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Spring has finally sprung on Tullamore Farm

It has been a challenging year with the last 30 cows and their calves turned outdoors this week coinciding with the start of the breeding season

TULLAMORE FARM 22 April 2026

Spring has finally sprung on Tullamore Farm

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Sheep Management: in-lamb yearling hoggets and marketing spring lambs

Sheep Management: in-lamb yearling hoggets and marketing spring lambs

MANAGEMENT 22 April 2026

Sheep management: SWS footbathing change and haemonchus contortus threat

Sheep management: SWS footbathing change and haemonchus contortus threat

MANAGEMENT 15 April 2026

Sheep Management: payment numbers, SWS application and nematodirus

Sheep Management: payment numbers, SWS application and nematodirus

Sheep Management: payment numbers, SWS application and nematodirus

MANAGEMENT 8 April 2026

Sheep management: actions in the sheep welfare scheme

Sheep management: actions in the sheep welfare scheme

Sheep management: actions in the sheep welfare scheme

MANAGEMENT 1 April 2026

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Sheep management: SIS new entrants, marketing sheep and bluetongue vaccines

Sheep management: SIS new entrants, marketing sheep and bluetongue vaccines

The Sheep Improvement Scheme has opened to new entrants, with a deadline of 29 April 2026 to apply.

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

Sheep Management: artificially rearing lambs, creep feeding and milk lambs

Sheep Management: artificially rearing lambs, creep feeding and milk lambs

The economics of rearing lambs artificially are heavily influenced by the volume of milk replacer fed and the duration of milk feeding.

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

Weather disrupting spring grazing plans

Weather disrupting spring grazing plans

Low grass growth rates, an inability to get fertiliser applied and poor grass utilisation are all contributing to a challenging situation and forcing farmers to tweak grazing plans

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

Sheep Management: sheep nitrates calculations, fertiliser and lamb turnout

Sheep Management: sheep nitrates calculations, fertiliser and lamb turnout

Projected nitrates production from sheep is now part of the new facility on MyAgFood.ie where farmers can track stocking rate compliance.

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

Be ready to turnout once conditions allow

Be ready to turnout once conditions allow

Farmers attending an early spring grass workshop held by Teagasc Roscommon / Longford were advised to capitalise on any opportunity to turn out stock and drive performance at a lower cost

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

Stone-clad sheep shed impresses in Malin

Stone-clad sheep shed impresses in Malin

Martin Merrick paid a visit to the McColgan brothers just as lambing was kicking off in their new slatted sheep unit.

BUILDINGS 11 March 2026

Bower School TY students through to All-Ireland young enterprise final

Bower School TY students through to All-Ireland young enterprise final

This week Cathal Gormley caught up with TY students from the Bower school in Athlone to talk about winning the 2026 County Final in Westmeath and progressing to the All-Ireland finals in May.

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

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