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OviFlock hill sheep EIP work continuing at pace

Over 5,250 individual DNA samples have been collected from purebred hill ewes across 75 purebred hill flocks to-date in 2025, reports Eamon Wall from Sheep Ireland

BREEDING & HEALTH 26 November 2025

OviFlock hill sheep EIP work continuing at pace

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Investigating the performance of ewes and lambs on upland grazing

Investigating the performance of ewes and lambs on upland grazing

NEWS 5 November 2025

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

My Farming Week: James Regan, Moycullen, Co Galway

My Farming Week: James Regan, Moycullen, Co Galway

My Farming Week: James Regan, Moycullen, Co Galway

FEATURE 22 October 2025

Young Stock Podcast: farming 600 hill sheep and working in Macroom Mart

Young Stock Podcast: farming 600 hill sheep and working in Macroom Mart

Young Stock Podcast: farming 600 hill sheep and working in Macroom Mart

NEWS 20 October 2025

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Farm Tech Talk: prices, exporter boycott and co-ops in talks

Farm Tech Talk: prices, exporter boycott and co-ops in talks

There are plenty of news and views on this week's podcast, from weanlings to hill sheep and co-ops having conversations.

PODCAST 24 September 2025

How the budget will impact your farm’s bottom line

How the budget will impact your farm’s bottom line

Tax specialist Declan McEvoy looks at some case studies to show Budget 2026 will impact farmers in different sectors and circumstances.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Sheep Management: keeping on top of deadlines

Sheep Management: keeping on top of deadlines

A number of deadlines are upon farmers to complete tasks in the sheep welfare scheme while closing stocks of fertiliser must be declared by 15 October 2025.

MANAGEMENT 24 September 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 24 September 2025

New record of €7,200 for Connemara Mayo Blackface Breeders Group

New record of €7,200 for Connemara Mayo Blackface Breeders Group

The group’s ram sale held on Sunday was by far the largest held in Ireland with over 600 rams offered across ram lambs, hogget and aged classes

PEDIGREE 24 September 2025

Sheep Management: temporary fencing, genotyped rams and cyperguard availability

Sheep Management: temporary fencing, genotyped rams and cyperguard availability

Temporary fencing is a great aid at this stage of the year to manage grass or utilise temporary grazing but care needs to be taken to train sheep in at the outset.

MANAGEMENT 24 September 2025

Hill group breeding sales in full swing

Hill group breeding sales in full swing

Entries have also opened for Sheep Ireland’s 2025 multi-breed hill ram sale of genotyped and sire verified rams, all of which are eligible for the Sheep Improvement Scheme.

BREEDING & HEALTH 24 September 2025

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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