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Sheep Management: artificially rearing lambs, creep feeding and milk lambs

The economics of rearing lambs artificially are heavily influenced by the volume of milk replacer fed and the duration of milk feeding.

MANAGEMENT 18 March 2026

Sheep Management: artificially rearing lambs, creep feeding and milk lambs

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Weather disrupting spring grazing plans

Weather disrupting spring grazing plans

MANAGEMENT 18 March 2026

Healthy quintuplet lambs hit the ground in Cork

Healthy quintuplet lambs hit the ground in Cork

NEWS 17 March 2026

Sheep Management: sheep nitrates calculations, fertiliser and lamb turnout

Sheep Management: sheep nitrates calculations, fertiliser and lamb turnout

Sheep Management: sheep nitrates calculations, fertiliser and lamb turnout

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

Watch: this week in pictures as farmers protest and lambing and calving continue

Watch: this week in pictures as farmers protest and lambing and calving continue

Watch: this week in pictures as farmers protest and lambing and calving continue

NEWS 8 March 2026

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Weekend weather: mostly dry, with rain on way for Sunday

Weekend weather: mostly dry, with rain on way for Sunday

Met Éireann has forecast a mostly dry weekend, until rain is set to move in on Sunday morning.

NEWS 17 February 2026

Sheep Management: lambing, marketing hoggets and slaughter suitability

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 17 February 2026

2026 calving gets into full swing

2026 calving gets into full swing

John Egerton runs a split spring- and autumn-calving system on his farm in Co Fermanagh.

FARMER WRITES 17 February 2026

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

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

Soil samples taken from 15 September 2022 will remain valid for 2026 with samples taken before this no longer valid for Nitrates purposes.

MANAGEMENT 17 February 2026

Target for 45% increase in sheep gross margins

Target for 45% increase in sheep gross margins

The increased gross and net margin targets are based on a slight increase in stocking rate and higher output per ewe joined to the ram.

NEWS 17 February 2026

Sheep Management: liver fluke, clean livestock policy and soil samples

Sheep Management: liver fluke, clean livestock policy and soil samples

Quick action is needed where a threat of liver fluke infestation is suspected with reports of losses from the disease in recent weeks.

MANAGEMENT 17 February 2026

Dog attacks inflicted over £150,000 in damage to NI livestock last year

Dog attacks inflicted over £150,000 in damage to NI livestock last year

NFU Mutual highlighted concern with survey results on dog owner behaviours in the run-up to lambing.

NEWS 17 February 2026

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Advice for supporting gut health

Taking a preventative approach to scours and supplying calves with targeted health products during digestive disturbance are essential for sustained growth.

Advice for supporting gut health

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