Livestock
Sustainable Sheep Systems – “Ewe are what ewe eat” (video)
Ewe nutrition in the 8 weeks pre-lambing is essential to ensure the ewe receives sufficient energy and protein to support the growth of the unborn lambs and milk production. The…
Read More >Lambing Time Checklist
Successful lambing is much more than what goes on in the shed or the field at the time, planning, preparation and organisation go a long way to achieving good lamb…
Read More >Pre-Lambing Metabolic Profiling
Blood testing ewes 3 – 4 weeks before lambing is a great way to assess how the ration being offered is feeding. It gives you the knowledge if what is being fed is sufficient and if not what adjustments can be made.
Read More >Breeding And Feeding For Sustainable Sheep Systems
In this webinar, the first in a number of outputs, Dewi Jones, CEO of Innovis, will discuss how they have developed a low cost productive sheep system that achieves high…
Read More >Sheep Record Keeping
Is sheep record keeping a challenging part of your farm business or are you a new entrant who wants to know more about sheep records? This online event will featured…
Read More >Covid Calving Contingency Plan
With spring calving taking place (or due to start soon) on farm across the country and with Covid -19 still very much at the forefront of daily life, it’s time…
Read More >AgriBusiness News February 2021
The February edition is now available to download and read here. Along with the regular articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes, sheep and milk, this month we have feature articles…
Read More >Cattle Health Factsheet
This factsheet aims to highlight the general considerations for cattle health and what to look out for. It should be used as a guide for when to seek veterinary advice, rather than being used to decide when an animal requires treatment. However, prevention is better than cure as once an animal has become ill, any treatment may only be symptomatic, not curative.
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