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Teagasc Forest Carbon Tool
Teagasc Forest Carbon Tool Forests play a major role in the capture & removal of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Teagasc’s Forest Carbon online tool is a user-friendly way for existing and potential forest owners to calculate how much carbon can be removed in woodlands and highlights the important role of harvested wood products. […]
22 January 2021
What milk and concentrates should be in the diet of the calf?
What milk and concentrates should be in the diet of the calf? As part of the Animal Health Ireland & Teagasc Calf Care Virtual Week Teagasc researcher Emer Kennedy & Joe Patton Teagasc nutritionist join Catherine Egan on the Beef Edge podcast to discuss the guidelines for feeding milk and concentrates in […]
21 January 2021
Teagasc highlight Farm Diversification Opportunities
Teagasc highlight Farm Diversification Opportunities Farm Diversification is the establishment of a new enterprise on farm. It usually refers to a non-agricultural or novel enterprise. Many farmers and rural dwellers are interested in diversifying their farm enterprise. Teagasc has a suite of 79 Farm Diversification Factsheets and videos to help Diversification Factsheets […]
21 January 2021
NFGWS Drinking Water Source Protection Pilot Project
NFGWS Drinking Water Source Protection Pilot Project This Signpost Series Webinar, which took place on 8th January focused on National Federation of Group Water Schemes (NFGWS) Drinking Water Source Protection Pilot Project – Phase 2. The webinar, moderated by Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, featured guest speakers Patrick McCabe and Sean Corrigan View […]
21 January 2021
Consumer perception of salted butter produced from different feed systems
Consumer perception of salted butter produced from different feed systems Prof Kieran Kilcawley, Teagasc Moorepark, led a study on salted butter produced from three different feed systems (outdoor grass, grass/clover and indoor concentrate). These were evaluated by consumers from Ireland, Germany and United States. Analysis was used to identify key aromatic differences […]
19 January 2021
Diet Formulation for Sheep
Diet Formulation for Sheep This time of year signals the start of one of the most important phases in the sheep production cycle. One of the biggest potential causes of poor flock performance at lambing and during early lactation is management of ewe nutrition during late pregnancy, as Frank Campion Teagasc Researcher […]
19 January 2021
Kevin Murphy – Glanbia Future Farm 2020 Performance Overview
Kevin Murphy – Glanbia Future Farm 2020 Performance Overview The Open Source Future Farm Programme is a joint Teagasc / Glanbia Ireland knowledge transfer programme. It supports farmers like Kevin Murphy, demo farmer, to make the necessary changes for a profitable sustainable future. See Kevin Murphy’s 2020 Performance Overview below. The […]
16 January 2021
Organic Dairy Farming – Batt Sheehan
Organic Dairy Farming – Batt Sheehan Organic Dairy farmer Batt Sheehan farms in Ballynoe, Co. Cork. Batt gives an insight into organic dairy farming and outlines the main challenges he finds with organic farming. In this video Batt gives an insight into his farm and farming system. Batt outlines that the main […]
15 January 2021
Achieving Maximum Utilisation of Forage Crops with Sheep
Achieving Maximum Utilisation of Forage Crops with Sheep The key to improve utilisation of a forage crop is to choose the correct crop for your farm and farming system. Different crop species have different sowing times, utilisation periods and dry matter yield. Eamonn Dempsey, Teagasc Advisor has the details Finishing lambs on […]
15 January 2021
Norway spruce (Picea abies) – a very popular conifer in the midlands
Norway spruce (Picea abies) – a very popular conifer in the midlands Norway spruce is a European species native to most of central Europe but also occurs naturally as far east as Russia, south to the Pyrenees and north as far as Scandinavia. Liam Kelly, Forest Development Officer, Teagasc, Mullingar delights in […]
15 January 2021