Sheep
€1,469/ha gross margin gap between top and bottom mid-season lowland lamb producers
The gross margin differential between top and bottom performing mid-season lowland lamb producers widened in 2025, data from the Teagasc National Farm Survey has revealed.
19 October 2026
Managing your sheep farm through October
Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, Michael Gottstein joins this episode of the OviCast podcast to discuss the key management tasks for October.
13 October 2026
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.
13 October 2026
Getting the most from farmyard manure
Dr. Veronica Nyhan, Teagasc Soil and Plant Nutrition Specialist, joins Ciaran Lynch on this episode of the OviCast podcast to discuss farmyard manure and how farmers can get the most from it.
6 October 2026
Mayo Blackface Group hosts 22nd annual sale
The Mayo Blackface Producer Organisation held its 22nd annual sale on Saturday, September 26th, John Noonan, a Teagasc Advisor in Co. Mayo, writes on how the group and its sale is going from strength to strength.
6 October 2026
Study finds barber’s pole worm is widely distributed in sheep flocks
Preliminary findings from a research study underway at Teagasc Athenry have highlighted the distribution of barber’s pole worm (Haemonchus contortus) on Irish sheep farms. The blood-feeding parasite can produce between 5,000 and 15,000 eggs per day and cause significant production losses in affected sheep.
6 October 2026
Teagasc launches Farm Enterprise Factsheets and Farm Survey Final Results
Teagasc has published its National Farm Survey (NFS) Farm Enterprise Factsheets for 2025, providing a clear picture of the financial and technical performance of a range of farm enterprises in Ireland last year.
5 October 2026
Sheep Management Notes – October 2026
With October being an extremely busy time on sheep farms, Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, Michael Gottstein focuses on the key tasks for the month ahead, including finishing lambs, breeding, vaccination for bluetongue and the correct practices when dipping your flock.
5 October 2026
Best practice on winter sheep dipping – keep water quality in mind
Many sheep farmers will be considering winter dipping in the weeks ahead. Shaun Roarty, ASSAP Advisor, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal, writes on the importance of following best practice and the potential hazards to water quality if not followed.
5 October 2026
Grass growth recovers and drafting lambs
Michael Forde, participant in the Signpost and BETTER Sheep Programmes, fills us in on the latest happenings on his farm, focusing the recovery in grass growth, fodder reserves and lambs sales.
30 September 2026