Articles
Completing a Profit Monitor – Don’t leave it too late
Completing a Profit Monitor – Don’t leave it too late Beef specialist Alan Dillon suggests that the first few days after Christmas is an ideal time to get your Profit Monitor figures together for your Teagasc advisor. Having this compiled and compared by mid to late January can be invaluable in holding […]
29 December 2021
Meet ISH Young Breeder Amy McCarthy
Meet ISH Young Breeder Amy McCarthy Amy is from Kiltegan in Co. Wicklow, she grew up with a keen interest in ponies and horses from an early age, owning her first pony ‘Buttercup’ at the age of four and hasn’t looked back since. Amy progressed through the pony ranks, represented Ireland on […]
28 December 2021
Milking Parlour Location
Milking Parlour Location As we move in to the quiet time of the year you may be planning on updating or constructing a new milking parlour. A milking parlour is a significant investment on any farm and takes careful consideration. Teagasc dairy specialist Patrick Gowing gives advice on planning the location of […]
27 December 2021
Don Somers Teagasc Signpost tillage farmer
Don Somers Teagasc Signpost tillage farmer Don Somers is one of the Teagasc Signpost tillage farmers and is based in Co. Wexford. Don grows a mixture of winter and spring cereals as well as winter oilseed rape and spring beans. Find out more about Don’s farming practices in a short video here […]
26 December 2021
Pots of glorious winter colour
Pots of glorious winter colour The ingredients are simple but the effect can be impressive. Choose plants for colour and texture and they’ll see you through until late spring. Chris Heavey Lecturer at the Teagasc College at the National Botanic Gardens has tips for our winter flower planting displays and pots The […]
25 December 2021
Saoirse wins International Award for her Teagasc multi-species sward research
Saoirse wins International Award for her Teagasc multi-species sward research This year’s Brian Chambers International Award for Early Career Researchers was won by Dr Saoirse Cummins, a researcher at Teagasc’s Environment Research Centre at Johnstown Castle, for showing that multi-species mixtures enhance grassland sustainability Saoirse’s poster entitled ‘Strong effects of grassland sward […]
24 December 2021
Forestry winter management tasks
Forestry winter management tasks Winter tends to be a bit more quiet on the farm. It is a great time to get jobs done in your forest. So, dependent on the age of your forest, here are some suggestions to work off all those Christmas puddings! Steven Meyen, Teagasc Forestry Development Department […]
24 December 2021
Tillage update – Chopped straw reducing crop establishment in min-tilled winter crops
Tillage update – Chopped straw reducing crop establishment in min-tilled winter crops Mark Plunkett, Soil & Plant Nutrition Specialist reports on winter crops and how they are developing in the southeast. On the shortest day of the year, he visited a number of crops in east Wicklow with Local Tillage advisor Martin […]
23 December 2021
International Stakeholder Workshop on Best Practice for the Control of Human Pathogenic Microorganisms in Plant Production Systems
International Stakeholder Workshop on Best Practice for the Control of Human Pathogenic Microorganisms in Plant Production Systems A new report on Best Practice for the Control of Human Pathogenic Microorganisms in Plant Production Systems was published recently by the HUPLANTcontrol COST action; Control of Human Pathogenic Microorganisms in Plant Production Systems, with […]
23 December 2021
The complicated story of fluke – Part 2
The complicated story of fluke – Part 2 Work in Animal Health Ireland has shown that fluke could be costing €70 per finished steer in lost performance if not treated correctly. Martina Harrington, Teagasc Beef Specialist in the second of a two part series discusses liver fluke. Martina explains the treatment of […]
22 December 2021