CPT Lambing is now coming to an end We are approaching the end of our CPT lambing period for 2018, with just Brian Nicholson currently lambing the last of his…

CPT Lambing Lambing has now kicked off on our 4th CPT flock and is starting to wind down on our other 3 flocks. So far, records for over 2,200 lambs…

CPT Lambing CPT lambing has now commenced on 3 out of our 4 CPT flocks. We collect large amounts of data on ewes and lambs at this time, which is…

European Innovation Partnership for Agriculture Productivity and Sustainability This week Sheep Ireland attended a workshop on EIP-AGRI (European Innovation Partnership for Agriculture Productivity and Sustainability). EIP-AGRI will fund a large…

Teagasc National Hill Conference The Hill conference took place in Westport on Wednesday. Frank Campion spoke about the potential benefit of using performance recorded rams in the years to come.…

UCD Agriculture Careers Day This week Sheep Ireland and ICBF attended the annual UCD Agriculture Careers Day. This event is a great opportunity for 4th year Agricultural Students to meet…

Texel Sire Genotyping Project This is an exciting new phase for the Irish Texel Sheep Society. By having these sires genotyped this will allow breeders to sire verify any lamb…

Reminder to record Lambing Information As stated previously we are making small changes to the calculation of our DQI percentage this year. Breeders are advised to submit their lambing information…

Central Progeny Test (CPT) Lambing We are in the middle of preparing for the lambing season and like many farmers it can be very difficult to find adequate labour at…

Uploading Lambing Information For many early lambing flocks the first cycle is now over and we would encourage you to use this time to transfer your lambing information from the…

Lambing Experience Available As we prepare for the busy lambing period on our 4 Central Progeny Test (CPT) flocks, we are pleased to offer lambing experience to students who may…

Flock Notebooks Flock notebooks were circulated to breeders prior to Christmas and by now all breeders should have received one. With the lambing season in full swing for some breeders…