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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.
€1.82m in Sheep Welfare Scheme balancing payments started
Minister Creed says the payments for year three of the scheme are a welcome financial support given farmers are facing challenging circumstances.
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Sheep management: tagging sheep, shearing preparations and grass growth
It is important to ensure lost tags are replaced periodically and that your flock register is maintained up to speed.
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Managing rushes, beef markets improving and a deep dive into cutting costs on dairy farms are all on the menu this week, writes Jack Kennedy.
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Waiting on grass growth to kick off
Programme adviser Senan White reports that the greatest concern on programme farms is low growth rates and grass reserves being depleted.
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Assessing your options for external parasite control
There is a significant difference between products in the range of external parasites controlled, the length of protection offered and withdrawal periods.
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Sheep prices: factories reduce quotes by 10c/kg
Base quotes for Monday and Tuesday were reduced to €5.90/kg to €6.00/kg, while top prices ranged on average from €6.20/kg to €6.25/kg, with select deals exceeding this range.
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Paraic McNeill weight recording lambs at eight weeks of age to identify ewe lambs to retain as flock replacements. Lambs were also treated for Nematodirus when weighed.
Co Down farmer Derek Robinson is pleased with the performance of his Texel cross hoggets.
Fermanagh farmer John Egerton is halfway through lambing.
Derek Robinson and his family have been self-isolating on their farm in Co Down.
Co Down sheep farmer Derek Robinson is able to lamb all his ewes in a newly built shed.
A pedigree Lleyn ewe has given birth to two sets of triplet lambs in Co Derry, with a gap of 17 days between each set being born.
Fermanagh farmer John Egerton recently visited his son who is working on a farm in Scotland.
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Chlorine-free protocols for cleaning milking equipment
Chlorine will not be used in milking equipment cleaning products by the end of this year.
Bord Bia market insight: COVID-19 still significantly affecting meat markets
The coronavirus pandemic has been causing turmoil in beef and sheep meat markets around the world.