averages increaseRead More →
The rams are led to another kraal. Photo: Glenneis Kriel At Pienaarsrivier, a grain and sheep farm near Riversdale in the South Cape, farm owner Kobus Horne and sheep production manager Dirk Liebenberg have dramatically improved production efficiency and reduced costs through the use of technology and a carefully plannedRead More →
Jersey cows, at Rovey Dairy in Glendale, Ariz., Crane their necks for a better view on January 22. The dairy processes 1,800 cows, twice a day, and builds a dairy with 1,200 ewes to reach other niche markets. (Photo by Rebecca Miller) GLENDALE, Arizona – There is a legacy andRead More →
BELEN, NM (KRQE) – At the gates of Terra Patre Farm in Belen, the first signs of dawn mean one thing: food. The New Mexico Dahl sheep that live there don’t look like your regular sheep and rams. They have both wool and hair, and sporting horns similar to thoseRead More →
Heavily in lamb ewes at Oaklands Farm, Church Broughton owned by the Redfern family The large length of 10kW ground-mounted solar panels has a 25-year payout The Redfern family in their fold, from left to right: Sam, Davinia, Danny, Claire and Dan Daniel and Claire Redfern bought the farm inRead More →
Producers believe there is huge demand and insufficient supply, given that Canada only produces half of what it consumes PONOKA, Alberta. – It’s crowded at East Valley Ranch – and it’s noisy. The “baa, baa, baa” collective of over 1,000 sheep and lambs bleating together under one roof is surprisinglyRead More →