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Details the experience of breeding and selling sheep and lambs grown at Victor Chestnutt farms located at Bushmills on the north coast of Northern Ireland in September 2005. Preparations made to ewes and lambs before the mid-February 2006 lambing; Problems encountered with spring cereals grown for stock feed; Total price of two lambs that were sold at the Lanark Texel sale.

Reports on the benefits of maize for feeding finishing cattle, according to a research in Northern Ireland. Views of Tim Keady, a research scientist at the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, on maize and whole-crop silage intake; Data on alternative forage performance; Production costs of silages.

Reports on the belief of dairy producer Beattie Lilburn of Northern Ireland that grass silage can be improved by selecting grass varieties to suit early cutting. Average silage analysis results for first cutting 2001 and 2002; First analysis for Lilburn; Information on the farm of Lilburn.

Provides ways to feed livestock during winter without overspending. Importance of ration planning to farm producers; Impact of rainfall during summer on Northern Ireland agriculture; Solution to the lack of silage quality and quantity; List of monthly feed needs for different stock classes.