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Sheep Management: condition of hill ewes, quarantine protocols

Hill ewes are especially responsive to improvements in body condition and meeting targets at breeding.

MANAGEMENT 2 September 2026

Sheep Management: condition of hill ewes, quarantine protocols

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Dairy Management: setting heifer calves up for a good summer

Dairy Management: setting heifer calves up for a good summer

MANAGEMENT 10 June 2026

Should you cut surplus paddocks in wet weather?

Should you cut surplus paddocks in wet weather?

MANAGEMENT 3 June 2026

Vet’s Corner: Coccidiosis in calves

Vet’s Corner: Coccidiosis in calves

Vet’s Corner: Coccidiosis in calves

NEWS 6 May 2026

Sheep management: grass tetany, nematodirus and weighing accuracy

Sheep management: grass tetany, nematodirus and weighing accuracy

Sheep management: grass tetany, nematodirus and weighing accuracy

MANAGEMENT 29 April 2026

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Breeding has begun on Tullamore Farm with 39 heifers served

Breeding has begun on Tullamore Farm with 39 heifers served

Cathal Gormley caught up with Shaun Diver on Tullamore Farm, where breeding has started with 39 heifers served, lambing is drawing to a close and ground is ploughed for spring barley.

TULLAMORE FARM 1 January 1970

Nematodirus egg hatching has already peaked

Nematodirus egg hatching has already peaked

Hatching took place from the last week or March to first week of April in most areas leaving at-risk lambs susceptible to disease

BREEDING & HEALTH 1 January 1970

Beef Management: TB changes, fodder supplies and coccidiosis

Beef Management: TB changes, fodder supplies and coccidiosis

Martin Merrick outlines some of the recent changes to TB testing for cows and boosting fodder supplies early in the summer.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

Sheep Management: payment numbers, SWS application and nematodirus

Sheep Management: payment numbers, SWS application and nematodirus

There is more scope to reduce ewe numbers in the sheep welfare scheme outside of actions being completed but be mindful that numbers must be retained for the sheep improvement scheme

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

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Patrick and Valerie Sheehy: building better cows from day one

Achieving average weaning weights of 112kg doesn’t happen by accident. For Patrick and Valerie, it starts with calf management, high-quality nutrition and investing heavily in the first 70 days

Patrick and Valerie Sheehy: building better cows from day one