Farmer Focus: Drafting, breeding ewe lambs and grassland management in Co. Roscommon

Shane Moore, BETTER Farm Participant who is farming just outside Athleague in county Roscommon, joins Ciarán Lynch on this week’s OviCast to talk about lamb performance and drafting. 

With the breeding season around the corner, he discusses breeding ewe lambs and how this year’s cohort are shaping up. 

Shane also discusses grassland management, overall production this year and how he has made some changes to his management from using protected urea to using a dribble bar for slurry to establishing clover based swards in response to increased input costs. 

Shane then explains the autumn grazing plan on the farm and finishes up highlighting the upcoming open day on the 6th of October at 6:30pm.

Details of the farm walk can be found here: 

https://www.teagasc.ie/news--events/national-events/events/gfoty-shanemoore.php

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