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Sheep Management: marketing cull ewes, lamb presentation and recording movements

The cull ewe trade has been re-energised in the last 10 days, with more buyers sourcing ewes for exporting live active in sales.

Sheep Management: slaughter performance and marketing options for hill lambs

Lambs should be carefully assessed when drafting, with more reports of lambs recording a much lower kill out in recent weeks.

MARKETS

Sheep mart prices: cull ewes grabbing the headlines

Some very fancy prices have been reported this week, with heavy fleshed ewes ranging in cases from €210 to €240 and rising as high as €260 to €290 in isolated cases.

Sheep trends: Lower quotes lift by 10c/kg

Opening quotes for quality assured lambs rang from €7.10/kg to €7.20/kg, with higher prices ranging from €7.30/kg to €7.40/kg.

GRASS & FEEDING

The Grass Week: moderate growth leads to little surplus

While soil temperatures have increased marginally, grass growth is still below average for the time of year.

The Grass Week: growth creeps up but fodder stock low

While still behind the norm for the time of the year, growth has improved over the past two weeks and looks set to improve further.

BREEDING & HEALTH

Adam Woods

Big weekend for pedigree and commercial sheep producers

Two of the biggest names in their respective sheep circles are set to host their own on-farm sales on the first weekend in August.

Adam Woods

Limestone flock lands €4,000 for champion Blue Texel

Adam Woods reports from the Irish Blue Texel Sheep Society export sale in Carrick-on-Shannon at the weekend.

FARM PROGRAMMES

Tullamore Farm: fodder budget complete as second cut settles in pits

With the second cut pit now settled, a fodder budget has been done on Tullamore Farm to assess fodder stock for the winter ahead.

Heat-detection collars facilitating 100% AI in Tullamore Farm

One of the key differences implemented on the farm this year, was the purchase of heat-detection collars for the suckler herd.

Kelsey Daly

How to prepare for wholecrop harvest

Tullamore Farm prepares to harvest wholecrop at the start of August. Kelsey Daly looks at what stage to cut it at, how to store the crop and the need to test it for dry matter and protein.

Conor Kehoe

Potatoes, maize and a lack of sunshine

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Dublin, Kilkenny, and Meath, where the harvest has not kicked off just yet.

Timing is paramount when it comes to autumn reseeding

Timing is critical when it comes to autumn reseeding. That’s what makes advance planning so essential.

Challenging first six months of year for dairy

Margaret Butler, dairy ingredients manager, Bord Bia, examines the outlook for Irish dairy exports.

Farming for Water EIP in the Castleisland catchment

Kerry Agribusiness is the first milk processor to implement the Farming for Water European Innovation Partnership project. This ambitious project aims to support farmers to protect water quality.