21st February 2012

by admin on February 21, 2012

Hi there just to let you guys know that lambing season 2012 has started here on Ryan’s Farm.  It’s a really exciting time on the farm.  Our first quads were born and when I say cute…Well you will have to have a look at the pictures. I will be posting on a regular basis so you wont miss out.  chat soon

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New Lamb Products

by admin on February 9, 2012

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29th August 2011

August 29, 2011

Hello to all our readers, it’s time to fill you in on all the happenings of the summer and what a busy one it turned out to be.  It has been a fantastic summer for grass growth with all the livestock doing very well.  Lambs are drafted as they become fit.  The ewe lambs have [...]

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3rd May 2011

May 3, 2011

Weather wise what a Spring it turned out to be.  Lambs were able to go to the fields at one day old.  Its a fantastic saving on labor and gives the lambs a wonderful chance to get well started, in other years we would often have them in for two weeks, which is a nightmare [...]

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16th February 2011

February 16, 2011

The driest January in 14 years gave us a great chance to empty the slatted tanks of slurry. Gerry McNamee spent four days at it and not one mark on the ground, our timing was perfect because a week after the slurry was out the heavens opened. So much so that we were unable to [...]

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31st December 2010

December 31, 2010

Last day of the year and what a change it is, feeding cattle in plus 12 degrees when only ten days ago we were feeding them in minus 12.  The water froze in the slatted shed so we stopped feeding meal which greatly reduced the demand on water.  We were able to feed them with [...]

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5th December 2010

December 5, 2010

Ballinlough is completely covered in snow.  All animals are indoors, water continues to flow in the slatted shed despite the subzero temperatures.  For the first time in 20 years the sheep will not be winter sheared, I am not happy taking the wool off them in this cold weather and after last years bad experience, [...]

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7th November 2010

November 7, 2010

We have just put in two of the toughest weeks since the start of our new venture.  The move from Ashtown to Balinlough was a huge step, we were spoilt for choice of machinery in Ashtown.  To be suddenly be without it all left it much slower to produce also a long trip to Killybegs [...]

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25th October 2010

October 25, 2010

Finally we have our full EU export license since friday and we are now listed as an Approved Meat Plant on the Food Safety Authority of Ireland website After three years of training and planning we will finally be moving from Ashtown to produce at home.  It is almost as if we have been living [...]

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20th September 2010

September 20, 2010

Finally back to my diary, after whats been a hectic month our processing unit is within 4 days of a full veterinary inspection.  As with all builds it has taken longer than expected but we have the functional building that we wanted.  Our processing section of the building is a good size, it being the main area [...]

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