Sheep
Sheep Newsletter – August 2021
Sheep Newsletter – August 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Grassland managementContinue to offer the best grass available on the farm to lambs and thinner ewes where body condition score needs to be improved before breeding. Once lambs have been weaned for three to four weeks, it can […]
1 August 2021
Sheep Newsletter – June 2021
Sheep Newsletter – June 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Managing grasslandGrass intake in March-born lambs will be approaching 1-1.2kg dry matter (DM) per day by June and they will be actively competing with the ewe flock for high-quality forage. Aim for a short residency period in each […]
1 June 2021
Launch of The Signpost Programme
Launch of The Signpost Programme Type Event Proceeding A look back at the official launch of The Signpost Programme The Signpost Programme was launched on Tuesday, 18 May. Hosted by RTÉ’s Ear to the Ground presenter Helen Carroll, the online webinar demonstrated how the new Teagasc led collaborative programme will support Irish farmers […]
18 May 2021
The Signpost Programme
The Signpost Programme Type Booklet The Signpost programme – A Teagasc proposal to prompt climate action by all Irish farmers. Download Publication (PDF) The Signpost programme will be a multi-annual campaign to prompt climate action by all Irish farmers, and achieve early progress in reducing gaseous emissions from Irish agriculture (while also […]
18 May 2021
Lambing Review
Lambing Review Type Media Article By Colm Murray, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc, Galway/Clare Introduction Lambing has finished on farms and now is a good time to look back and review how lambing went, and look at what worked well, and what can be improved. It was a difficult spring with weather conditions […]
11 May 2021
Let’s Talk Sheep Webinar – Silage Making on Sheep Farms
Let’s Talk Sheep Webinar – Silage Making on Sheep Farms Type Event Proceeding Host Ciaran Lynch, Teagasc Sheep Specialist was joined by Dr. Tim Keady, Teagasc Researcher on this episode of the Let’s Talk Sheep webinar series which took place on Thursday, 6th May to discuss silage making on sheep farms. Tim […]
11 May 2021
Lambing Performance in 2021 – how did you do?
Lambing Performance in 2021 – how did you do? 0 Type Media Article Eamon Patten, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Ballinrobe. For most lowland flocks the lambing season is done and dusted for another year, except maybe for a few farmers that left rams a while longer leaving the famous ‘stragglers’ that cause as much […]
7 May 2021
Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme – Lessons Learned
Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme – Lessons Learned 0 Type Report A guide to the key findings of the Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme to date Download Publication (PDF) The initial development of the Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme was encouraged by a number of factors, namely; a number of years of extreme summer rainfall, particularly 2009 […]
6 May 2021
Sheep Newsletter – May 2021
Sheep Newsletter – May 2021 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Grassland managementOptimising performance at grass is achieved by moving ewes and lambs to fresh high-quality grass every three to four days. If grazing group size is not sufficient to graze out a sward in about three days, one option […]
29 April 2021
Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP)
Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP) Type Factsheet The Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP) is a Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine (DAFM) pilot project that pays farmers to maintain and improve the environmental conditions of their land. This factsheet provides information on the pilot project. Download Publication (PDF) ✔ The pilot […]
29 April 2021