A LOCAL sheep farmer was left devastated after one of his animals suffered an “excruciating death” following a fatal dog attack, which highlights the serious dangers facing rural Fermanagh farmers.

A significant sheep theft has hit Rickarton Estate, near Stonehaven, with approximately 90 Blackface sheep stolen just as preparations for tupping were underway last November. Angus Holman-Baird, who ...

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The extremely heavy snow fell and drifted, burying the sheep under several feet of the fluffy white stuff. When the snow stopped, there was no sign of the flocks. The snow made it impossible for ...

Hill sheep farmer Seamus McDonnell from County Antrim, Northern Ireland, has made a fantastic start to 2025 having been drawn as the lucky winner of the 2024 National Sheep Association (NSA) prize ...

“We are not interested in gaming the figures,” BBC DG Tim Davie repeated several times in front of a Scottish parliamentary committee this morning amid the row over The Traitors and local talen ...

Reid Redden, a sheep farmer and solar vegetation manager in San Angelo, Texas, said a successful sheep business requires agricultural land that has become increasingly scarce. “Solar grazing is ...

Reid Redden, a sheep farmer and solar vegetation manager in San Angelo, said a successful sheep business requires agricultural land that has become increasingly scarce. “Solar grazing is ...

Reports indicate the Department of Agriculture is currently writing to some farmers requesting them to send in their completed scheme action booklet for year two (2024) of the Sheep Improvement Scheme ...