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Farmers wanted to help inform the UK sheep industry
Two farmer representatives from England and one from Wales are sought for a sheep industry group to help shape the…
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Workshops focus on planning winter feed options for sheep
Following this year’s challenging weather conditions, AHDB Beef & Lamb is partnering with Teagasc for a series of workshops to…
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Sheep disease threat from ticks heightens due to vaccine and forage shortage
A nationwide shortage of a vaccine to protect sheep from the tick-borne Louping Ill virus (LIV) means farmers need to…
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Love Lamb Week calls for a break with tradition
Lamb producers must pull together to change tradition and put lamb back on plates all year round. That’s the key call…
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Grass shortage adds to parasite problems in sheep
Sheep are still at risk from worms and Nematodirus despite the hot weather, according to reports from across the country. Keith Cutler,…
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Greater intake from copper antagonists likely this season
As we approach the sheep breeding season, Animax has asked if farmers are confident that their ewes and rams have…
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NSA says sheep sector needs to prepare for the possibility of Brexit ‘no deal’
The worse-case scenario for the UK sheep sector, a ‘no deal’ on Brexit, is a possibility the sheep sector needs…
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SCOPS calls for action after first reports of resistance to group 4 wormers
SCOPS said the recent publication of the first case of resistance to monepantel in the UK is a timely and…
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Join the march towards stamping out lameness
UK sheep producers are being encouraged to join the march towards stamping out lameness in the national flock when the…
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NSA promotes the building of positive relations to combat sheep worrying
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is looking to the many agricultural events and shows taking place in the coming weeks…