Videos
Mushroom Advisor Donal Gernon talks to Alan Doakes from Axis Technology about their automated mushroom picking system
From increasing biodiversity to providing renewable building material that also acts as a carbon store; trees provide so much. This video asks you to consider the benefits of trees and how we can each play our part in increasing the level of forest cover in Ireland.
It’s a busy time of year on tillage farms with key decisions about crop management being taken. In this clip, we get a quick look at some of the commercial crops in Oak Park in the 3rd week of May with John Hogan outlining some of the crop management strategies to date.
Tom Coll, Teagasc outlines why you should footbath your sheep and also gives an overview of the steps you should take in the preparation of creating your footbath.
Emer Kennedy and JP Murphy give an update on the progress to date of the 2020 born calves in the dairy research farm at Teagasc Moorepark.
Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep, Teagasc explains that there’s a number of different options in terms of the control, treatment and prevention of blowfly strike in sheep. Michael gives an overview of the different pour-ons on the market and also demonstrates the best way to apply it.
The majority of spring barley crops established excellently well this year due to perfect seedbed conditions around sowing time. In this video Eoin Lyons, Teagasc Crops explains when the timing is right to apply the first fungicide.
One third of fatal accidents on Irish farms involve people who are 65 years or older. Most of these are caused by machinery, tractors, livestock or falls from height. Teagasc advisor Aine Butler gives some top tips in this short video for keeping our elderly safe while involved on our farms
Working with livestock is responsible for 20% of farm workplace deaths with over half of these deaths caused by cows and heifers around calving. Teagasc advisor, Peter Mullan runs through some top tips for staying safe while farming with livestock
We are now at the stage where we need to think about our second stage of spray for winter barley. In this video, Steven Kildea, Teagasc Crops discusses when it is time to apply the final spray and also highlights how to protect those leaves that are going to contribute to yield.