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Sheep
Sheep Management: SIS new entrants, tetany and creep feeding
Darren Carty
The portal for new entrants to apply to participate in the Sheep Improvement Scheme for three years is now open and will close on 29 April 2025.
25 March 2025 Schemes
Sheep Improvement Scheme open for new applications
The scheme provides €12 per breeding ewe annually for completing flock welfare measures.
19 March 2025 News
Reduced ewe numbers and scheme compliance
There are anecdotal reports pointing to another significant cut in ewe numbers and this is reflected in the number of farmers asking about lower ewe numbers and scheme compliance.
12% increase in LambPlus participation in 2025
The increase of approximately 200 flocks brings total participation to approximately 1,650 flocks, with Donegal leading the way with 14%.
15 March 2025 News
The importance of paying attention to anthelmintic resistance on your farm
While not an exciting topic, farmers cannot afford to ignore the risk of anthelmintic resistance and should utilise faecal egg counts in their parasite control programme, UCD’s Amanda Lawlor writes.
26 February 2025 Animal Health
Weekend jobs: feeding space, feeding accuracy and SIS questions
The feeding space available to ewes can quickly reduce as ewes progress through gestation and lead to significant issues if not taken account of.
15 February 2025 Management
Schemes update: last chance to complete critical sheep census
The sheep census is critical for participating in schemes such as the Sheep Welfare Scheme and Sheep Improvement Scheme.
14 February 2025 News
Weekend weather: storm to be followed by cold and mixed conditions
With storm Éowyn due to make landfall in the early hours of Friday, the following two nights are forecast to be cold, with mixed conditions on Sunday.
24 January 2025 News
Sheep management: Schmallenberg virus, SIS inspections and sheep census
Reports indicate a greater incidence of Schmallenberg virus in early lambing flocks ranging from sporadic cases to significant mortality.
22 January 2025 Management
Feeding plans and the Sheep Improvement Scheme
A high percentage of flocks have selected the pregnancy scanning action, which requires farmers to group ewes into management groups that improves lamb survivability and reduces mortality.
8 January 2025 Grass & feeding
Sheep farmers hoping bumper prices will continue in 2025
James Hanly spoke to sheep farmers at Cahir Mart, Co Tipperary about their outlook for the sector going into 2025.
25 December 2024 News
Sheep management: nitrates rules, culling ewes and hill ram DNA samples
From 1 January 2025 farms in Ireland with a grassland stocking rate in excess of 100kg/ha organic nitrogen cannot avail of reduced storage capacity via outwintering sheep.
23 December 2024 Management