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Equine Nutrition and Digestion
Equine Nutrition and Digestion An active horse is a healthy horse. In this Farm Walk and Talk video with AgriAware, Crea English, an equine lecturer in Kildalton College talks to about the equine nutrition and the equine digestive system. The equine digestive system is monogastric – meaning it has just one stomach. […]
31 March 2021
Management of ewes and lambs post turnout – grouping up to kick-start rotational grazing
Management of ewes and lambs post turnout – grouping up to kick-start rotational grazing The lambing of mid-season flocks is well underway and near completion on many farms. The ultimate goal is turning out ewes and lambs to grass covers that will meet their feed requirements with little or no concentrate supplementation […]
30 March 2021
Grassland Reseeding
Grassland Reseeding Reseeding is when you turn up fresh soil or break the surface of the field and renew the grass. Main reasons for grassland reseeding are weather damage, strain from drought/flooding, excessive machinery operations or livestock damage. Gerard Griffin, Kildalton College gives more information. When reseeding the following need to be considered: […]
30 March 2021
Sustainable Grassland Management
Sustainable Grassland Management Slurry is readily available on most farms and with correct usage it can reduce chemical fertilizer use on the farm. In this farm Walk and Talk with AgriAware video, Patrick Heffernan and Declan Byrne of Kildalton College discuss grassland management. The sustainable use of slurry is very important and […]
30 March 2021
Silage Quality and Preservation
Silage Quality and Preservation Farm Walk and Talk with AgriAware. Aidan Nugent and Martin Woods of Kildalton College go through the making of silage. They give details on it’s feed value and outline quality tests that can be undertaken Grass is the most common, sustainable and cheapest feed available to livestock farmers. […]
30 March 2021
Achieving high conception rates using sexed semen
Achieving high conception rates using sexed semen Stephen Butler, reproductive physiology specialist at Teagasc joins Emma-Louise Coffey to discuss the potential that sexed semen can play to maximise the number of replacements born early in the calving season and increase the economic value of non-replacement dairy stock to be sold off the […]
29 March 2021
The cost of a missed heat
The cost of a missed heat George Ramsbottom,Teagasc Dairy Specialist and Laurence Shalloo, Teagasc Research Officer talk about the key reproductive targets in seasonal calving dairy herds. They discuss slippage in calving interval and the cost and consequences of a missed heat here Background The key reproductive targets in seasonal calving dairy […]
29 March 2021
Improving Soil Fertility
Improving Soil Fertility Good productive soils are the foundation for any farming system. A primary objective for farmers is to maintain good soil fertility. Eva Hayes and Brian Clancy of Kildalton College outline the necessity for good soil fertility and give information on how this can be achieved. Soils are the key […]
29 March 2021
Farm Livestock Safety
Farm Livestock Safety Whether you work alone or as part of a team on a farm, safety when dealing with livestock is of utmost importance. Here Jamie Cahill from Kildalton College deals with safety around livestock. Part of the AgriAware Farm Walk and Talk series for Agriculture Science students. Livestock are responsible […]
29 March 2021
Machinery Farm Safety
Machinery Farm Safety Machinery Farm Safety is the first in a series of Farm Walk and Talk videos developed by AgriAware and Teagasc. In this video Stuart Goodwin talks about farm machinery and farm safety Farming is a very enjoyable career but it is also one of the most dangerous. The lives […]
29 March 2021