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David and Vicky Wright might have grown up in another continent, but they have made their home milking cows well and truly at Naroghid near Camperdown. Initially from the UK, the couple first met when Vicky, who had studied agriculture…
A new animal welfare strategy set to impact Irish farming and pet ownership is “approaching completion”, according to Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon TD. The term of Ireland’s first Animal Welfare Strategy 2021-2025 - Working Together for Animal Welfare - reached a conclusion…
Unlike Mary’s little lamb who followed her to school one day, this little lamb was born there. But he was certainly not expected to make his home in the classroom. Sam the lamb was rejected by his mother and is…
The annual Carnaross dairy sale was held at Carnaross Mart in County Meath as activity increased in Ireland’s autumn dairy trade. More than 50 freshly calved heifers and cows were offered, alongside a number of heifers in calf. The highest price…
Thirteen animals were the driving force behind today's annual "GOAToberfest." Whickham Community Garden volunteers fear its loss if they cannot find younger helpers. Two pups have been recorded at South Walney, home to Cumbria's only breeding grey seal colony. Wappenshall…
Great excitement reigned among Hampshire Down breeders ahead of their first national auction, held on Saturday, 12 September, at Lechwe Lodge near Kroonstad. By Salomé van den Berg According to seller Gideon Mostert of JASkraal Hampshire Down near Bloemfontein, one of…
"A broken promise doesn't help a single bird." A six-year delay to one of Pret a Manger's animal welfare commitments has triggered protests and criticism in the U.K. During demonstrations on Oct. 13 and Oct. 14, animal rights activists brought a petition with…
Blackface shearling rams met a keen demand at the breed’s annual Stirling sale, with 10 lots hitting five figures, to a top of £25,000, ensuring an average increase of £231 per head on the year, for six more sold. United Auctions’ auctioneer, Raymond…
SHEEP have a complicated place in the Scottish psyche. Their widespread introduction to the landscape led to the Clearances and in more recent years overgrazing has been a problem on many hillsides and glens. To their defence has come naturalist…
Strong support from wool producers across southern Australia has helped Hazeldean to a near-perfect clearance at the Cooma stud's annual ram sale on Friday, October 16. The Poll Merino sire, sold to Andrew, John and Chops Guthrie, Nelenia Pastoral, Delegate, tested…