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Scanning ewes will be very much on the to-do list for mid-season lambing flocks as the new year approaches.
January and February is the time when mid-season flocks will be gearing up to scan their flock of ewes to see how the breeding season faired.
The delayed turnout of rams is set to see many flocks scanning date to be pushed out by at least a fortnight.
Sheep News
The DAFM has said that there will be flexibility given to farmers in terms of picking actions in year one of the Sheep Improvement Scheme.
For flocks lambing down in February and March into April, they will be dialling up sheep scanners across the country to get an idea of how well the breeding season went.
For some flocks, early-lambing ewes will already be scanned and for others, the job of scanning will be on the to-list shortly.
With mid-season flocks getting set to scan their ewes this month, a number of other jobs can be carried out on the same day.
With the breeding season at an end and the task of housing ewes on the horizon, another job on the 'to-do list' is scanning ewes.
With the breeding season in full-swing on mid-season lambing flocks, early-lambing flocks should be turning attentions to scanning ewes.
Grazing conditions have been difficult over the last fortnight, as ground conditions continue to deteriorate.
A couple of weeks ago, AgriLand paid a visit to the farm of Hugh McDonald in Ballinlough, Co. Meath.
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