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Sheep Management: lambing, marketing hoggets and slaughter suitability

Ground conditions remain challenging with grass utilisation under pressure and growth rates at a low level.

MANAGEMENT 4 March 2026

Sheep Management: lambing, marketing hoggets and slaughter suitability

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Beef Management: fertiliser, turning out stock and calf health

Beef Management: fertiliser, turning out stock and calf health

MANAGEMENT 4 March 2026

The Grass Week: spring rotation planner thrown out of kilter

The Grass Week: spring rotation planner thrown out of kilter

GRASS & FEEDING 28 February 2026

Sheep Management: soil sample validity, grass management and TAMS deadlines

Sheep Management: soil sample validity, grass management and TAMS deadlines

Sheep Management: soil sample validity, grass management and TAMS deadlines

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

Beef Management: fodder supplies, calf health and lice

Beef Management: fodder supplies, calf health and lice

Beef Management: fodder supplies, calf health and lice

MANAGEMENT 18 February 2026

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Sticking with sheep on the Dingle peninsula

Sticking with sheep on the Dingle peninsula

Michael Fitzgerald operates a mixed upland sheep and store-to-beef enterprise at the foothills of the Conor Pass on the Dingle Peninsula.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Sheep Management: persistent inclement weather presenting lots of challenges

Sheep Management: persistent inclement weather presenting lots of challenges

Some scanning operators are reporting hill sheep in poorer condition, raising the importance of adequate supplementary feeding

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Sheep management: ewe condition, drafting lambs and sheep census returns

Sheep management: ewe condition, drafting lambs and sheep census returns

Ewes remaining outdoors are particularly exposed to losing body condition, where grass supplies have been depleted or utilisation is poor.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Sheep Management: housing ewes, lameness control and sheep census

Sheep Management: housing ewes, lameness control and sheep census

Grass supplies have been depleted on many farms leaving little option but to introduce supplementary feeding at grass or house ewes.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Do not allow flesh to melt off ewes

Do not allow flesh to melt off ewes

Grass supplies are diminishing rapidly and with utilisation under pressure, there is a high risk of ewe condition suffering and body reserves being lost.

GRASS & FEEDING 12 November 2025

Sheep management: bluetongue virus, ewe condition and clean livestock policy

Sheep management: bluetongue virus, ewe condition and clean livestock policy

It is critical that all farmers adhere to movement restrictions and report any suspect issues to their vet / Department with maximum effort required to stop the virus from spreading

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Sheep management: breeding progress, genotyped rams and weather management

Sheep management: breeding progress, genotyped rams and weather management

Priority should remain with breeding ewes for at least the first month of gestation to promote optimum development of the embryo(s) and attachment to the wall of the uterus.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

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Select milk replacers carefully to ensure top calf development and growth

Maximising the potential of every animal starts with selecting a quality calf milk replacer (CMR) that includes a bespoke health package to suit the calves being fed.

Select milk replacers carefully to ensure top calf development and growth

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