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Sheep Management: blowfly strike, grass management and nematodirus reminder
Darren Carty
A number of shearing contractors and farmers have reported cases of blowfly strike in adult sheep in recent days, raising awareness for the need to carry out regular checks.
17 May 2023 Sheep handling
Focus must remain on production efficiencies
While fertiliser and concentrate costs are slowly reducing, a focus should remain on keeping input costs in check and exploiting other production efficiencies than can help underpin performance.
17 May 2023 Sheep handling
Ensuring rams are for Sheep Improvement Scheme eligible
This season’s sheep breeding sales will roll around quickly and present a demand for genotyped rams that satisfy scheme requirements.
Anticipation building for TAMS III farm safety scheme
Grant aid at a rate of 60% is available for sheep handling equipment but the safety scheme is one of four entry routes that remain unopen.
17 May 2023 Sheep handling
Sheep Management: weather challenges, SIS reference number and Sheep 2023
There is a drastically different picture across farms in terms of grass growth rates, supplies and outstanding tasks such as closing ground for silage.
10 May 2023 Management
Sheep Management: weed control and drafting lambs and hoggets
The success of weed control in grassland swards will be influenced strongly by the timing of treatment.
3 May 2023 Management
Sheep Management: handling vaccines, managing yearling hoggets and lime receipts
If vaccines are not handled as per manufacturers guidelines, there is a risk that all your efforts may be in vain if the vaccine is rendered ineffective.
26 April 2023 Management
Successful weed control helped by appropriate timing
The infestation of weeds in a sward can have a major negative effect on the performance of grassland swards and volume of grass grown and utilised.
23 April 2023 Management
Timely tips on clover management
Farmers attending Tuesday’s Grass10 clover event in Teagasc Athenry heard that there was significant potential with clover swards provided the right management is there to utilise them.
19 April 2023 Management
Sheep Management: field work, creep feeding and clostridial disease vaccination
Farmers should take any opportunities available to get fertiliser applied and hopefully bring the grazing season back on track.
19 April 2023 Management
Less than a week left to apply for national liming programme
The closing date of 20 April is approaching fast, with applications required to be submitted through the Department’s agfood.ie online portal.
15 April 2023 Management
Tough spring taking its toll
Shane Dobson talks to some farmers around the country as to how they are dealing with the current weather conditions.
12 April 2023 News