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Sheep Management: lameness treatment, shearing delays and rush control

The advice is to retain sheep with scald in footbath solution for 15 to 20 minutes when using a 10% zinc or copper sulphate-based solution.

MANAGEMENT 11 June 2025

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Sheep Management: care when applying pour-on

Sheep Management: care when applying pour-on

MANAGEMENT 4 June 2025

Damp, humid weather could increase blowfly strike risk

Damp, humid weather could increase blowfly strike risk

MANAGEMENT 1 June 2025

Struggling to manage grass - could temporary fencing provide a solution

Struggling to manage grass - could temporary fencing provide a solution

Struggling to manage grass - could temporary fencing provide a solution

MANAGEMENT 31 May 2025

Sheep Management: grassland management, drafting lambs and shearfest talks

Sheep Management: grassland management, drafting lambs and shearfest talks

Sheep Management: grassland management, drafting lambs and shearfest talks

MANAGEMENT 28 May 2025

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Worms: a threat to efficient production

Worms: a threat to efficient production

A combination of growing resistance to commonly used anthelmintics and the increased prevalence of barber’s pole worm is creating more challenges for sheep. producers

ANIMAL HEALTH 30 April 2025

Reducing numbers in Sheep Improvement Scheme

Reducing numbers in Sheep Improvement Scheme

The breeding ewe flock reduced by almost 100,000 head in the December 2024 sheep census, possibly leaving some farmers needing to tweak their SIS reference number.

MANAGEMENT 30 April 2025

Sheep Management: blowfly strike, nematodirus and SIS worm counts

Sheep Management: blowfly strike, nematodirus and SIS worm counts

Shearing contractors report coming in contact with more incidences of blowfly strike over the last week.

MANAGEMENT 30 April 2025

Sheep management: weather management and marketing lambs/hoggets

Sheep management: weather management and marketing lambs/hoggets

A number of practices can be adopted during the current spell of good weather to prevent issues from happening.

MANAGEMENT 30 April 2025

Sheep Management: SWS closing date, ryegrass reseeds and Sheep 2025

Sheep Management: SWS closing date, ryegrass reseeds and Sheep 2025

There are to submit your application for the sheep welfare scheme and secure up to €13 per ewe in support payment.

MANAGEMENT 30 April 2025

Young Sheep Farmers Forum kicks off with first walk

Young Sheep Farmers Forum kicks off with first walk

Martin Merrick reports from the first meeting of the Young Sheep Farmer Forum, where the participants visited Kepak Athleague as well as two top local farmers.

MANAGEMENT 30 April 2025

Sheep management: Grazing management and silage quality

Sheep management: Grazing management and silage quality

May is a critical month for grassland management and setting the grazing area up to ensure quality for the main grazing season.

MANAGEMENT 30 April 2025

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Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

The average person living in a nursing home under the Fair Deal Scheme pays €362.10/week in fair deal fees and an additional €53 in nursing home service charges.

Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

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