
Stephen O'Sullivan
Drystock farm advisor with Teagasc in Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland, and a hill sheep farmer; guest on farming radio shows such as Farm Talk with Dairygold on C103.
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Jul 18, 2026
Farm Talk July 18th 2026
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Katie O'KeefeHOST
And what is the main aspect that farmers need to look out for of the sheep improvement scheme in the 2026 ram task?

Stephen O'SullivanGUEST
So in 2026, so farmers who choose the ram task in 2026 is typically, 26 or 27, is for typically flocks who have over 150 yaws.

Stephen O'SullivanGUEST
Ensure the RAM is SIS eligible, so sheep improvement scheme eligible on the day of purchase.

Stephen O'SullivanGUEST
And this can be used, you can check this out through the Sheep Ireland facility.

Stephen O'SullivanGUEST
Lowland flocks require a four or five star replacement or terminal index, genomically evaluation, and it must be scrapy typed one, two, or three.

Stephen O'SullivanGUEST
Hill flocks can use either RAM that meets the lowland criteria, i.e. four or five star replacement index, scrapy test one, two, three, or a DNA thyroid virus by Hill RAM, scrapy tested one, two, or three.