Sheep
It's well documented the changes that farmers have to make on their farms when making the conversion to organic farming.
Sheep News
Topics including flock health, organic farming and GHG emissions will be discussed at the annual Teagasc National Sheep Conferences.
There always seems to be something that farmers have to be worrying or fearful of and this year, that is skyrocketing fertiliser prices.
The Teagasc Sheep Conference will take place virtually this year on two evenings next week - Tuesday, January 25 and Thursday, January 27.
The annual national Teagasc Sheep Conference is going virtual this year and will take place across two evenings.
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Farmers have been urged to focus on technical efficiencies as the challenge of Brexit looms on the horizon.
A ewe's requirement for energy and protein increases sharply after lambing, according to Teagasc's Frank Campion.
Ben Anthony and Diana Fairclough are relatively new sheep farmers from Frowen in Wales. The couple first started farming in 2010.
Sheep farmers look set to face another good year, according to the Director of Teagasc Professor Gerry Boyle.
Health is one of the biggest costs on sheep farms, but genetics can be used to breed healthier sheep, according to Teagasc's Noirin McHugh.
Increasing the number of lambs sold per hectare will have a big impact on the profitability of a mid-season sheep flock, recent research from Teagasc has shown.
