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All the latest sheep farming news from the Irish Farmers Journal. Keep up to date with all farming and production news developments in the sheep farming sector.
Sheep farmer welcomes surprise quintuplet lambs
Alison owns a flock of pedigree Jacobs sheep, while her son Sam owns a flock of Dorsett sheep and her husband owns a flock of pedigree Belclares.
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Tagging procedure can greatly influence tag loss rates
Extra care should be taken when applying EID tag sets to replacement and store sheep.
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Ewe lamb management – a little feeding now goes a long way
Keeping ewe lambs on an upward trajectory in mid-pregnancy will deliver big benefits in having a ewe that lambs down in good condition and is under less pressure to apportion nutrients to growth.
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Managing the mix
Matthew Halpin looks at how participating farmers faired in the mixed grazing challenge
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Vet's corner: slow and steady wins the race
Vet Chris McGrath takes some time to stop and make some observations on a farm visit.
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Sheepwatch: prices starting to level out
Strong trade for finished and heavy butchers lamb continues, but butchers demand is starting to wean. The store trade remains strong and steady.
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Vets Tommy Heffernan and Donal Lynch outline the various animal health practices in place on Tullamore Farm at the annual open day in Co Offaly.
Darren Carty of the Irish Farmers Journal explains the sheep programme at Tullamore Farm open day in Co Offaly.
Co Down farmer Derek Robinson has both Mule and Texel-Mule cross ewes on his farm.
Ieuan Davies from Agrimin gave a bolusing demonstration last week at an event near Upperlands.
Denis O'Sullivan, member of the Irish Sheep Shearing team heading to July in France to compete in the World Sheep Shearing Championships.
Sligo sheep shearer Joanne Devaney speaks to Anne O’Donoghue about the upcoming World Shearing Championships in France, working in Australia and writing with her left hand, but shearing on her right.
Stepehen Lott and Darren Carty explain the routine of weighing and tagging newborn lambs on Lyons Farm.
Tommy Boland and Darren Carty discuss the wider sheep program on UCD Lyons Farm.
Darren Carty and Tommy Boland explain how to identify a ewe about to lamb.
Darren Carty and Tommy Heffernan sit down with Lambing Live's sponsors Cormac Tagging - to discuss the new EID tags for sheep and the grant available.
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Glanbia is having its biggest-ever Black Friday sale and is offering farmers nationwide an opportunity to stock up, save big and support local, with genuine value across thousands of products.
New Holland T5 range - three champions, one team
The T5 range has been designed to be the ultimate all-rounder for today’s modern mixed farms, whether it is doing loader work, working with mounted implements or travelling down the road.
Cultivate loans - 'no stress involved in it whatsoever'
Cultivate loans from the credit union is one option for farmers who wish to develop their farms.
Refresh your drying off technique for optimum results
Research has clearly demonstrated the link between infection during the dry cow period and subsequent clinical mastitis and elevated somatic cell counts (SCC) in early lactation.