Author Archives: Rebecca

Tupping on the hill: Preparing the ewe for a thrifty lamb

Achieving prime ewe condition on autumn grass ready for tupping is one of the year’s [...]

Is your lowland flock missing anything essential for tupping?

If your aim for 2025 is compact lambing and maximised income from your next crop [...]

How to get your flock in top form for tupping

Fertility at tupping is the single biggest influencer on any sheep enterprises’ bottom line. If [...]

How to get maiden heifers fit for calving on grass-based diets

With rearing dairy heifers one of the costliest operations on farm, AHDB have sited that [...]

Is your view on ruminant supplementation balanced?

The importance of minerals, trace elements, and vitamins in every living function has been long [...]

Weaning lambs: The small issue that can create big problems

In the most part, we’ve gotten pretty good at managing lambs at grazing. But we [...]

ANIMAX welcomes new commercial manager for Ireland

The Carr’s Group is thrilled to announce that Mark O’Brien has joined as Ireland’s Commercial [...]

3 steps to optimising trace element values of grass and silage

Want to cross check and optimise your grass for trace elements this grazing season? Here’s [...]

4 pre-breeding tips for hitting fertility targets

With submission, conception and pregnancy rates the cornerstone of all dairy production profitability, Damien Storan [...]

How to get beef supplementation ‘on point’ this turnout

As spring eventually looks to be arriving, now is the perfect time prepare for optimising [...]