Repost: Multispecies swards add the finishing touch on Sligo farm

Understanding Bluetongue: Early Signs and On-Farm Action

Labour-Saving Ideas for Winter Housing and Lambing

December Grass Update

Vet Med Shake-Up: What’s Changing on Your Farm

Practical Steps for Successful Indoor Lamb Finishing

November Grass update

Management tips as breeding season enters the final phase

Practical Tips for Grazing Forage Crops

October Grass Update

Genetic progress in the hills

What to consider if mating ewe lambs

The essentials for successful farm succession

September Grass Update

Getting a handle on ewe condition this autumn

Monitoring Worm Burden & Assessing Drench Effectiveness

August Grass Update

Quarantine, Parasites & Vaccines – reducing the risks when bringing in new sheep

Making genetic gains - using data this ram sale season

Farmer Focus: Shane Moore, BETTER Farm participant, Roscommon

Sowing Catch Crops in Tillage Systems

July Grass Update

Multispecies swards add the finishing touch on Sligo farm

Sheep 2025 Preview

Wool, shearing and improving the market prospects

Preventing blowfly strike

Using GPS technology to learn more about hill sheep grazing

May Grass Update

Tackling scald and other lameness issues

All you need to know about reseeding this spring

April Grass Update

The National Sheep Welfare and Sheep Improvement Schemes

What fertiliser does your silage ground need?

Troubleshooting problems in the field

March Grass Update

Tips for the lambing shed

Grassland – getting off to the right start

February Grass Update

Clostridial vaccination

Scan results & managing ewe condition in late pregnancy

The Sheep Census

January Grass Update

Knowing your nitrates stocking rate

Bonus Ep: Tips for dealing with the cold snap

Situation and outlook for 2025

Feeding the ewe in mid-pregnancy

Diversifying the farm business

December Grass10 Update

Key advice at housing

Grazing management on forage brassicas

Hill flocks focus on condition and mating management

November Grass10 Update

Market update: high lamb prices and positive outlook

Lamb finishing rations and feed management

Bluetongue – UK update, spread control measures and vaccination

Examining blackloss and photosensitisation in Scottish hill flocks

October Grass10 Update

Teagasc’s Labour on Sheep Farms Survey

Checking teeth, molar problems and other health issues this autumn

Focus on sheep scab and treatment options

Ploughing 2024 – focus on lamb finishing

September Grass10 Update

Lameness: survey results of causes and farmer management practices in Ireland

Post-weaning lamb performance

Focus on getting condition on

August Grass10 Update

Is autumn reseeding an option?

Recap - SIS Genotyped Ram Task

Grass update & management tips for the coming weeks

Monitoring parasite burden and interpreting the results

Grazing Focus: Grass supply, sward quality and fertiliser

Time to wean?

Focus on wool quality and shearing

How the lamb trade is shaping up for the summer

Time to think about blowfly control

Farmer Focus: Olivia Hynes’ mixed grazing system in Roscommon

Flukicide residues – observing withdrawal dates and correct usage

Knowing the chemical fertiliser limit for your farm

The National Sheep Welfare Scheme

Nematodirus forecast 2024

Managing the challenging grazing conditions

Sheep trade update

Preventing grass tetany post turnout

Hill Flocks: feeding & health advice in the run up to lambing

How to correctly set up a fertiliser spreader

Scanning, condition score and preparing for lambing on the BETTER farms

Vet lab submissions

Completing a profit monitor

Farmer Focus: Michael Forde on managing a sheep & beef system on a fragmented farm

National Sheep Conference Preview

Scanning - making use of the information

Management at housing this winter

Alternative bedding options

Silage testing - what the results mean

Tackling the fluke challenge this winter

Managing forage brassicas

Is it time to house finishing lambs?

Examining the trends in the national ewe flock

Breeding, grassland and finishing lambs in Ballyhaise college

Joining ewe lambs & some of the factors that influence its success

The steps to reducing gaseous emissions on sheep farms

Store Lambs Part 2

Store Lambs Part 1

Hill ram genotyping and sales

Will ewe condition at mating effect performance next spring?

The Fertiliser Register – what you need to know

How do foster lambs perform relative to their counterparts?

