Eamon Dempsey, a Teagasc Advisor in County Kerry, has written an excellent piece in the Kerryman newspaper this week on 'Understanding the sheep €urostar index'. In this informative article, Eamon…

An issue highlighted during Teagasc Virtual Sheep Week was the use of Antimicrobials on Sheep Farms. Guidelines have been developed by Irish Farmers and Veterinary Practitioners to guide good practice…

Tomás O’Leary is a Ovidata participant and a Teagasc BETTER sheep farmer who took part in the Virtual Sheep Week held by Teagasc. Commercial farm data makes up over 50%…

The Sheep Ireland EuroStar evaluations can be used to predict which rams is going to be most profitable throughout their lifetime. In the video below, Kevin McDermott, Sheep Ireland explained…

On Tuesday of the Virtual Sheep Week held by Teagasc, the focus was on increasing productivity and efficiency through breeding and genetics. The panel discussion was led by Michael Gottstein,…

Sheep Ireland are still in the process of selecting rams for use in the CPT program for the 2020/2021 breeding season. Many breeders have already been in contact wishing to submit…

The time has come around again for Sheep Ireland to start selecting rams for use in the CPT program for the 2020/2021 breeding season. The CPT is a critical element…

What is the CPT? The Central Progeny Test (CPT) was set up not as a breed comparison, but rather as a ram and trait comparison. It is focused on identifying our best sheep genetics regardless of…

Virtual Sheep Week Teagasc is hosting a Virtual Sheep Week from September 21-25. Visit www.teagasc.ie/virtualsheepweek for all the details of what is happening each day. ‘Building a Sustainable Irish Sheep…

Click here to view the Guide & Directory 2020 The Sheep Ireland Guide & Directory of Breeders 2020 Issue 6 is now available and has been posted out to over…

At the beginning of 2020 it was decided that the ramsearch needed an overhaul to make it more useful and user friendly for commercial and pedigree farmers alike to source…