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Maximising Silage Quality

With silage time upon us, it is worth thinking about the key steps in the silage making process to maximise nutritional quality and minimise nutrient losses as much as possible.…

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A Season with Sheep

If you are new or relatively new to sheep keeping, join us for this series of 3 meetings online, discussing the 3 key seasons in the sheep year.  We start…

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Ammonium Nitrate Storage

Following the catastrophic explosion in Beirut reportedly caused by a large amount of Ammonium Nitrate which apparently was stored incorrectly, it is prudent to review the storage requirements for this…

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A Foolproof Lambing System

Following the social distancing and hygiene measures from the government is highly important for those currently amid, or about to start, lambing – the last thing you want is a…

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Making more forage this year

With contingency planning and system changes possible, some might want to hone the mind on making more forage to increase stocking capacity and stock performance this year. This article summarises…

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Lambing Survey 2019

Calling all sheep farmers! The Farm Advisory Service recently published a new tool to help sheep farmers know if their lambs are suffering from hypothermia. We want to follow up…

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