News
12th August 2024 | By: Shannon Grogan
Countryside Services is proud to announce the recent achievements of three of our dedicated team members, Claire Canavan, Arlene Devlin and Andrew Kerr at local farming shows. Their participation and success in these events are a testament to their deep-rooted agricultural backgrounds and dedication to the farming community. Claire Canavan, our Project Officer for the […]
News
17th July 2024 | By: Shannon Grogan
Countryside Services Ltd has donated a total of £11,500 to two local charities, Air Ambulance NI and Kidney Care UK, with each receiving £5,750 to support their work in assisting individuals and families throughout Northern Ireland. Conall Donnelly, Managing Director of Countryside Services, emphasised their dedication to supporting causes that make a “real and lasting […]
News
12th June 2024 | By: Shannon Grogan
Countryside Services Ltd has welcomed DAERA’s confirmation that we are authorised to supply cattle, sheep and goat tags with the new XI prefix from Monday 24th June. As part of the phasing out of the old prefix, tag suppliers can no longer provide new tags with the UK prefix from the same date. Livestock owners […]
General News
5th April 2024 | By: Shannon Grogan
In the dynamic world of modern agriculture, efficiency, precision, and data-driven decision-making are paramount. Countryside Services proudly presents the Caisley Genotronic Cattle Tag, a revolutionary solution designed to streamline cattle management processes while empowering farmers with comprehensive data insights. Tailored for calf feeders, drafting gates, parlour ID, and out-of-parlour feeders, these tags are engineered to […]
Announcements
1st March 2024 | By: Shannon Grogan
In early March, DAERA announced changes to the livestock tag prefix in Northern Ireland under EU Animal Health Law. The prefix code on Northern Ireland Livestock Tags will change from “UK” to “XI” and this will be fully implemented from January 2025. Tags with the new “XI” prefix will become available later this year and […]
News
19th July 2022 | By: Shannon Grogan
Campbell Tweed OBE, a UFU Past President who is widely regarded as one of Northern Ireland’s premier sheep farmers, values the robustness and ease of use of Countryside Services EID Loop Sheep Tags. Ballycoose Farm in County Antrim, owned and managed by Campbell, has been farmed by his family for almost five hundred years. Campbell says: […]
News
16th August 2021 | By: Shannon Grogan
You are not alone! Lots of farmers face this problem, especially those farming pigs in an outside setting. Challenging environments can make individual animal identification particularly difficult at times, with numbers often being misread and incorrectly recorded, resulting in increased cost to the farmer through additional administration and staff hours. In 2020, our sister company […]
News
8th July 2021 | By: Shannon Grogan
Ronnie Boyd, who farms sheep and suckler cows in Drumquin County Tyrone, relies on Countryside Services for all his ear tag needs. The Boyd family has farmed on lands stretching between Omagh and Drumquin for almost fifty years with Ronnie currently stocking 260 breeding ewes – mainly Suffolk Texel Cross – and 25 AI suckler […]
General News
31st May 2021 | By: Shannon Grogan
Are your lambs ready for the market? We have an exclusive offer on Sheep Tags for you to avail of. Order 150 or more tags and receive 10 FREE Countryside EID Loop Tag Sets. Additionally, you will receive £25 off an TGM Electronic Reader and a FREE Loop Tag Applicator for first time orders. This […]
News
19th May 2021 | By: Shannon Grogan
The Agri-Food Co-operation Scheme offers farmers and food producers the opportunity of developing a new project idea in collaboration with others in their supply chain. £30,500 of support along with 50 days Facilitation is available under the scheme to help progress the project as well as enriching each group member’s skill set. Support measures include […]