Finishing lambs

Opportunities for marketing hill lambs

Farmers attending last week’s Teagasc hill sheep conference heard about improved market dynamics for light hill lambs, but were told that the optimum outlet remains for heavier carcases.

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

Opportunities for marketing hill lambs

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Q&A: New sheep evaluations

Q&A: New sheep evaluations

LAMBING 4 February 2026

Sheep Management: bluetongue virus, weather management and lameness

Sheep Management: bluetongue virus, weather management and lameness

MANAGEMENT 28 January 2026

Weekend weather: colder temperatures on the way

Weekend weather: colder temperatures on the way

Weekend weather: colder temperatures on the way

NEWS 19 December 2025

Sheep management: finishing lambs indoors and reviewing straw supplies

Sheep management: finishing lambs indoors and reviewing straw supplies

Sheep management: finishing lambs indoors and reviewing straw supplies

MANAGEMENT 17 December 2025

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Sheep Management: complying with the CLP and supplementing lambs at grass

Sheep Management: complying with the CLP and supplementing lambs at grass

The high rainfall levels have left conditions increasingly challenging for supplementing lambs with high volumes of meal at grass.

MANAGEMENT 23 July 2025

Intensively finishing lambs – what to consider?

Intensively finishing lambs – what to consider?

The margin between purchase cost and finishing value is currently tight and, as such, achieving high levels of lamb performance is essential to maximise potential returns.

WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT 23 July 2025

Sheep management: liver fluke product warnings, shearing lambs, health treatment

Sheep management: liver fluke product warnings, shearing lambs, health treatment

HPRA have released a warning notifying users of closantel-containing products that the withdrawal period has increased with immediate effect from 42 to 56 days.

MANAGEMENT 23 July 2025

Cracking the organic leakage challenge

Cracking the organic leakage challenge

The five-year OBLIG EIP project has big aims to eliminate leakage and is commencing initiatives to get more cohesion in the supply chain.

NEWS 23 July 2025

Optimising grassland management this autumn

Optimising grassland management this autumn

Farmers in some parts of the country are in the positive position of almost having too much grass while others are struggling to build covers

MANAGEMENT 23 July 2025

A recipe for improved flock performance

A recipe for improved flock performance

Galway farmer Michael Forde is bucking the national trend having increased ewe numbers while striving to improve the average performance of his mid-season lambing flock

MANAGEMENT 23 July 2025

Cutting out fertiliser for sheep grazing

Cutting out fertiliser for sheep grazing

AgriSearch held an event on Greg O'Boyle's farm near Randalstown last week. Peter McCann reports

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 July 2025

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Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

Just outside Ramelton, Co Donegal, Bert McCloy and his son-in-law Jason Peoples run a busy dairy farm milking around 200 cows.

Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

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