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Sheep
Sheep Management: care when applying pour-on
Darren Carty
The manner in which pour-on is applied will have a marked influence on the level of cover achieved
1 June 2025 Management
Damp, humid weather could increase blowfly strike risk
The incidence of blowfly strike had waned in the last week to 10 days following a dip in temperatures, but some vets are cautioning farmers to be mindful of possible cases.
28 May 2025 Management
Sheep Management: grassland management, drafting lambs and shearfest talks
The next few weeks are vital for grassland management with lamb performance for the coming months dictated by keeping good-quality grass ahead of lambs.
Reducing numbers in Sheep Improvement Scheme
The breeding ewe flock reduced by almost 100,000 head in the December 2024 sheep census, possibly leaving some farmers needing to tweak their SIS reference number.
24 May 2025 Management
Almost 124,000 BISS applications submitted by May deadline
There was also 18,104 application to the National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme, 17,011 to the National Sheep Welfare Scheme and 1,947 to the CSP Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme.
21 May 2025 Schemes
Final push before attention turns to amendments
Farmers who still have land details to finalise should ensure that they get their 2025 BISS application submitted by the deadline of 15 May 2025 and avail thereafter of the amendment facility.
14 May 2025 Schemes
Weekend weather: mild, warm but turning unsettled
Met Éireann has said that the weekend will be predominantly dry at first but turning more unsettled into early next week with highest temperatures of 19°C.
9 May 2025 News
Sheep Management: SWS closing date, ryegrass reseeds and Sheep 2025
There are to submit your application for the sheep welfare scheme and secure up to €13 per ewe in support payment.
7 May 2025 Management
Farm Tech Talk: sheep welfare scheme and Trump tariffs
On the agenda this week, we chat about the new National Sheep Welfare Scheme and we tackle the Trump administration's tariffs on the European Union.
4 April 2025 News
New selection process for actions in sheep welfare scheme
Participating farmers must select two actions from a category A listing with the third action from a category B listing being optional, writes Darren Carty.
2 April 2025 News
Sheep Management: fertiliser allowances, drafting spring lambs and NSWS
Merchants trading fertiliser continue to report ongoing confusion regarding fertiliser allowances with phosphorus the main issue of concern at present.
2 April 2025 Management
New €22m National Sheep Welfare Scheme opens
The Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon announced the scheme on Monday which has a budget of €22 million and is a continuation and expansion of a similar scheme that operated in 2024.
31 March 2025 News