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Conor Beausang talks about managing cash on his farm

A diry farmer since 2011 Conor Beausang talks about managing cash on his farm and the value of the Teagasc Cost Control Planner

Grassland management for dairy calf to beef systems – Virtual Beef Week

The most profitable dairy beef systems are those that achieve high levels of grass production & utilisation. Grass is the cheapest source of feed yet & when managed correctly will create high output grass based systems.

Axis Technology Interview

Mushroom Advisor Donal Gernon talks to Alan Doakes from Axis Technology about their automated mushroom picking system

Looking up in woods – some blue sky thinking

From increasing biodiversity to providing renewable building material that also acts as a carbon store; trees provide so much. This video asks you to consider the benefits of trees and how we can each play our part in increasing the level of forest cover in Ireland.

Teagasc Oak Park Crops Update – Dermot Forristal and John Hogan

It’s a busy time of year on tillage farms with key decisions about crop management being taken. In this clip, we get a quick look at some of the commercial crops in Oak Park in the 3rd week of May with John Hogan outlining some of the crop management strategies to date.

Lameness treatment – Footbathing

Tom Coll, Teagasc outlines why you should footbath your sheep and also gives an overview of the steps you should take in the preparation of creating your footbath.

Teagasc Calf Update – Emer Kennedy and JP Murphy, Teagasc Moorepark

Emer Kennedy and JP Murphy give an update on the progress to date of the 2020 born calves in the dairy research farm at Teagasc Moorepark.

Blowfly Control

Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep, Teagasc explains that there’s a number of different options in terms of the control, treatment and prevention of blowfly strike in sheep. Michael gives an overview of the different pour-ons on the market and also demonstrates the best way to apply it.

Early Season Disease Control in Spring Barley

The majority of spring barley crops established excellently well this year due to perfect seedbed conditions around sowing time. In this video Eoin Lyons, Teagasc Crops explains when the timing is right to apply the first fungicide.

Winter Wheat T2 Disease Control

The T2 fungicide applied at flag leaf in winter wheat is hugely important, but this year presents a very interesting challenge. Steven Kildea, plant pathologist at Oak park explains how to weave your way through this minefield of choice to select the most effective programme.