Articles
Teagasc Pig Research Farm Update – March 2021
Teagasc Pig Research Farm Update – March 2021 Tomás Ryan, Farm Manager in the Teagasc Pig Research Facility in Moorepark gives us an update on what’s been happening in the unit, covering the latest production figures and the ongoing research taking place in the unit. Tomás Ryan, Moorepark Pig Research Facility Farm […]
29 March 2021
Teagasc launch grass weed identification videos
Teagasc launch grass weed identification videos Teagasc have launched a series of videos to aid farmers and industry to identify the most important grass weeds found in tillage crops. The videos are part of a wider project called Enable Conservation Tillage (ECT) project and address the common problem of mis-identification of weeds. […]
28 March 2021
ASSAP Factsheets on Farming for Water Quality
ASSAP Factsheets on Farming for Water Quality The Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) have produced a series of five factsheets to help farmers maintain and improve the quality of water bodies in Ireland. They provide practical tips for farmers to implement which will benefit watercourses on their farms. Click on […]
27 March 2021
ASSAP As Gaeilge
ASSAP As Gaeilge Ar mhaithe le sláinte an phobail i gcoitinne, is den riachtanas é, go bhfuil ard-chaighdéan uisce againn. Chun é seo a chinntiú, tá feirmeoirí fud fad na tíre, i gcomhairle le ASSAP, ag comhoibriú chun an t-uisce agus an timpeallacht a chaomhnú. Ar an drochuair níl an caighdeáin uisce […]
26 March 2021
Silage Storage & Water Quality
Silage Storage & Water Quality Silage effluent is a highly polluting liquid and can cause fish kills in watercourses/rivers and contaminate wells if not collected, stored and land spread properly. It is important to examine and repair silage pits and collection channels when pits are empty to ensure safe storage. Silage pits […]
26 March 2021
Farmer testimonial on the ASSAP service
Farmer testimonial on the ASSAP service John Landers has a dairy farm beside the Comeragh Mountains in County Waterford. The river Colligan runs through John’s land, it is one of 190 priority areas for action (PAA’s) where water quality needs some improvement. On his dairy farm in County Waterford John Landers finishes […]
26 March 2021
Managing Farm Yards to Reduce Soiled Water Losses
Managing Farm Yards to Reduce Soiled Water Losses Soiled water is defined in the Nitrates Directive as water from concentrated areas, hard standing areas, holding areas for livestock and other farmyard areas where the water is contaminated by livestock faeces/ urine, silage effluent, chemical fertilisers, dairy or vegetable washings. Read more here […]
26 March 2021
Housing of Livestock
Housing of Livestock Livestock housed over the winter period need facilities that are fit for purpose and have adequate storage capacity for the statutory number of weeks. Claire Mooney, Teagasc ASSAP Advisor, has some important guidelines here on the management of winter housing to prevent nutrient losses Livestock housed over the winter […]
26 March 2021
The RESONATE Project: Investigating the Resilience of European Forests
The RESONATE Project: Investigating the Resilience of European Forests Forests form a central plank of Europe’s new “Green Deal” policy. Now as more will be demanded from our forests, how will they cope in a changing climate? A new Horizon 2020 research project called “RESONATE” will help answer this. Jonathan Spazzi, Forestry […]
26 March 2021
Pesticides and losses to water
Pesticides and losses to water What happens to pesticides after application? TEAGASC researchers have monitored the concentrations of commonly used herbicides in two agricultural river catchments as a part of the EU Horizon 2020-funded WaterProtect. Per-Erik Mellander, Catchment Scientist, has details of this on-going monitoring Monitoring in the Agricultural Catchments Programme Modern […]
25 March 2021