Sheep Management
Darren Carty on 13 January 2021
Sheep management: liver fluke, straw supplies and biosecurity measures
This week's notes touch on liver fluke treatment for outwintered ewes, ensuring earlier housing will not lead to straw supplies running out and risks to be aware of in buying foster ewes or pet lambs.
Adam Woods on 7 January 2021
VAT flat rate refund increase - what does it mean for me?
Adam Woods has details on the increase of the VAT flat rate refund and what it means for farmers.
Darren Carty on 6 January 2021
Sheep management: Reviewing suitability of replacements and clostridial vaccine
With sheep factory prices on the rise again, some farmers may be assessing the quality of their ewe lamb replacements, with a view to cashing in on those that do not meet the grade.
Darren Carty on 31 December 2020
Sheep census online portal open for submissions
The Department of Agriculture’s agfood.ie facility opened on 31 December to coincide with the selected date for recording the number of sheep and goats on farms.
Darren Carty on 30 December 2020
Sheep Management: supplementing early lambing ewes and late pregnancy feeding
The high levels of rainfall and challenging ground conditions is preventing turnout of early lambing ewes and bringing forward the supplementation date for mid-season lambing ewes.
Contributor on 22 December 2020
Donegal farm excelling through farm planning and performance monitoring
Teagasc BETTER Farm sheep programme manager Frank Campion and Teagasc business and technology adviser John Cannon review 10 years' performance on David and Linda McLaughin's farm.
Darren Carty on 22 December 2020
Sheep fencing tops TAMS sheep farmer submissions
Sheep fencing is ranked in seventh position in the top 10 most popular investments in TAMS II.
Darren Carty on 22 December 2020
Sheep management: silage eye, soil analysis and season’s greetings
With supplementary feeding increasing in frequency, there is a greater risk of an ailment often referred to as silage eye, which is linked to sore eyes and temporary blindness in sheep.
Darren Carty on 19 December 2020
Keeping pregnant ewe lambs ticking along nicely
Research has shown that for pregnant ewe lambs to have the best chance of rearing a lamb, they should be gaining in the region of 80g liveweight during early and mid-pregnancy.
Darren Carty on 16 December 2020
Sheep Management: the importance of silage quality and soil sampling
With grass reserves depleting faster and ewes being housed earlier or supplementation being introduced at grass it is important to get a good assessement of silage quality.
Darren Carty on 16 December 2020
Big changes on Kildare farm targeting greater performance
From improving grazing infrastructure and reseeding to revamping the breeding programme and lambing at four different periods Moyglare Farm is aiming to develop a system which delivers optimum results
Darren Carty on 9 December 2020
Northern Ireland animal inventory goes online
Registered sheep, goat, pig and bird flock/herd keepers have until 30 December 2020 to record their animal inventory for 2020.
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