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 March 2025

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Bumper entry for Galway Sheep Breeders show and sale

PEDIGREE 11 September 2024

Camera at the Mart: Mule hoggets up €47/head, lambs €40/head

MARKETS 28 August 2024

Camera at the Mart: 47% of hoggets top €300 at Borris sale

MARKETS 14 August 2024

From selling 50 lambs to selling 5,000 ewe lambs and hoggets

MARTS 14 August 2024

Sheep Management: timely weaning, selecting replacements and castration

Decisions taken around weaning include the selection of flock replacements, identifying ewes for culling and weighing up the merits of castrating lambs.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

The average person living in a nursing home under the Fair Deal Scheme pays €362.10/week in fair deal fees and an additional €53 in nursing home service charges.

Selecting replacements

Sheep Management: grass supplies, liver fluke and selecting replacements

MOST READ STORIES

Bumper entry for Galway Sheep Breeders show and sale

Camera at the Mart: Mule hoggets up €47/head, lambs €40/head

Camera at the Mart: 47% of hoggets top €300 at Borris sale

Camera at the Mart: 47% of hoggets top €300 at Borris sale

From selling 50 lambs to selling 5,000 ewe lambs and hoggets

From selling 50 lambs to selling 5,000 ewe lambs and hoggets

Sheep Management: timely weaning, selecting replacements and castration

Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

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