Happy #worlddownsyndrome day 2021

Gustoweg Rotterdam: Een koe van de floating farm is in het water gevallen van de Merwehaven. De brandweer Schiedam, brandweer Vlaardingen en de Havendienst Rotterdam zijn druk bezig om de koe weer uit het water te halen. De brandweer heeft opgeschaald naar Middel Hulpverlening.

Trim farmer Peter McGuinness, who won the 2020 Sheep Grassland Farmer of the Year, and Edward Egan, Teagasc LKMDL advisor, review the lambing season and look forward to summer management in the latest edition of #TodaysFarm. Check it out bit.ly/2RzTnco TeagascSheep

Join us at 8pm on Thursday, 3rd June, as we sit down with BETTER Sheep Farmer Shane Moore. Topics discussed will include: Grazing Infrastructure; Grassland Management ; PBI & Lamb Performances on Shane's farm; and more. Register here bit.ly/3ohKEaR TeagascSheep

On the latest episode of #OviCast, Edward Egan Teagasc LKMDL takes us through some of the basic checks that should be conducted, checking ram soundness and the absence of injuries, infections or other impairments. Listen in teagasc.ie/ovicastpodcast TeagascSheep

Have you checked if your Ram Team is fit for breeding yet? It’s important to complete this task well in advance of the breeding season, see how in this short clip: youtu.be/Pd8uSqTMERg via YouTube

When new animals arrive on farm they can potentially bring some unwanted health issues with them. To minimise the risk, it’s important to have a quarantine procedure. On the latest #OviCast Michael Gottstein, Head of TeagascSheep discusses in more detail. teagasc.ie/ovicastpodcast

Fact sheet on checking your ram is fit for breeding teagasc.ie/media/website/…

In this month's TeagascSheep newsletter, Frank Campion reports on the hill flocks and two new farms joining the programme. Lamb performance has generally been good across the hill flocks & the farms are assessing their options for selling these lambs. bit.ly/3BTKWul

Tips on how simple things like using red tags can make culling ewes easier & how using a coloured disc makes aging ewes easier i.e. cuts out a lot of handling.

On this week’s #OviCast, Ciarán Lynch heads to Westport in Co. Mayo where he was joined by Tom Gill and Teagasc Advisor John Noonan to find out more about Olas Hill Farms. Listen here: bit.ly/3ifO2kJ TeagascSheep

Teagasc Publish 2020 Annual Report and Financial Statements teagasc.ie/news--events/n…

I'm delighted to say that the last of our 4 C-Lock Inc. GreenFeed units are unloaded UCD Lyons Farm .this equipment is funded by Enterprise Ireland in collaboration with TERRA NutriTECH BioAtlantis Moonsyst - Desmond Savage

The average weaning % to the dam’s weight for the Newford herd was 53%. The average calving date was the 22nd February 2021. Michael Fagan, Teagasc Technician, Newford Suckler Demo Farm, Athenry reports on performance of beef heifers at: bit.ly/3C8MXmS Dawn Meats

On the latest episode of #OviCast Damian Costello, @teagascsheep Specialist highlights some considerations when taking on temporary grazing and how it can benefit both parties involved. Listen in pod.fo/e/f2b01

On a recent episode of Let's Talk Dairy, James Dunne, Teagasc Dairy Specialist was joined by vet Willie Buckley and Finola McCoy, Animal Health IRL to discuss selective dry cow therapy. Watch it back or listen in as a podcast here bit.ly/2ZvxXRt

Eddie Gavin has just joined the Teagasc BETTER farm sheep programme this autumn. Currently Eddie runs a flock of 320 ewes, with 80 ewes lambing in January and the rest of the flock lambing from early March. Find out more bit.ly/2Zltm4H TeagascSheep

It’s all about the cows getting ready for calving on Future Beef farms Wesley Browne is feeding 100grams of a top spec pre calving mineral- checking the rates. Along with 200grams of soya per cow per day to ensure top quality colostrum All cows have plenty of feed space

🕐🕐🕐🕐Reminder to tune in to the first in a three part series of Teagasc Future Beef webinars this Wednesday 20th March at 8pm. ✅Register on bit.ly/FutureBeefWebi…

Teagasc Tirlan Future farmer David Fennelly explains their plans for breeding this year for cows and heifers. Click the following link to hear more youtu.be/oSWuE6l-Lds?si… via YouTube