Sheep
OviCast: Practical tips for grazing forage crops
Teagasc Advisor, James Doran discusses the practicalities of grazing forage crops on this episode of the OviCast.
28 October 2025
Weighing up the options with store lambs
Have you lambs remaining or are in the market for stores, Sheep Specialist at Teagasc, Damian Costello writes on store lamb performance, feeding strategies and marketing options.
28 October 2025
LESS and protected urea use on Irish farms
Representative of almost 88,000 dairy, beef, sheep and tillage farms nationally, the recently published suite of National Farm Survey (NFS) enterprise factsheets shed light on the levels of protected urea and Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) use on Irish farms last year.
22 October 2025
October grass: A delicate balancing act
For sheep farmers, October is a critical month for grassland management. Get it right and you’ll have sufficient supplies of grass for when ewes and lambs return to pasture next spring; get it wrong and you’ll end up feeding more meal/silage or hampering ewe performance during the breeding season.
21 October 2025
Tomás O’Toole’s approach to higher litter sizes and less empty ewes
A participant in the Teagasc BETTER Farm Sheep and Signpost Programmes, Tomás O’Toole fills us in on the latest happenings from his farm in Co. Galway, where tasks ahead of the breeding season have taken priority.
18 October 2025
Autumn grassland management guidelines for sheep farms
Autumn is the starting point of the grassland year. Management and decisions made in this period have a direct effect on the quality and availability of grass the following spring, Dr Philip Creighton, Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Athenry Co. Galway, shares some key advice.
14 October 2025
Monitor breeding progress and sheep scheme compliance
Sheep Specialist at Teagasc, Damian Costello provides timely reminders on staying compliant with sheep schemes and monitoring ram performance as the breeding season gets underway.
14 October 2025
Soil sampling – an integral tool for your farm
The starting point in nutrient management planning on farms, Anthony Dineen, Climate Action & Sustainability Advisor, Macroom, Co. Cork, looks at the many benefits that soil sampling brings.
13 October 2025
Organic opportunities in the West
John Noonan highlights the sustainable practices of Enda and Noreen Monaghan, organic sheep farmers in Galway, and Joe Kelly, organic horticulture and suckler farmer in Mayo. These two farms are very different, illustrating the range of possibilities within organic farming.
12 October 2025
Managing liver fluke in sheep
With our wet climate, liver fluke is a parasite that thrives in this country. Glen Corbett, Teagasc Tuam, outlines what sheep farmers need to know about liver fluke this winter.
10 October 2025