Teagasc BETTER Farm Open Day – Brian Nicholson

A very successful farm Open Day was held on the farm of Brian Nicholson this week. A large crowd attended on the day and were presented with excellent messages on a number of key topics such as grassland management and breeding. Brian’s farm has made major progress under the Better Farm Programme and those in attendance all left with simple messages which will make a huge difference to their own farms

Sheep Ireland Multibreed LambPlus Ram Sale 2017

The deadline for entries for the Sheep Ireland Multibreed LambPlus Ram Sale is fast approaching. The deadline for the sale is Monday 14th August 2017. Entries that are received after this date will not be accepted.

Premier Sales

The Charollais Premier Sale is taking place this Saturday 29th July in Tullow, Co. Carlow. The sale catalogue can be viewed by clicking here.

Other Important Premier Sale Dates:

• Suffolk – Sat 5^th August in Roscrea – catalogue here
• Belclare – Tues 8^th August in Kilkenny – catalogue here
• Texel – Sat 12^th August in Blessington – catalogue here

CPT Replacement Ewe Selection

• At the moment the CPT farmers are busy selecting replacements for their flocks. As part of the CPT programme farmers are required to keep a percentage of ewes from each CPT sire used on the farm. This will help Sheep Ireland to collect maternal data for the sires as the ewes start lambing down. These ewes will hopefully be in the flock for the next 5 to 6 years and contribute a lot of data for the genetic evaluations.
• At the moment the CPT farmers are busy selecting replacements for their flocks. As part of the CPT programme farmers are required to keep a percentage of ewes from each CPT sire used on the farm. This will help Sheep Ireland to collect maternal data for the sires as the ewes start lambing down. These ewes will hopefully be in the flock for the next 5 to 6 years and contribute a lot of data for the genetic evaluations.

See pictures below from John Large’s farm.

See some images below from the Farm Walk on Brian Nicholson’s farm.