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Payment rate cuts to sheep and beef schemes ‘unfair’ - ICSA

Oversubscription of beef and sheep schemes should trigger extra support, not cuts, according to the ICSA.

NEWS 7 November 2025

Payment rate cuts to sheep and beef schemes ‘unfair’ - ICSA

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Sheep Management: breeding ewe lambs, FECs for hill flocks and FYM deadline

Sheep Management: breeding ewe lambs, FECs for hill flocks and FYM deadline

MANAGEMENT 29 October 2025

Sheep Management: managing spent sheep dip and wormer efficacy

Sheep Management: managing spent sheep dip and wormer efficacy

MANAGEMENT 3 September 2025

Health factors and sheep scheme compliance refresher

Health factors and sheep scheme compliance refresher

Health factors and sheep scheme compliance refresher

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Farmer Writes: always learning on the farm

Farmer Writes: always learning on the farm

Farmer Writes: always learning on the farm

FARMER WRITES 20 August 2025

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Tullamore Farm: lambs weaned as 43 more drafted

Tullamore Farm: lambs weaned as 43 more drafted

Shaun Diver reports on what’s been happening this week on Tullamore farm.

TULLAMORE FARM 26 February 2025

Why subsidy became a dirty word in New Zealand

Why subsidy became a dirty word in New Zealand

Nuffield scholar Nick Cotter details his two weeks in New Zealand, learning how the country came to a zero subsidy system and is now combatting rapidly rising multi-active anthelmintic resistance.

FEATURE 26 February 2025

Important year for genotyped ram action

Important year for genotyped ram action

Flocks which have not purchased a genotyped ram in year one or two must purchase a ram in 2025 or risk being withdrawn from the scheme

AGRI-SCHEMES 26 February 2025

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 26 February 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 26 February 2025

Beef Management: heat detection, grass growth and worming suckler calves

Beef Management: heat detection, grass growth and worming suckler calves

Martin Merrick gives advice on heat detection in the busy breeding season, managing grass growth going forward and the best approach for dealing with worms in suckler calves.

MANAGEMENT 26 February 2025

The importance of paying attention to anthelmintic resistance on your farm

The importance of paying attention to anthelmintic resistance on your farm

While not an exciting topic, farmers cannot afford to ignore the risk of anthelmintic resistance and should utilise faecal egg counts in their parasite control programme, UCD’s Amanda Lawlor writes.

ANIMAL HEALTH 26 February 2025

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Udder Vital Bolus can be used for animals with somatic cell count problems and during the transition period.

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