Repost: Multispecies swards add the finishing touch on Sligo farm

For the final OviCast of the year, we're reposting one of the most popular shows from 2025 with Jonathan Higgins, who with his father Philip, runs a mid-season lambing sheep flock, alongside a contract heifer-rearing system in Skreen, Co. Sligo. Jonathan talks to us about their contract rearing system and we delve into the performance and management of the ewe flock in detail. We also explore the challenges of farming on a fragmented unit with varying land types. Plus we spend time discussing the role of mixed-species swards on the farm, with Jonathan sharing his experience of managing them over the past few seasons. For more episodes from the OviCast podcast, visit the show page at:

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Repost: Multispecies swards add the finishing touch on Sligo farm is an episode from OviCast by Teagasc.

This episode is 28:41 long.

This episode was published on Dec 30, 2025.

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