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2021 National Tillage Conference
2021 National Tillage Conference The 2021 National Tillage Conference took place virtually, split over two days, on Wednesday, 3rd February and Wednesday, 17th February. Session One – Wednesday, 3 February | 11.30am On February 3rd, part one of the 2021 National Tillage Conference took place as an interactive webinar where researchers and PhD […]
18 February 2021
Malting Barley Conference 2021
Malting Barley Conference 2021 The Teagasc Malting Barley Conference in conjunction with Boortmalt,takes place virtually on Tuesday 23 February at 11.30 am. An interesting line up of speakers from Teagasc, Boortmalt and farmers to present on a range of topics from nitrogen application to disease control and more. Register online Teagasc Malting […]
18 February 2021
Ten Points on Good Farm Soil Practice – ‘LESS’ IS MORE VALUE
Ten Points on Good Farm Soil Practice – ‘LESS’ IS MORE VALUE Soil sampling is the starting point of good farm soil practice. It leads on to correct N,P,K and lime applications, slurry efficiency and managing peat soils and GHGs. Anne O’Malley, Teagasc Advisor, Mayo outlines Ten Points on Good Farm Soil […]
18 February 2021
Two important Breeding Key Performance Indicators
Two important Breeding Key Performance Indicators In recent weeks herds participating in BDGP and in ICBF’s Herdplus have been issued with a 5 Year Trend Report. The report tracks the performance of an individual’s herd on 6 Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) over the last five years. Aidan Murray Teagasc Beef Specialist, examines […]
17 February 2021
Spring Fertiliser on sheep farms
Spring Fertiliser on sheep farms All going to plan ewes can be turned out to grass as they lamb with minimal supplementary feeding, if any, required post turn-out. From a management, cost and labour point of view, this must be the aim. An early application of Nitrogen is important, as Philip Creighton […]
16 February 2021
Mastitis Control in Early lactation
Mastitis Control in Early lactation There’s a number of issues that can impact on how smooth a calving season will run. Milk fever, retained foetal membranes, calf scour, difficult calvings and mastitis/SCC are only some of the issues. Here, Don Crowley, Teagasc Dairy Advisor, Clonakilty, focuses on Mastitis Control in early lactation […]
15 February 2021
The potential of Protected Urea to reduce emissions whilst maintaining grass production
The potential of Protected Urea to reduce emissions whilst maintaining grass production Soil scientist David Wall joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss the potential of Protected Urea to reduce emissions whilst maintaining grass production. David explains that comprehensive research has been carried out to test Protected Urea as […]
15 February 2021
2021 Tillage Conference Session Two
2021 Tillage Conference Session Two The 2021 National Tillage Conference takes place virtually, split over two days. The first session took place on Wednesday, 3rd February. The second session is on Wednesday, 17th February at 11.30 am. Details on how to register and information on the speakers and topics can be found […]
15 February 2021
Environment Newsletter – February 2021
Environment Newsletter – February 2021 Get the latest information & advice from the Teagasc Environment team in this month’s newsletter. It includes: Dates for your diary; Think before you plant a new hedge; Message from ASSAP – Don’t lose any fertiliser you spread; & Message from Signpost Programme – Now is the […]
13 February 2021
Calving the cow and caring for the newborn calf
Calving the cow and caring for the newborn calf Calving the cow and caring for the newborn calf are important tasks on every spring suckler herd in the coming weeks. It is important to manage calvings to reduce problems as much as possible. Vet Tommy Heffernan discussed these important topics on the […]
13 February 2021