Sheep management notes

Sheep Management: Drought and lamb slaughter performance

Where grass supplies are depleted then all options should be explored to ensure lambs are kept performing and drafting is kept ticking along.

MANAGEMENT 12 August 2026

Sheep Management: Drought and lamb slaughter performance

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Weekend weather: warm start before rain arrives

Weekend weather: warm start before rain arrives

NEWS 7 August 2026

Weekend weather: cloudy with scattered rain and highs of 24°C

Weekend weather: cloudy with scattered rain and highs of 24°C

NEWS 24 July 2026

Sheep Management: earlier lambing, adherence to CLP and organic feeds

Sheep Management: earlier lambing, adherence to CLP and organic feeds

Sheep Management: earlier lambing, adherence to CLP and organic feeds

MANAGEMENT 4 February 2026

Sheep Management: abortion causing agents, sheep census and storing FYM

Sheep Management: abortion causing agents, sheep census and storing FYM

Sheep Management: abortion causing agents, sheep census and storing FYM

MANAGEMENT 21 January 2026

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Sheep Management: inspection ready, reference numbers and pneumonia

Sheep Management: inspection ready, reference numbers and pneumonia

It is a good opportunity over longer evenings to take some time to ensure animal identification records are up to speed.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

Sheep Management: breeding ewe lambs, FECs for hill flocks and FYM deadline

Sheep Management: breeding ewe lambs, FECs for hill flocks and FYM deadline

The prospect of producing at least one lamb per ewe lamb joined to rams will be strongly influenced by the weight at joining and management post-mating.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

Weekend weather: heavy downpours forecast for Saturday

Weekend weather: heavy downpours forecast for Saturday

Met Éireann has forecast an unsettled weekend of weather ahead, with wind and rain across the country.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Weekend weather: cloudy with scattered showers

Weekend weather: cloudy with scattered showers

Met Éireann has forecast a cloudy weekend with high temperatures of 18°C to 22°C and scattered showers.

NEWS 1 January 1970

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