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October Management Notes

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How to get the most from farmyard manure

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September Management Notes

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Grass Focus for the Month Ahead

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Selling store lambs this autumn

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The Sheep Enterprise at Mountbellew Agricultural College

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August Management Notes

8

Finding the Right Ram for Your Flock

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Inside an Organic Sheep and Tillage System

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What Happens to Worm Burdens During and After a Dry Spell?

11

Forage Crops: Adding Value to Mixed Farming Systems

12

Improving Performance on a Mixed Beef and Sheep Farm

13

Grass Growth Update: Managing Through the Dry Spell

14

July Management Notes

15

Results from the Teagasc labour survey on sheep farms

16

Previewing the 2026 National Sheep Conference

17

June Management Notes

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How are lambs performing this so far this year?

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May Grass Focus

20

May Management Notes

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Don’t Be on the Hind Foot When Tackling Scald

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Weed control on pasture and silage ground

23

Nematodirus Forecast 2026

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April Management Notes

25

Coccidiosis in Lambs

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March Grass Update

27

Identifying Potential Replacements: Turning Lambing Data into Genetic Gain

28

Sheep Road Map 2030

29

March Management Notes

30

Weather Challenges and Flock Management Strategies

31

Clostridial Vaccination Pre-Lambing – Timing, Immunity & Best Practice

32

February Grass Update

33

February Management Notes

34

Taking Stock: Ewe Numbers, Markets & the Road Ahead for Sheep Farming

35

Turning Scanning Results into Better Flock Performance

36

Repost: Multispecies swards add the finishing touch on Sligo farm

37

Understanding Bluetongue: Early Signs and On-Farm Action

38

Labour-Saving Ideas for Winter Housing and Lambing

39

December Grass Update

40

Vet Med Shake-Up: What’s Changing on Your Farm

41

Practical Steps for Successful Indoor Lamb Finishing

42

November Grass update

43

Management tips as breeding season enters the final phase

44

Practical Tips for Grazing Forage Crops

45

October Grass Update

46

Genetic progress in the hills

47

What to consider if mating ewe lambs

48

The essentials for successful farm succession

49

September Grass Update

50

Getting a handle on ewe condition this autumn

51

Monitoring Worm Burden & Assessing Drench Effectiveness

52

August Grass Update

53

Quarantine, Parasites & Vaccines – reducing the risks when bringing in new sheep

54

Making genetic gains - using data this ram sale season

55

Farmer Focus: Shane Moore, BETTER Farm participant, Roscommon

56

Sowing Catch Crops in Tillage Systems

57

July Grass Update

58

Multispecies swards add the finishing touch on Sligo farm

59

Sheep 2025 Preview

60

Wool, shearing and improving the market prospects

61

Preventing blowfly strike

62

Using GPS technology to learn more about hill sheep grazing

63

May Grass Update

64

Tackling scald and other lameness issues

65

All you need to know about reseeding this spring

66

April Grass Update

67

The National Sheep Welfare and Sheep Improvement Schemes

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What fertiliser does your silage ground need?

69

Troubleshooting problems in the field

70

March Grass Update

71

Tips for the lambing shed

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Grassland – getting off to the right start

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February Grass Update

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Clostridial vaccination

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Scan results & managing ewe condition in late pregnancy

76

The Sheep Census

77

January Grass Update

78

Knowing your nitrates stocking rate

79

Bonus Ep: Tips for dealing with the cold snap

80

Situation and outlook for 2025

81

Feeding the ewe in mid-pregnancy

82

Diversifying the farm business

83

December Grass10 Update

84

Key advice at housing

85

Grazing management on forage brassicas

86

Hill flocks focus on condition and mating management

87

November Grass10 Update

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Market update: high lamb prices and positive outlook

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Lamb finishing rations and feed management

90

Bluetongue – UK update, spread control measures and vaccination

91

Examining blackloss and photosensitisation in Scottish hill flocks

92

October Grass10 Update

93

Teagasc’s Labour on Sheep Farms Survey

94

Checking teeth, molar problems and other health issues this autumn

95

Focus on sheep scab and treatment options

96

Ploughing 2024 – focus on lamb finishing

97

September Grass10 Update

98

Lameness: survey results of causes and farmer management practices in Ireland

99

Post-weaning lamb performance

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Focus on getting condition on