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Variability in grass supplies – Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farmers take action
Variability in grass supplies – Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farmers take action Monitor farmers engaged in the Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farm Programme have centred their attentions on completing grass and autumn closing budgets over recent weeks. Co-ordinator of the Programme, Sandra Hayes shares details on the actions taken. Having sufficient supplies of spring grass is […]
21 October 2024
Farmers in ACRES CP: Monies available for Field Margins
Farmers in ACRES CP: Monies available for Field Margins Catherine Keena and Michéal Kelly, Environmental Specialists at Teagasc, write on the opportunities Field Margins as a non-Productive Investment present to ACRES CP participants, and remind potential applicants that the deadline to apply is Thursday, October 31. Are you one of the 20,000 […]
21 October 2024
How weather patterns are changing, what are we adapting to?
How weather patterns are changing, what are we adapting to? As part of the recent Teagasc Grassland Climate Adaption Conference, Met Éireann’s Pádraig Flattery outlined how Ireland’s climate has changed and how it is likely to continue changing in the future. Introduction Ireland’s climate is predominantly influenced by its geographical position in […]
21 October 2024
Listen: Water Quality Challenges and the Outlook for the Future – Part 1
Listen: Water Quality Challenges and the Outlook for the Future – Part 1 Are farmers going in the right direction in relation to improving water quality? Teagasc Agricultural Catchment Specialist, Eddie Burgess, joins us to discuss the challenge on Irish farms. For more episodes and information from the Environment Edge, visit the […]
21 October 2024
Teagasc National Farm Survey 2023 – Dairy Enterprise Factsheet
Teagasc National Farm Survey 2023 – Dairy Enterprise Factsheet The Agricultural Economics and Farm Surveys Department at Teagasc has recently released a Dairy Enterprise Factsheet for 2023, providing a detailed analysis of the financial and technical performance of dairy farms as recorded in the 2023 National Farm Survey. This report highlights key […]
21 October 2024
Growing Wild: Ling Heather and Cross-leaved Heath
Growing Wild: Ling Heather and Cross-leaved Heath Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity, this time focusing on Ling Heather and Cross-leaved Heath Ling Heather Look out for ling heather in our peatlands – both raised bogs in the midlands and uplands […]
20 October 2024
Tracking Farm Emissions to Improve Sustainability with Richard Starrett
Tracking Farm Emissions to Improve Sustainability with Richard Starrett National Farm Survey data helps farmers assess and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining economic and social sustainability. Richard Starrett, Signpost Programme Demonstration Farmer, tells us more. We recently took a close look at our farm’s sustainability report, examining performance and emissions based […]
20 October 2024
Watch: Latest Updates from the Pig Research Facility
Watch: Latest Updates from the Pig Research Facility In this video update Aisling Holmes, Research Technician at the Teagasc Pig Research Facility, gives us an update on farrowing house performance, co-mingling, gilts and the upcoming Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference 2024. In this update, the focus is on recent progress in farrowing rooms […]
19 October 2024
Schemes update: Payments commence and schemes open to applications
Schemes update: Payments commence and schemes open to applications A number of important announcements were made over recent days relating to scheme payments and the opening of various schemes, such as the Organic Farming Scheme. BISS, CRISS and ANC Earlier this week, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. […]
19 October 2024
Maximise weanling performance at housing
Maximise weanling performance at housing Martina Harrington, Manager of the Teagasc Future Beef Programme, provides guidance on preparing weanlings for housing by focusing on disease prevention and minimising stress. Pre-housing dose: dose weanlings four weeks pre housing to ensure their lungs are healed from any infection when housed. Use a product with […]
19 October 2024