Though some ranchers offer supplemental soy- and grain-based feeds to pregnant or lactating ewes and their newborn lambs, Willow Spring Ranch adheres to the strict no-grain certification standards of ...

Kids involved in breeding 4-H projects have a special dedication. They have to conduct year-round projects, not just raise an infant animal until it is fair time. Not every child has the facilities to ...

Prices reached a top of $390 for the lead of the 1.5-year-old ewes, however sales above $350 were in the minority and the smallest ewes which would need to be carried over for joining went below $180.

WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. THAT MUSIC MEANS IT’S TIME TO HEAD BACK TO THE FARM SHOW IN HARRISBURG. WE’RE DOWN TO JUST TODAY AND TOMORROW. IF YOU HAVEN’T MADE IT OUT YET. AND THIS MORNING WE ARE TAKING A ...

What is the future for Britain’s sheep? Farmers are choosing to keep fewer animals.

There were more new season suckers on offer and overall there was a 76 per cent clearance rate. First-cross ewes topped the market with 58kg, 13-14 month old breeders from Frances, South Australia, ...

There was keen demand at Sunday’s Connemara/Mayo Blackface Breeding Group Sale in Maam Cross with yearling ewe hoggets also selling briskly and averaging at over €150 per head.