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How hardy are easycare sheep?

FarmerK

Member
Just wondering if people are running easycares on hill farms quite high above sea level?
I know they are supposed to be quite a self sufficient animal but would they do on a hill farm? I’m not talking like a moor or anything but like rough allotment land etc
 

Bones

Member
Location
n Ireland
Running them here at 850ft , totally exposed reclaimed bog, not a tree or ditch in site, tree's would never grow here , to much wind, lambing this spring was a total pleasure,
 

How is your SFI 24 application progressing?

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  • agreement up and running

    Votes: 8 10.0%

Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 -26th Sept

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

Farming and Countryside Programme Director, Janet Hughes will be joined by policy leads working on SFI, and colleagues from the Rural Payment Agency and Catchment Sensitive Farming.

This webinar will be...
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