David Buckley from the Department of Agriculture is on this week’s OviCast to discuss key aspects of the new National Sheep Welfare Scheme.    David first gives an overview of the scheme, we discuss eligibility, reference numbers and the application procedure.    David then takes us through the...

Sheep Specialists, Michael Gottstein and Damian Costello, are on this week’s OviCast to discuss some of the key management tasks to do on farms at present.    We discuss fertiliser application, planning for silage and grazing management and we look at the scenarios where supplementation is...

Dr. James O’Shaughnessy from the Department of Agriculture’s Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in Backweston joins us on the latest OviCast to discuss this year’s Nematodirus forecast.    James first explains the condition, symptoms and we discuss the high risk periods around the...