British Wool has confirmed that its monthly wool auction prices have increased by 25% since the beginning of the year.... Farm organisations have indicated that €9/kg is available for lambs at present ...

Background Zoonotic transmission of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 398 (LA-MRSA CC398) from industrial pig farms to farm workers and their household ...

The united town of sheep and wolves lives a peaceful and quiet life until two unexpected guests turn up - a polar fox and a tiny ewe. No one ever expected them to bring a deadly danger ...

Newly-elected IFA pig chair Michael Caffrey stated that a planned expansion of the industrial emissions directive (IED) to cover farms as small as 100-sow integrated units is unfair, as the directive ...

It typically requires two treatments, six to seven weeks apart. See also: Trial reveals wormer resistance on 98% of sheep farms Concerns are growing that farmers are mistakenly using rafoxanide in ...

The latest Farm Business Survey for Wales for 2023-24 make grim reading – the data shows that only lowland cattle and sheep farms made a profit. One farm union leader says the survey results sum up ...

Few people have spent time gazing into a sheep’s eyes, but if you have, you may have noticed something very strange about their pupils. Instead of being round, as is the case with humans, they are ...

Farmers in the U.S. are discovering a sustainable way to boost agriculture and clean energy production by allowing sheep to graze beneath solar panels. This practice, which is gaining popularity ...

Protesters have left bodies of piglets on the steps of the Victorian state government offices in a bid to draw attention to pig welfare ... welfare advocacy group Farm Transparency Project ...

The farm is home to a variety of animals, including sheep of Saudi and Omani origin, Dutch cows, turkeys, pigeons, and chickens. Mohammed also raises goats, ducks, and fish, while engaging in ...

READ The critical role of proper nutrition in pig and poultry production “A farmer should start by clearly defining and understanding the specifications of their project,” says Mosele Lepheane, ...

The booming solar industry has found an unlikely mascot in sheep as large-scale solar farms crop up across the U.S. and in the plain fields of Texas. In Milam County, outside Austin, SB Energy ...