Daily Archive - Sheep 03 January 2021 Advice for the new entrant to sheep farming 29 December 2020 Out wintering on forage crops 29 December 2020 Preparation for Winter Housing of Sheep 22 December 2020 Shearing ewes at housing increases flock profitability 15 December 2020 2027 Sectoral Road Map: Sheep 28 November 2020 Evaluating forages for finishing hill store lambs 24 November 2020 Care of the ram post mating 21 November 2020 Understanding and delaying the development of anthelmintic resistant parasites on sheep farms 17 November 2020 Post-Mating Ram Management 17 November 2020 Important to keep a close eye on ewe body condition from now until housing. 12 November 2020 Finishing Store Lambs – An Alternative Enterprise to Consider? 10 November 2020 Clean livestock - some tips for sheep producers 01 November 2020 Kevin Carey Teagasc Sheep BETTER Farm programme 31 October 2020 Sheepdog Series Part 4: Pick on Personality 27 October 2020 Autumn closing on sheep farms 24 October 2020 Sheepdog Series Part 3: Maintaining Peak Performance 23 October 2020 Farmer Focus: Tomas O’ Leary BETTER Sheep Farm Participant, Kerry 17 October 2020 Sheepdog Series Part 2: Communicating with your Dog 15 October 2020 Watch out for Liver Fluke in sheep 13 October 2020 Flock Management at Mating 11 October 2020 Sheepdog Series Part 1: The Importance of a good dog 01 October 2020 Reducing ewe wintering costs 29 September 2020 Safe Sheep Handling 29 September 2020 Management of Grass Reseeds 25 September 2020 Blackstairs Farming Futures (BFF) 25 September 2020 MacGillycuddy Reeks European Innovation Partnership Project 25 September 2020 Best practice for health and safety on sheep farms 25 September 2020 Inishowen Upland Farmers Project 25 September 2020 North Connemara Locally Led Agri-Environment Scheme (NCLLAES) 25 September 2020 SUAS (Sustainable Uplands Agri-Environment Scheme) 25 September 2020 Sustainable upland management 25 September 2020 Emissions on sheep farms – greenhouse gases and ammonia 24 September 2020 SheepNet and EuroSheep - EU thematic networks to improve sheep profitability 24 September 2020 Lamb mortality - when it occurs, causes and management practices 24 September 2020 Lamb birth weight 24 September 2020 Late pregnancy concentrate - be aware of ingredient composition 24 September 2020 Nutrition during late pregnancy – the foundation to flock profitability 24 September 2020 Ewe genotype – the key factor influencing ewe productivity 24 September 2020 Cobalt Supplementation 24 September 2020 Slowing the development of anthelmintic resistance 24 September 2020 Season of shearing impacts flock profitability 23 September 2020 Guidelines for Finishing Store Lambs on All-Concentrate Diets 23 September 2020 Investigating the potential for finishing of hill lambs to carcass weights of 12-16kg 23 September 2020 Preparing Hill Ewes for the Breeding Season 23 September 2020 Finishing Store Lambs on All-Concentrate Diets 22 September 2020 Breeding from ewe lambs –an opportunity to increase flock profitability 22 September 2020 Measuring methane from sheep systems 22 September 2020 Reducing the labour requirement at lambing through breeding 22 September 2020 Irish National Sheep Breeding Indexes 22 September 2020 The validation of the Sheep Ireland €uro-star Replacement index 21 September 2020 Teagasc Sheep Autumn Closing Planner 21 September 2020 Incorporating white clover and other companion forages into sheep grazed swards 21 September 2020 Grassland management targets to improve sward quality and animal performance 21 September 2020 High feed value grass silage 15 September 2020 Timely hill lamb weaning vital for performance 13 September 2020 The Ram Effect in Breeding Ewes 08 September 2020 Sheep BETTER Farm Update - John Joe Fitzgerald 08 September 2020 Forage crops – carrying capacity & grazing setup 01 September 2020 Shearing Store Lambs 20 August 2020 Autumn Grassland management for sheep 14 August 2020 Sheep Preparation for the Breeding Season 11 August 2020 Ram Management 06 August 2020 Dosing gun calibration 31 July 2020 Sheep Handling – Make Life Easier 28 July 2020 Stomach worm control - Anthelmintic groups 28 July 2020 Identifying worm burden - routine faecal sampling 21 July 2020 Designing a Flock Breeding Programme 21 July 2020 How to check the ram is fit for breeding 19 July 2020 Drench Test - Checking Product Efficacy 14 July 2020 Cobalt Supplementation in Sheep 13 July 2020 The Hill Sheep Sector in Ireland 11 July 2020 Better Farm Sheep Update - Patrick Dunne, Co. Wicklow 30 June 2020 Control of Stomach Worms – improving sustainability 23 June 2020 Selecting Flock Replacements 16 June 2020 Finishing lambs from grass only 16 June 2020 Using a creep gate to creep graze lambs
21 November 2020 Understanding and delaying the development of anthelmintic resistant parasites on sheep farms
23 September 2020 Investigating the potential for finishing of hill lambs to carcass weights of 12-16kg
