N.Ireland
The UK’s sheep industry has voiced concerns over a potential sheep shearing “crisis” as around 75 overseas shearers have been denied visas.
Sheep
Defra permanent secretary Paul Kissack confessed that he was unaware of the government's plan to address the UK's sheep shearer shortage.
Having spent years travelling the world shearing sheep, UK-born Will Hinton has changed farming direction, now milking cows in New Zealand.
Rural Life
The 2025 European sheep shearing and wool-handling championships will be held at the Mountbellew Mart, Co. Galway over the June bank holiday.
Scottish sheep shearer, Una Cameron, has raised the Solo Women's Nine Hour Strong Wool Ewe Record...
Staffordshire shearer Nick Greaves has set a new 8-Hour World Lamb Shearing Record after he broke the previous holder's record by 10 lambs.
Staffordshire-based shearer Nick Greaves has been preparing for a World Shearing Record attempt...
Scottish sheep shearer Una Cameron has been on a "strict exercise and dietary regime" for her world record attempt next month.
Agri-Business
Welsh sheep shearer Meirion Evans has been successful in his record-breaking sheep shearing attempt...
A Welsh sheep shearer is set to make a record-breaking attempt to shear sheep across nine hours later this month.
An attempt to break the Irish sheep shearing record will take place in Co. Antrim next week. Agriland will be on the scene to watch.
The Six Nations Blade Sheep Shearing Championship will return to this year's Balmoral Show, which...
British Wool has stated that it wishes to congratulate UK shearers and the shearing community for their hard work and determination.
An industry checklist has been produced to ensure that shearers, wool handlers and farmers work in...
The FUW has collaborated with various industry organisations to produce a new set of guidelines for shearing.
Plans are in motion to break the Connacht record for the number of participants in a tractor run in Corofin, Co. Galway, this weekend.
A new world record in sheep shearing has been set by Matt Smith of New Zealand after he sheared 731 sheep in nine hours.
The results from the All Ireland & All Nations Sheep Shearing & Wool Handling Championships at Tullynally Castle, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath.
Over 2,000 sheep will be shore at the national sheep shearing championships, which will take place from June 4-5.
Wool is generally trading at €1/kg, according to Wicklow-based wool merchant Vincent Pierce, but the outlook for the 2016 looks uncertain.
