All Episodes

August Grass10 Update

Is autumn reseeding an option?

Recap - SIS Genotyped Ram Task

Grass update & management tips for the coming weeks

Monitoring parasite burden and interpreting the results

Grazing Focus: Grass supply, sward quality and fertiliser

Time to wean?

Focus on wool quality and shearing

How the lamb trade is shaping up for the summer

Time to think about blowfly control

Farmer Focus: Olivia Hynes’ mixed grazing system in Roscommon

Flukicide residues – observing withdrawal dates and correct usage

Knowing the chemical fertiliser limit for your farm

The National Sheep Welfare Scheme

The key management tasks to do at present

Nematodirus forecast 2024

Managing the challenging grazing conditions

Sheep trade update

Preventing grass tetany post turnout

Hill Flocks: feeding & health advice in the run up to lambing

How to correctly set up a fertiliser spreader

Scanning, condition score and preparing for lambing on the BETTER farms

Vet lab submissions

Completing a profit monitor

Farmer Focus: Michael Forde on managing a sheep & beef system on a fragmented farm

National Sheep Conference Preview

Scanning - making use of the information

Management at housing this winter

Alternative bedding options

Silage testing - what the results mean

Tackling the fluke challenge this winter

Managing forage brassicas

Is it time to house finishing lambs?

Examining the trends in the national ewe flock

Breeding, grassland and finishing lambs in Ballyhaise college

Joining ewe lambs & some of the factors that influence its success

The steps to reducing gaseous emissions on sheep farms

Store Lambs Part 2

Store Lambs Part 1

Hill ram genotyping and sales

Will ewe condition at mating effect performance next spring?

The Fertiliser Register – what you need to know

How do foster lambs perform relative to their counterparts?

Planning ahead for the autumn

Market challenges

Designing a sheep handling unit

TAMS III Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme: Sheep Handling Equipment

Lamb performance – playing catch up in the second half of the season

Sheep Improvement Scheme Genotyped Ram Task

Keeping a check on the worm burden

The Sheep System in Gurteen Agricultural College

Can we reduce ewe wastage and improve their longevity in a flock?

What was the impact of the difficult spring on lamb performance?

Weighing up early weaning

Shearing, training courses and wool challenges

Establishing and managing companion forages in a sheep sward

Farmer Focus: Aidan & Eddie Connell from Co. Offaly

Sheep 2023 Preview – the largest dedicated sheep industry event of 2023

Getting clover into the grazing sward

Grazing: getting back on track

Nematodirus challenge in lambs

New study aims to get to grips with lameness

Dealing with the current adverse weather conditions

Hot water systems for farmyards

Treating hypothermia in lambs and use of the glucose/intra-peritoneal injection

Colostrum: what to know about collection, storage and thawing

Tackling sheep scab in Northern Ireland

Clostridial disease prevention protocols

Flock health

Spring fertiliser planning

Late pregnancy nutrition: energy demand, ration composition & protein source

The impact of dosing adult ewes for worms has on the development of resistance

Market Trends 2023: Throughput, current challenges & demand for the coming months

Managing ewe lamb replacements – does it influence their performance as ewes?

Farmer Focus: Leitrim farmer John O’Connell on managing ewes this winter, scanning & setting the flock up for lambing

Dealing with the challenges during 2022 & the key tasks to start 2023

Update on the forage crop study: performance to date & managing during the cold snap

Farm Safety this Winter

What you need to know about the new Sheep Improvement Scheme

Assessing the fluke risk this winter

Finishing lambs: the impact of diet & management

Genotyping Rams

Managing breeding ram lambs as the season draws to a close

Update from the Central Progeny Testing flocks’ improving margins

The 12 steps to reduce gaseous emissions on sheep farm whilst improving margins

Mating advice - reducing the risk posed by an infertile ram

Planning the autumn grazing rotation

Farmer Focus: Drafting, breeding ewe lambs and grassland management in Co. Roscommon

Getting a handle on lamb drafting

Gearing up for another year in Kildalton Agricultural College

Haemonchus contortus: a parasite challenge to be aware of in sheep

Farmer Focus: Francis Gonley in Co Sligo & his plans for lamb finishing

Farmer Focus: Brian Keane on his mixed enterprise, dealing with drought & sowing cover crops for the winter

Sheep Market Update

Tackling Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma (OPA) in a hill flock

Grassland management focus

Buying a ram? Make use of the genetic information

Do companion forages influence intake, digestibility and methane production in sheep?

The weights are in – BETTER farm update

Time to check and cull for mastitis