Sheep Management

News Breeding & health Grass & feeding Management Markets

Sheep Management: keeping on top of deadlines

A number of deadlines are upon farmers to complete tasks in the sheep welfare scheme while closing stocks of fertiliser must be declared by 15 October 2025.

MANAGEMENT 8 October 2025

News 2

MOST READ STORIES

1

2

3

4

5

Sheep Management: mineral supplementation, temporary grazing and housing prep

Sheep Management: mineral supplementation, temporary grazing and housing prep

MANAGEMENT 1 October 2025

Sheep Management: temporary fencing, genotyped rams and cyperguard availability

Sheep Management: temporary fencing, genotyped rams and cyperguard availability

MANAGEMENT 24 September 2025

Optimising grassland management this autumn

Optimising grassland management this autumn

Optimising grassland management this autumn

MANAGEMENT 24 September 2025

Sheep Management: addressing ewe condition ahead of mating

Sheep Management: addressing ewe condition ahead of mating

Sheep Management: addressing ewe condition ahead of mating

MANAGEMENT 17 September 2025

ADVERTISEMENT

MOST READ STORIES

1

2

3

4

5

From awareness to action: the Teagasc Signpost journey so far

From awareness to action: the Teagasc Signpost journey so far

Siobhán Kavanagh and Tom O’Dwyer from the Teagasc Signpost Programme take a look at the progress so far

MANAGEMENT 20 August 2025

Sheep Management: ensuring eligibility with genotyped ram action

Sheep Management: ensuring eligibility with genotyped ram action

It is important to ensure that the genotyped ram action is completed by year three with failure to complete leading to withdrawal from the scheme and financial penalties imposed.

MANAGEMENT 20 August 2025

Sheep Management: managing spent sheep dip and wormer efficacy

Sheep Management: managing spent sheep dip and wormer efficacy

With such a close spotlight on the disposal of spent sheep dip farmers need to take care to ensure it is disposed of correctly.

MANAGEMENT 20 August 2025

Sheep Management: taking stock of important production milestones

Sheep Management: taking stock of important production milestones

Mid-March lambing flocks should have 45% of lambs drafted by mid-August, rising to 70% by mid-September.

MANAGEMENT 20 August 2025

What you need to know when building slatted sheep sheds

What you need to know when building slatted sheep sheds

Slats are an increasingly popular feature of new sheep housing for several reasons. Martin Merrick goes through some of the key parameters required to successfully build one.

BUILDINGS 20 August 2025

Sheep Management: selling hill lambs, fertiliser deadline and SIS eligibility

Sheep Management: selling hill lambs, fertiliser deadline and SIS eligibility

Demand for all hill lambs is well up on previous years but mart managers still report a premium paid for lambs presented optimally.

MANAGEMENT 20 August 2025

A recipe for improved flock performance

A recipe for improved flock performance

Galway farmer Michael Forde is bucking the national trend having increased ewe numbers while striving to improve the average performance of his mid-season lambing flock

MANAGEMENT 20 August 2025

SPONSORED

CAP Network to spotlight growing Agri Bioeconomy sector at National Conference

CAP Network Ireland, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, is hosting a conference on Agri Bioeconomy Value Chains & Business Models in Ireland.

CAP Network to spotlight growing Agri Bioeconomy sector at National Conference

LOAD MORE STORIES