Management notes

Sheep Management: realistic performance figures and slaughter performance

Farmers completing budgets on whether to buy or sell store lambs are being advised by Teagasc to use realistic performance figures.

MANAGEMENT 16 September 2026

Sheep Management: realistic performance figures and slaughter performance

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Sheep Management: condition of hill ewes, quarantine protocols

Sheep Management: condition of hill ewes, quarantine protocols

MANAGEMENT 2 September 2026

Sheep Management: drought management and quarantine protocols

Sheep Management: drought management and quarantine protocols

MANAGEMENT 19 August 2026

Weekend weather: warm start before rain arrives

Weekend weather: warm start before rain arrives

Weekend weather: warm start before rain arrives

NEWS 7 August 2026

Sheep Management: weaning, lamb castration and selecting replacements

Sheep Management: weaning, lamb castration and selecting replacements

Sheep Management: weaning, lamb castration and selecting replacements

MARKETS 24 June 2026

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Ensuring sufficient water supplies during a heatwave

Ensuring sufficient water supplies during a heatwave

Water supplies need to be checked to ensure that they are capable of keeping up with a herd’s demand in this current heatwave.

MANAGEMENT 24 September 2025

Weekend Weather: warmer temperatures on the way

Weekend Weather: warmer temperatures on the way

This weekend is set to see a long-awaited rise in temperatures, as a system of high pressure will dominate the country.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Sheep Management: faecal egg counts and the National Sheep Welfare Scheme

Sheep Management: faecal egg counts and the National Sheep Welfare Scheme

A welcome forecast lift in temperatures will hopefully boost growth rates and facilitate more shearing, but could come with a downside of a higher worm burdens.

MANAGEMENT 24 September 2025

€22m National Sheep Welfare Scheme launched

€22m National Sheep Welfare Scheme launched

The scheme offers payment of up to €13 per ewe in return for completion of three actions with the application deadline on 15 May 2026.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Weekend weather: unsettled with showers and breezy spells

Weekend weather: unsettled with showers and breezy spells

Met Éireann has said that this weekend will be unsettled, with rain or showers and breezy spells early on.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Weekend weather: mixed forecast across bank holiday

Weekend weather: mixed forecast across bank holiday

Scattered showers and sunny spells have been forecast by Met Éireann for much of the bank holiday weekend.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Beef Management Notes: getting ready for housing and avoiding pregnant heifers

Beef Management Notes: getting ready for housing and avoiding pregnant heifers

Adam Woods has the latest tips and advice for drystock farms in this week’s management notes.

MANAGEMENT 24 September 2025

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Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

Dwindling forage stocks due to the drought and high dry matter maize crops, mean using an additive on maize silage is essential, believes Amanda Clements, technical business manager for Volac.

Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

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