Planning ahead for the autumn

Market challenges

Designing a sheep handling unit

TAMS III Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme: Sheep Handling Equipment

Lamb performance – playing catch up in the second half of the season

Sheep Improvement Scheme Genotyped Ram Task

Keeping a check on the worm burden

The Sheep System in Gurteen Agricultural College

Can we reduce ewe wastage and improve their longevity in a flock?

What was the impact of the difficult spring on lamb performance?

Weighing up early weaning

Shearing, training courses and wool challenges

Establishing and managing companion forages in a sheep sward

Farmer Focus: Aidan & Eddie Connell from Co. Offaly

Sheep 2023 Preview – the largest dedicated sheep industry event of 2023

Getting clover into the grazing sward

Grazing: getting back on track

Nematodirus challenge in lambs

New study aims to get to grips with lameness

Dealing with the current adverse weather conditions

Hot water systems for farmyards

Treating hypothermia in lambs and use of the glucose/intra-peritoneal injection

Colostrum: what to know about collection, storage and thawing

Tackling sheep scab in Northern Ireland

Clostridial disease prevention protocols

Flock health

Spring fertiliser planning

Late pregnancy nutrition: energy demand, ration composition & protein source

The impact of dosing adult ewes for worms has on the development of resistance

Market Trends 2023: Throughput, current challenges & demand for the coming months

Managing ewe lamb replacements – does it influence their performance as ewes?

Farmer Focus: Leitrim farmer John O’Connell on managing ewes this winter, scanning & setting the ...

Dealing with the challenges during 2022 & the key tasks to start 2023

Update on the forage crop study: performance to date & managing during the cold snap

Farm Safety this Winter

What you need to know about the new Sheep Improvement Scheme

Assessing the fluke risk this winter

Finishing lambs: the impact of diet & management

Genotyping Rams

Managing breeding ram lambs as the season draws to a close

Update from the Central Progeny Testing flocks’ improving margins

The 12 steps to reduce gaseous emissions on sheep farm whilst improving margins

Mating advice - reducing the risk posed by an infertile ram

Planning the autumn grazing rotation

Farmer Focus: Drafting, breeding ewe lambs and grassland management in Co. Roscommon

Getting a handle on lamb drafting

Gearing up for another year in Kildalton Agricultural College

Haemonchus contortus: a parasite challenge to be aware of in sheep

Farmer Focus: Francis Gonley in Co Sligo & his plans for lamb finishing

Farmer Focus: Brian Keane on his mixed enterprise, dealing with drought & sowing cover crops for ...

Sheep Market Update

Tackling Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma (OPA) in a hill flock

Grassland management focus

Buying a ram? Make use of the genetic information

Do companion forages influence intake, digestibility and methane production in sheep?

The weights are in – BETTER farm update

Time to check and cull for mastitis

Weaning - management tasks and performance checks

What you need to know about the Fodder Support Scheme

The latest on the finishing systems for hill bred lambs post weaning study

Update on the companion forage study

Update from the BETTER farms

Parasite Control TASAH Consult

The key factors in producing high quality silage

Silage – why quality matters

Getting clover into the system

Update from the Regional Veterinary Lab

Nematodirus in lambs

Farmer focus: James Johnston - Grass, silage and clover in Co. Kildare

Grassland Focus: Priorities for April

Supplementing triplet rearing and yearling ewes post-lambing

Managing artificial reared lambs – transitioning off milk

Tackling Joint Ill

Dealing with Orf

Investigating flock health problems

Hill sheep conference preview

Colostrum Part 2: Impact on the lamb

Colostrum Part 1: what influences ewe production

Planning ahead with a fertiliser budget

Opening covers, fertiliser and planning ahead

National Sheep Conference preview

Why it’s time to soil sample

Farmer focus: Shane Moore, housing scanning and feeding plans

Farmer Focus: Tomás O’Toole and his lamb finishing in the west

The EuroSheep project

Farmer focus: Eddie Gavin wintering on forage crops

The feed value of winter grazing

Update on the Sheep Welfare Scheme

Measuring methane in sheep – breeding for lower emissions

Animal Health Awareness week – focus on AMR

The importance of the Clean Livestock Policy

Choosing the appropriate liver fluke dose

Why you should consider temporary grazing