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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.

MANAGEMENT 2 April 2025

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Tullamore Farm video: lambing progressing after tricky lead-in

Tullamore Farm video: lambing progressing after tricky lead-in

TULLAMORE FARM 29 March 2025

Sheep Management: SIS new entrants, tetany and creep feeding

Sheep Management: SIS new entrants, tetany and creep feeding

MANAGEMENT 26 March 2025

CSP dairy-beef scheme to open again in April

CSP dairy-beef scheme to open again in April

CSP dairy-beef scheme to open again in April

MANAGEMENT 22 March 2025

Sheep Management: grass supplies, liver fluke and selecting replacements

Sheep Management: grass supplies, liver fluke and selecting replacements

Sheep Management: grass supplies, liver fluke and selecting replacements

MANAGEMENT 19 March 2025

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CSP dairy-beef scheme to open again in April

CSP dairy-beef scheme to open again in April

There will be an opportunity for dairy farmers who did not participate in the scheme in 2024 to join and participate in 2025.

MANAGEMENT 19 February 2025

Sheep Management: grass supplies, liver fluke and selecting replacements

Sheep Management: grass supplies, liver fluke and selecting replacements

Conditions for lambing are close to ideal in allowing farmers to get ewes and lambs turned outdoors quickly, while many will happily contend with lower grass supplies than poor conditions/utilisation

MANAGEMENT 19 February 2025

Sheep Management: marketing hoggets and ewes and vaccine queries

Sheep Management: marketing hoggets and ewes and vaccine queries

The marketing of sheep can have a significant difference on the level of competition with a particularly sharp trade for quality cull ewes.

MANAGEMENT 19 February 2025

Sheep Management: fertiliser applications and genotyping hill sheep

Sheep Management: fertiliser applications and genotyping hill sheep

There are a number of important fertiliser interactions between spreading fertiliser and lime/slurry that farmers should be mindful of.

MANAGEMENT 19 February 2025

More education, research and funding required for uplands

More education, research and funding required for uplands

Teagasc adviser Caitriona Foley presented the findings of the Comeragh Uplands EIP at the hill sheep conference and laid bare the challenges for such areas

MANAGEMENT 19 February 2025

Sheep Management: weather woes, lambing and TAMS deadline

Sheep Management: weather woes, lambing and TAMS deadline

There is an improved weather forecast on the horizon but it will take time for conditions to improve following the torrential rainfall experienced over the last week.

MANAGEMENT 19 February 2025

Sheep management: lambing tips, supplementing early lambers and soil sampling

Sheep management: lambing tips, supplementing early lambers and soil sampling

Advance preparations including have a good supply of lambing aids on hand well in advance of lambing starting will pay dividends.

MANAGEMENT 19 February 2025

Top tips from the Teagasc lambing webinar

Top tips from the Teagasc lambing webinar

From correct feeding of colostrum to simple methods of sterlising equipment, the webinar had lots of practical tips for a smoother lambing season.

MANAGEMENT 19 February 2025

Getting to grips with fertiliser allowances

Getting to grips with fertiliser allowances

The permitted levels of chemical nitrogen and phosphorus farmers can apply will be influenced by many factors, including farm stocking rate and soil sample analysis.

FERTILIZERS 19 February 2025

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New for 2025: Syngenta enters grassland market with CASPER ®

Syngenta Ireland recently launched CASPER®, a new broadleaved weed herbicide for newly sown and established grassland.

New for 2025: Syngenta enters grassland market with CASPER ®

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