# Damian Costello

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February Management Notes

Damian Costello joins us to discuss key sheep management priorities for February as farms gear up for lambing.    We cover grassland management and planning for early nitrogen applications when conditions allow, along with the importance of getting ewe nutrition right in late pregnancy, includin ...

Hóčhoka Season 9 Episode 4 – The Stations of the Cross and The Sun Dancer

As Lent begins, we talk with Dr. Damian Costello about the Stations of the Cross and how this devotion compares to the Sun Dance.

March Management Notes

Lambing is in full swing on many farms across the country and for this episode of OviCast, Damian Costello steps in to host and is joined by Ciaran Lynch to discuss the key messages from the March sheep newsletter.  They cover spring grazing targets, fertiliser planning, lamb survival and colost ...

Damian Costello - The Role of Visions & The Life of Black Elk

Dr. Damian Costello joins us this week to talk about the role of visions in an indigenous worldview. Dr. Costello is an international expert on Nicholas Black Elk, a Lakota Medicine Man. Damian is the author of Black Elk: Colonialism and Lakota Catholicism, and holds a Ph.D. in theological stud ...

May Management Notes

Teagasc Sheep specialist, Damian Costello, joins us as we run through the key management priorities for sheep farmers in May.   We cover practical advice on grassland management, maintaining lamb performance, and planning ahead for first-cut silage.    There’s also a timely reminder of the Natio ...

June Management Notes

For this week’s OviCast, grass management, weaning decisions, cull ewe selection and shearing are all discussed. Damian Costello and Teagasc Sheep Specialist, Ciaran Lynch, break down the key messages from the June Sheep Advisory Newsletter, discussing how to maintain grass quality, prepare for ...

Results from the Teagasc labour survey on sheep farms

Teagasc Sheep Specialist, Damian Costello, joins us to discuss the preliminary results of the labour survey.   We explore some of the key findings from the latest analysis, including the age profile of farmers, levels of off-farm employment, and how farm tasks are managed throughout the year.   ...

Improving Performance on a Mixed Beef and Sheep Farm

Sheep Specialist, Damian Costello, joins Catherine Egan, host of the Beef Edge podcast, to chat with Roscommon farmer and Future Beef Programme participant, Olivia Hynes, ahead of the upcoming open day on her farm.   Olivia discusses her mixed suckler and sheep enterprise, explaining how paddock ...

August Management Notes

We catch up with sheep specialist, Damian Costello, to discuss some of the key management tasks for the coming weeks. We start by looking ahead to the breeding season, with Damian highlighting the importance of assessing ewe body condition score (BCS) and taking the necessary steps now to corre ...

September Management Notes

Sheep Specialist, Damian Costello, chats to Ciaran Lynch about some of the key management tasks for the month ahead.  They discuss grassland management, fodder budgeting and supplementation options for store lambs, as well as ewe and ram management in the coming weeks.  They also highlight the r ...