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Sheep
Minister warns dog owners of financial devastation of dog attacks
Amy Forde
National awareness campaign to remind dog owners of their responsibilities at lambing time.
21 March 2025 News
Farm Tech Talk: beef boom, lambing and positive water quality
The ongoing positivity in the beef trade, an improvement in water quality results and lambing 2025 all feature on this week's Farm Tech Talk.
21 March 2025 Tullamore Farm
Lambing in full flight on Tullamore Farm
Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on how lambing and calving has been progressing this week on the farm.
Reflections after a week of lambing chaos
Only for kind weather, the first week of lambing could been disastrous, writes Derek Robinson.
19 March 2025 Farmer Writes
My Farming Week: Colum Ginnelly, Mulranny, Co Mayo
In this edition of My Farming Week, we spoke to hill and commercial sheep farmer Colum Ginnelly who has taken party in the Wild Atlantic Nature project.
19 March 2025 News
Sheep Management: grass supplies, liver fluke and selecting replacements
Conditions for lambing are close to ideal in allowing farmers to get ewes and lambs turned outdoors quickly, while many will happily contend with lower grass supplies than poor conditions/utilisation
19 March 2025 Management
Kick-start growth with targeted fertiliser application
The recent improvement in weather and relatively positive forecast is giving a good chance for farmers to get fertiliser applied
12 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Bench warrant issued for owner whose dogs weren't under control
The Galway dog warden had received a call of a sheep attack and came across three dogs that were not under control walking on the road. Gordon Deegan reports.
3 March 2025 News
Sheep Management: weather woes, lambing and TAMS deadline
There is an improved weather forecast on the horizon but it will take time for conditions to improve following the torrential rainfall experienced over the last week.
26 February 2025 Management
Two good reasons for a sleepless night
Derek Robinson has had a meeting with his accountant in the middle of lambing.
26 February 2025 Farmer Writes
Weekend weather: wet and windy days to come
There is plenty of rain and wind forecast by Met Éireann this weekend.
21 February 2025 News
Sheep management: lambing tips, supplementing early lambers and soil sampling
Advance preparations including have a good supply of lambing aids on hand well in advance of lambing starting will pay dividends.
19 February 2025 Management