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Sheep management: Grazing management and silage quality

May is a critical month for grassland management and setting the grazing area up to ensure quality for the main grazing season.

MANAGEMENT 30 April 2025

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Grass+ Beef: growth ready to kick off on farms

Grass+ Beef: growth ready to kick off on farms

GRASS & FEEDING 30 April 2025

Will it pay to creep feed lambs?

Will it pay to creep feed lambs?

MANAGEMENT 23 April 2025

Sheep management: grass management, scald and ewes going on their back

Sheep management: grass management, scald and ewes going on their back

Sheep management: grass management, scald and ewes going on their back

MARKETS 9 April 2025

Top five tips on suckler breeding this spring

Top five tips on suckler breeding this spring

Top five tips on suckler breeding this spring

BREEDING & HEALTH 5 April 2025

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The Grass Week: second round a way off for some

The Grass Week: second round a way off for some

While grass supplies are extremely tight on some farms, next week’s heat combined with the recent application of fertiliser should see growth lift considerably.

GRASS & FEEDING 8 March 2025

Sheep Management: SIS new entrants, tetany and creep feeding

Sheep Management: SIS new entrants, tetany and creep feeding

The portal for new entrants to apply to participate in the Sheep Improvement Scheme for three years is now open and will close on 29 April 2025.

MANAGEMENT 8 March 2025

Grass+ Beef: growth still lackluster as covers deplete

Grass+ Beef: growth still lackluster as covers deplete

Grass growth has failed to take off to any great degree for many, and though conditions are ideal, many are having to hold cattle in the shed due to a lack of grass.

GRASS & FEEDING 8 March 2025

Dairy management: Grass, milk recording and maiden heifers

Dairy management: Grass, milk recording and maiden heifers

Aidan Brennan takes a look at tight grass supplies on dairy farms and asks what farmers who have a high proportion of the farm grazed can do to keep grass in the diet.

MANAGEMENT 8 March 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 8 March 2025

Kick-start growth with targeted fertiliser application

Kick-start growth with targeted fertiliser application

The recent improvement in weather and relatively positive forecast is giving a good chance for farmers to get fertiliser applied

GRASS & FEEDING 8 March 2025

The Grass Week: drier week changes grazing game

The Grass Week: drier week changes grazing game

Some weather stations have gone from recording double the normal weekly rainfall to seeing less than 20% of the normal falling in the last week.

GRASS & FEEDING 8 March 2025

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Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

Proper calf shed ventilation is crucial for maximising calf performance and profitability.

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

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