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Sheep housing requirements for organic farming
The changes that farmers have to make when making the conversion to organic farming have been well documented in recent...
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Teagasc National Sheep Conferences to discuss organic farming
Topics including flock health, organic farming and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will be discussed at the annual Teagasc National Sheep...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
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Possible actions to undertake in light of soaring fertiliser prices
There always seems to be something that farmers have to be worrying or fearful of and this year, that is...
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Teagasc virtual sheep conference to take place next week
The Teagasc Sheep Conference will take place virtually this year on two evenings next week – Tuesday, January 25 and...
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First of 2 virtual Teagasc Sheep Conferences taking place tomorrow
The annual national Teagasc Sheep Conference is going virtual this year and will take place across two evenings at 8:00pm,...
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Iceberg diseases: Viral 'lung cancer' found in Irish sheep flocks
An iceberg disease is a term used by the medical profession to describe a disease which has a large number...
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Sheep farmers can't lose focus on technical performance as Brexit looms - Boyle
Farmers have been urged to focus on technical efficiencies as the challenge of Brexit looms on the horizon. Addressing a...
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Why allowing a ewe to milk off her back isn't necessarily a bad thing
A ewe’s requirement for energy and protein increases sharply after lambing, according to Teagasc’s Frank Campion. During the period from...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
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Maternal ewes have helped combat lower lamb price - Welsh sheep farmer
Ben Anthony and Diana Fairclough are relatively new sheep farmers from Frowen in Wales. The couple first started farming in 2010,...
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2016 looks set to be a good year for sheep farmers - Teagasc Director
Sheep farmers look set to face another profitable year, but there is massive scope for improvement on farms, according to...
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Are lame sheep a problem on your farm? Maybe it's because of genetics
Health is one of the biggest costs on sheep farms, but genetics can be used to breed healthier sheep, according...
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'Increasing the stocking rate of sheep will improve farm profits'
Increasing the number of lambs sold per hectare will have a big impact on profitability of a mid-season sheep flock, recent...