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Feeding plans and the Sheep Improvement Scheme

A high percentage of flocks have selected the pregnancy scanning action, which requires farmers to group ewes into management groups that improves lamb survivability and reduces mortality.

GRASS & FEEDING 14 September 2024

Evaluating finishing options for organic lambs

Teagasc have commenced studies which aim to establish finishing blueprints for lowland and hill lambs and help stem the leakage of 70% of lambs in to conventional systems.

GRASS & FEEDING 14 September 2024

The Grass Week: wintry conditions spell end of grazing

Even farmers in the northwest had been getting by with some light grazing up until now, but this week has finally called a halt to grazing for 2024.

GRASS & FEEDING 14 September 2024

The Grass Week: ground firm but grass running out

While ground conditions are excellent for the most part, it will be a lack of grass that will force any stock indoors.

GRASS & FEEDING 14 September 2024

The Grass Week: graze hard while the going is good

Conditions for the most part are favourable, so farmers should use this opportunity to get wetter paddocks grazed off.

GRASS & FEEDING 14 September 2024

What you need to know about finishing plans for your lambs

From exploring the merits of shearing lambs to ration formulation and offering roughage with ad-lib concentrates, Darren Carty shares reader queries addressing topics cropping up at present.

GRASS & FEEDING 14 September 2024

Trying to keep autumn grazing on track

Some farms are faced with a lower grass supply and possibly more mouths to feed with corrective options reducing the longer the year progresses.

GRASS & FEEDING 14 September 2024

The Grass Week: last-chance saloon for slurry

There is just a week left to get slurry spread, otherwise it will have to be held over until January or February 2025.

GRASS & FEEDING 14 September 2024

The Grass Week: last chance saloon for fertiliser application

Chemical fertiliser application is closed from Sunday onwards, but there is still time to spread some organic fertilisers.

GRASS & FEEDING 14 September 2024

Technology for Profit: high standards with efficiency in mind

Brendan and Ciarán Brady, Cootehill, Co Cavan, exemplify how two generations can work together to maximise both the efficiency and profitability of a family-run dairy farm.

Sheep - Grass and Management

Kick-start growth with targeted fertiliser application

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Feeding plans and the Sheep Improvement Scheme

Feeding plans and the Sheep Improvement Scheme

Evaluating finishing options for organic lambs

Evaluating finishing options for organic lambs

MOST READ STORIES

Feeding plans and the Sheep Improvement Scheme

Evaluating finishing options for organic lambs

The Grass Week: wintry conditions spell end of grazing

The Grass Week: ground firm but grass running out

The Grass Week: graze hard while the going is good

What you need to know about finishing plans for your lambs

Trying to keep autumn grazing on track

The Grass Week: last-chance saloon for slurry

The Grass Week: last chance saloon for fertiliser application

Technology for Profit: high standards with efficiency in mind

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