Finishing lambs

Weekend weather: colder temperatures on the way

Temperatures are set to drop slightly across the final weekend before Christmas, with some mixed weather also forecast.

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Weekend weather: colder temperatures on the way

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Sheep management: finishing lambs indoors and reviewing straw supplies

Sheep management: finishing lambs indoors and reviewing straw supplies

MANAGEMENT 17 December 2025

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

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

MANAGEMENT 5 November 2025

Intensively finishing lambs – what to consider?

Intensively finishing lambs – what to consider?

Intensively finishing lambs – what to consider?

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

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

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MANAGEMENT 22 October 2025

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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 18 June 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 18 June 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 18 June 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 18 June 2025

Sheep Management: putting plans in place for finishing lambs

Sheep Management: putting plans in place for finishing lambs

Taking stock of the weight and condition of lambs at weaning will allow informed decisions to be made on finishing lambs efficiently.

MANAGEMENT 18 June 2025

Finishing organic hill lambs proving challenging

Finishing organic hill lambs proving challenging

The preliminary results from a study evaluating finishing systems for organic lambs were presented in the organic village at Sheep 2025

GRASS & FEEDING 18 June 2025

Putting multispecies swards to the test in Sligo

Putting multispecies swards to the test in Sligo

The father-and-son partnership of Philip and Jonathan Higgins run 200 ewes and 340 Jersey heifers on 90ha with a firm focus on optimising output from a forage-based diet.

MANAGEMENT 18 June 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

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