Sheep
Advice for farmers buying store lambs this autumn
Store lamb sales have kicked off at marts around the country and farmers in the business of buying store lambs...
Sheep Technical
Video
Flock Forwards, not Backwards Series: How to manage worms on farm. Episode 3
Agriland Media is delighted to collaborate with Elanco Animal Health to bring you part three of the Flock Forwards, not...
Video
Flock Forwards, not Backwards Series. Is wormer resistance a threat? Episode 2
Agriland Media is delighted to collaborate with Elanco Animal Health to bring you part two of the Flock Forwards, not...
Sheep
Teagasc sheep specialist to speak at EasyCare open evening
Teagasc sheep specialist, Eoin Dunne, is to speak at an EasyCare open evening next week. The event will be hosted...
Video
Flock Forwards, not Backwards Series. Avoiding needless wormer dosing. Episode 1
Farming just outside the village of Claudy in Co. Derry, sheep farmer Clement Lynch and his family run a flock...
Video
Agriland and Elanco launch 'Flock Forwards, not Backwards' series
Over the next three weeks, Agriland, in association with Elanco Animal Health, will bring you a new series ‘Flock Forwards,...
Beef
DAFM: Advice to prevent bluetongue from entering Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued advice on preventing bluetongue from entering Ireland. This comes...
Sheep Technical
Dealing with stomach worms affecting the thrive of lambs
The control of stomach worms in lambs is essential to meet performance targets and to aid in the thrive of...
Sheep
Sheep trade: Factories offering up to €9/kg for spring lambs
Following the drop in prices for spring lambs and hoggets last week, there were further developments in the sheep trade...
Sheep
How to target 'high-quality silage' for sheep farms this winter - specialist
Sheep specialist at Teagasc, Damian Costello, shared key advice to ensure that there is enough “high-quality silage” produced for sheep...
Dairy Technical
Should farmers 'bulk up' silage during the first cut?
Teagasc is advising farmers to avoid “bulking up” the first cut of silage, as this may prove to be a...
Sheep
Planning ahead for dosing on sheep farms in 2024
Preparing a dosing plan on sheep farms is underway for some farmers across the country who are currently lambing. According...
Sheep
Adopting changes to improve your lambing season
Making small changes to how you approach your lambing season on the farm could prove to make a significant impact...
Sheep
Kilkenny Mart manager has 'never witnessed such prices' for lambs
The hogget and lamb trade at Kilkenny Mart has reached new heights at recent sales, according to the mart manager....
Sheep
Preventing and treating grass tetany in ewes
Following the turnout of ewes to grass post-lambing, close attention must be paid to the health of the flock during...
Sheep
What is the difference in five- and one-star replacement ewes?
Five-star ewes across a range of maternal traits are proving to achieve greater reproductive performances on sheep farms, according to Sheep...
Sheep Technical
Sheep scab is becoming a 'greater problem' - AHWNI
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) has released a report detailing the results of a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...
Sheep
Farmers advised to 'sell hard' as hogget factory quotes clear €8/kg
Farmers with factory-fit hoggets are being urged to “sell hard” to capitalise on the current prices in the hogget trade....