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Recap on November Climate Actions
0 Recap on November Climate Actions With the first week of December under our belt it’s time to recap on Climate actions for November and see if we have measured up. This week is Hedgerow week – did you order your trees and hedging? It’s a good time to soil sample, test silage […]
8 December 2021
Fertiliser Prices – Aiming to minimize impact of price inflation
0 Fertiliser Prices – Aiming to minimize impact of price inflation With nitrogen prices having trebled in the last number of months and phosphorus and potassium prices rising also, drystock farmers are rightly concerned as to how this will affect their business in terms of cashflow and profitability in 2022. Alan Dillon, Beef […]
8 December 2021
The state of Ireland’s hedgerows
0 The state of Ireland’s hedgerows Catherine Keena Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist covers The state of Ireland’s hedgerows, as talked about in the Teagasc Hedgerow Week Panel Discussion on Monday’s webinar. Watch back on the webinar here and tune in all this week to Hedgerow Week events Hedgerows are the most common habitat […]
8 December 2021
National Dairy Conference Questions Answered: Clover seeding rate
0 National Dairy Conference Questions Answered: Clover seeding rate Establishing clover in existing swards was a hot topic at the dairy conference. Questions like the following were asked: What amount of clover seed should be in a mix for mid season reseed? Teagasc Dairy Specialists and farmer speakers answer questions like this here […]
7 December 2021
Higher farm output prices in 2021, but rising costs a concern for 2022
0 Higher farm output prices in 2021, but rising costs a concern for 2022 A new report, by economists at Teagasc, estimates that average family farm income (FFI) in Ireland has increased by 20 per cent in 2021. Overall, price inflation for farm inputs has been more than offset by higher prices for […]
7 December 2021
Advice for Farmers facing Storm Barra
0 Advice for Farmers facing Storm Barra Met Eireann have issued a Status Red, Orange and Yellow – Wind warning for Ireland. Storms are becoming a more frequent occurance in Ireland bringing a mixture of wind, rain and sometimes snow. Teagasc has advice here for farmers facing the current Storm Barra this Tuesday […]
7 December 2021
Giving your sheep housing the once over
0 Giving your sheep housing the once over In advance of winter housing of ewes it is always useful to review the effectiveness of your housing facilities. A Teagasc labour study on 30 sheep farms nationwide concluded that farms with good sheep housing were 25% more efficient. Damian Costello, Teagasc Sheep Specialist covers […]
7 December 2021
A day in the life: Diane Purcell-Meyerink, Teagasc Researcher
0 A day in the life: Diane Purcell-Meyerink, Teagasc Researcher Diane Purcell-Meyerink began working at the Teagasc Food Centre, in July 2021. A Day in the Life… tells more about her well-traveled career path, taking her onto the NASA Ames base in California, to her current work in Teagasc on seaweeds and her […]
7 December 2021
Planting Hedges
0 Planting Hedges On The Signpost Series, on Friday, 3 December, Mark Gibson, was joined by Pippa Hackett, Minister of State, DAFM and Professor Frank O’Mara, Teagasc Director to officially launch Hedgerow Week 2021. Catherine Keena, Countryside Management Specialist discusses planting hedges here and in the webinar Main Photo above: Prune all other […]
6 December 2021
Teagasc Future Beef Programme – Sustainable Cattle Production
0 Teagasc Future Beef Programme – Sustainable Cattle Production The Teagasc Future Beef Programme – Sustainable Cattle Production, was launched by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD on the farm of Oliver O’Hara, near Manorhamilton in County Leitrim today, Monday, 6 December. Liam Herlihy, Chairman of the Teagasc […]
6 December 2021