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What feeds represent good value in 2024?
Darren Carty
At the recent Teagasc lowland sheep conferences, Teagasc’s Tim Keady outlined the relative value of feeds and detailed the organisation's concentrate formulation for this season.
What feeds represent good value in 2024?
Mortality records provide valuable insight
7 February 2024 Lambing
Mortality records provide valuable insight
Recording the number of deaths, the age of animals when they die and the likely cause can shed light on the extent of any health issues and help in putting preventative plans in place.
Steps to conserve straw supplies this spring
7 February 2024 Lambing
Steps to conserve straw supplies this spring
The combination of tighter supplies in the market and earlier housing is said to be concerning many producers heading in to the lambing season, Darren Carty writes.
Early planning has never been more important
There are numerous challenges on the horizon for spring 2024 including ewes in lower average body condition, suboptimum forage quality and tight straw supplies.
7 February 2024 Lambing
Five key labour-saving tips for lambing period
With spring being the busiest time of the year on livestock farms, working efficiency is as important as work rate.
7 February 2024 Lambing