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Sheep Management: worm control, SIS meal feeding, BCS records and diary dates

Lambs could possibly face a significant spike in worm burdens with rainfall triggering a mass hatch of eggs after a period of high temperatures and no rainfall.

MANAGEMENT 29 July 2026

Sheep Management: worm control, SIS meal feeding, BCS records and diary dates

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Ten actions to cope with drought on sheep farms

Ten actions to cope with drought on sheep farms

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

Finishing store lambs – do the sums add up?

Finishing store lambs – do the sums add up?

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

Sheep Management: Store lamb budgets, ram effect and 2027 festival dates

Sheep Management: Store lamb budgets, ram effect and 2027 festival dates

Sheep Management: Store lamb budgets, ram effect and 2027 festival dates

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

Sheep management: lamb slaughter performance ann water supply

Sheep management: lamb slaughter performance ann water supply

Sheep management: lamb slaughter performance ann water supply

MANAGEMENT 15 July 2026

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Sheep Management: weather management, worm counts, straw and tagging

Sheep Management: weather management, worm counts, straw and tagging

Weather conditions are ideal in many parts of the country while for others a growing soil moisture deficit is slowing grass growth.

MANAGEMENT 10 June 2026

Sheep Management: replenishing nutrients, culling ewes and quarantine drenches

Sheep Management: replenishing nutrients, culling ewes and quarantine drenches

With a lot of forage saved in recent weeks and more in the pipeline it is important that farmers replenish nutrient offtakes

MANAGEMENT 10 June 2026

EasyCare ewes under test in Ballymena

EasyCare ewes under test in Ballymena

David Wright reports from an EasyCare Sheep open day held on a County Antrim farm.

MANAGEMENT 10 June 2026

Heatwave advice: managing rams and safely transporting sheep

Heatwave advice: managing rams and safely transporting sheep

An excessive spike in rams' body temperature could potentially lead to fertility issues.

MANAGEMENT 10 June 2026

Recognising and preventing health issues in sheepdogs during peak temperatures

Recognising and preventing health issues in sheepdogs during peak temperatures

There are three degrees of hyperthermia – heat stress, heat exhaustion and heat stroke, the latter of which can lead to the death of dogs.

MANAGEMENT 10 June 2026

Sheep management: drafting lambs, cobalt supplementation and blowfly protection

Sheep management: drafting lambs, cobalt supplementation and blowfly protection

Flocks with lambs approaching weaning should weigh regularly to check if there are any lambs fit for drafting.

MANAGEMENT 10 June 2026

Sheep Management: scald in lambs, weaning preparations and farmyard repairs

Sheep Management: scald in lambs, weaning preparations and farmyard repairs

To treat scald effectively with footbathing lambs must stand in the footbath for the recommended period of time followed by standing on a dry, hard surface

MANAGEMENT 10 June 2026

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