Store lambs Farmers keeping store lambs over the winter will soon have to consider their wintering and finishing options. A warm, wet autumn has mean...

A wet and warm autumn The autumn just past was unseasonably mild and very wet. We have witnessed record rainfall in some parts of the country, which ...

The End of the Harvest Season? Today is the last day of October. Traditionally, this time of year represented the end of the harvest season ...

Weanling trade recovery?  Now that we are firmly in the depths of autumn, many suckler farmers will turn their attention to the sale of weanling...

The ram effect: an archaic tradition When it comes to tupping season, the so-called “ram effect” is one of the oldest and most succe...

Climate Change Challenges The challenges that climate change will pose to the agricultural sector over the coming decades are generally well document...

September and the countdown to tupping While farmers in some parts of the country have already put their ewes to the ram, most of us re...

Breeding Ewe Lambs: Yes or No? Farmers differ when it comes to the question of breeding ewe lambs. While some point out that it increases the number ...

An Essential Part of All Sheep Systems With tupping season now clearly on the horizon, many of us will turn our attention to purchasing a breeding ra...

Important days in the calendar  These are important days in the sheep farmer's calendar. With a couple of months to go until tupping season, ...

Reseeding for better farm outputs  Research proves that reseeding is an effective means of improving grass quantity and quality. While a va...

Revenue Loss and Summer Mastitis Summer mastitis is a scourge affecting cows on both dairy and beef systems, and is most common during the late summe...