Sheep management: Tips to ensure a successful breeding period October 15, 2020 Sheep For some, the breeding season has already kickstarted, while for others, ram turnout is just around the corner. For those farmers that haven’t…
Raddling rams: A must this breeding season October 10, 2020 Sheep October is generally the month where sheep farmers, who operate a mid-season lambing system, let their ram(s) out with their flock of ewes.…
Keep a close eye on under-conditioned ewes as the breeding season edges closer September 14, 2020 Sheep The month of September can be a make or break month for some under-conditioned breeding ewes on farms. Realistically, farmers should be giving…
What can I do to tighten up the lambing period? August 31, 2020 Sheep A compact lambing period is what many sheep farmers strive for every year; however, in some cases, it is sometimes hard to achieve.…
What weight should my ewe lambs be at breeding? August 30, 2020 Sheep The start of August marked the beginning of the breeding sale season and, since then, marts up and down the country have been…
Breeding sales get off to a flyer August 11, 2020 Sheep Since the start of August, breeding sales across the country kicked off, as farmers gear up for the upcoming breeding season. Some marts…
Might be time to think about pulling out the bull July 27, 2020 Dairy As we draw closer to the end of July, the breeding season will be coming to an end on many dairy farms across…
‘Achieving high performance will be difficult without the right genetics’ July 22, 2020 Sheep With a host of breeding sales set to take place over the coming weeks, attention will quickly turn to buying in replacement rams…
Sheep management: The importance of buying in replacement rams early July 16, 2020 Sheep It’s coming to that stage in the year where the focus switches to preparing for the upcoming breeding season, particularly for lowland flocks.…
Always think safety first this breeding season July 5, 2020 Dairy At this stage of the season, on many dairy and suckler enterprises, the number…
‘Belgian Blue use has increased by 21% this year’ May 31, 2020 Dairy As we approach June, the majority of dairy farms will be four-to-six weeks into breeding, if not longer in some cases, at this…
Are you meeting your breeding targets that you had set out? May 24, 2020 Dairy As we head into the latter part of May, many dairy farms will be three weeks into the breeding season by now. At…
Time to put a plan in place for the breeding season…if you haven’t done so already May 11, 2020 Dairy By now, the breeding season will have kicked off on many dairy farms across the country. So if you haven’t, thoughts should turn…
Tail-painting with a twist…from the milking parlour pit April 30, 2020 Dairy Dairy farmers around the country are now in the “breeding danger zone” – with actions taken over the next few weeks set to…
What should I be on the lookout for when choosing bulls? April 29, 2020 Dairy At this stage, dairy farmers will be deciding on or, in some cases, will have chosen what bulls they are planning to use…
‘For us, the breeding period starts at drying off’ – dairy farmer Donal Carroll April 26, 2020 Dairy As many farmers gear up and prepare for the busy breeding period, AgriLand spoke with dairy farmer Donal Carroll from Co. Kilkenny on…
What are my options when it comes to heat detection? April 19, 2020 Dairy Preparations for the breeding season are more than likely underway on many dairy farms across the country. Over the coming weeks, heat detection…
Breeding season: Pre-mating management tips April 1, 2020 Dairy As the calving season comes to an end on most dairy farms, thoughts will turn to getting prepared for the breeding period. In…
