Sheep
Many farmers are familiar with Sheep Ireland and the €uro-Star indexes, but many struggle to interpret the stars, percentages, and figures
The breeding season is now well underway in flocks the length and breadth of the country and ewes covered this weekend ...
Sheep Technical
A New Zealand sheep breed has been labelled an "elite maternal" by a Irish farmer, who is holding an open day at his farm in Co. Meath.
Sheep News
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Martin Heydon has launched new breeding values for sheep aimed at reducing emissions.
Breeding on mid-season lambing flocks may seem a while away yet but preparing ewes for it cannot and should not be delayed.
Brexit could be a unique opportunity for supplying sheep breeding stock to Northern Ireland farmers, according to one Leitrim sheep farmer.
With the breeding season in full swing, many farmers will be hoping for positive results when they scan their ewes next month.
The final week of breeding for many March-lambing flocks is fast approaching and farmers will be preparing to turn their rams out for their 11-month holiday in the coming days.
Sheep Ireland is to continue offering free parentage recording services to hill sheep farmers around Ireland.
Sheep Ireland will hold a multi-breed sale of elite rams on August 22, 2015. There will be 150 rams on offer from the six main breeds.
On large-scale lowland farms, there should be no problem in using one mature healthy ram for every 60 to 70 ewes, Frank Hynes of Teagasc, says.
