Articles
Mating management in Sheep
0 Mating management in Sheep Ciaran Lynch, Sheep Specialist, discusses mating management. He looks at; ewe:ram ratio, raddling rams, grouping up, fertility issues, and ram lambs. Rams Rams have a major impact on a flock and its future performance and require additional management at this time of the season. Most rams have a […]
8 October 2021
How to improve the biodiversity value of your forest – Part 2
0 How to improve the biodiversity value of your forest – Part 2 In the second of a two-part series of articles, Steven Meyen, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer talks about how to improve the biodiversity value of your forest. He advises on tree species, open spaces, underutilised areas and interconnectivity between habitats here. […]
8 October 2021
Happy World Egg Day 2021
0 Happy World Egg Day 2021 Happy World Egg Day 2021 from Teagasc Poultry. Today Friday 8 October, Teagasc joins egg fans worldwide to celebrate the power of the egg and all its nutritional and environmental benefits. Learn about Free Range Egg Production, the Let’s Talk Poultry Webinar Series & Rebecca Tierney Poultry […]
8 October 2021
Tillage Update – 7th October 2021
0 Tillage Update – 7th October 2021 Lower margins for 2022 with beans competing strongly with cereal crops is how Michael Hennessy, Head of Teagasc Crop Knowledge Transfer Department sums up this week’s tillage update. He goes on to talk about fertiliser prices, grain price, expected yields in 2022 and factors to consider […]
7 October 2021
The journey of certified seed (Part 1)
0 The journey of certified seed (Part 1) The majority of seed sown on tillage farms every year is Department of Agriculture certified seed and on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, it is the first in a two-part series that tracks the seed’s journey from breeder through an Irish seed assembler, taking in […]
7 October 2021
How big is your carbon footprint?
0 How big is your carbon footprint? Regardless of your enterprise mix, carbon footprint is becoming a key indicator of farm efficiency. In this article first published in Today’s Farm Siobhán Kavanagh & Gráinne Hurley, Teagasc and Eleanor Murphy, Bord Bia explain what climate change is about and discuss the carbon footprint of […]
6 October 2021
Start Growing Your 2022 Spring Grass Now!
0 Start Growing Your 2022 Spring Grass Now! At a farm walk outside Tuam during the week the topic of preparing for spring grass in 2022 raised a few eyebrows when there was a visible abundance of fresh green grass on the farm. Gabriel Trayers, Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Tuam reports on a recent […]
5 October 2021
Teagasc Green Acres Programme returns to live action
0 Teagasc Green Acres Programme returns to live action The first on-farm live open day of the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme took place on September 29 on the farm of JP Hammersley in Lattin, Co. Tipperary. Alan Dillon and Seán Cummins, Teagasc Green Acres report here on the detail of […]
4 October 2021
Managing Body Condition Score in Late Lactation
0 Managing Body Condition Score in Late Lactation Getting cows to the correct body condition score (BCS) at calving is one of the most important tasks for dairy farmers. Trouble-free calving, good conception rates, reduced culling and better milk solids production are all linked to this simple measure. James Dunne, Dairy Specialist has […]
4 October 2021
Irvine Allen – Teagasc Green Acres Farm Walk
0 Irvine Allen – Teagasc Green Acres Farm Walk Irvine Allen is a participant in the second phase of the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme and runs a dairy calf-to-beef operation on his 58ha farm in Co. Westmeath. Irvine will host a farm walk on 5th October at 2pm and invites […]
3 October 2021