Grassland
Grass 10 Featured Farmer – Philip Tyndall
Grass 10 Featured Farmer – Philip Tyndall Philip Tyndall is the 2021 Young Grassland Farmer of the Year. He farms with his father John milking 150 cows outside Bunclody in Co. Wexford. The farm is recovering well from drought with growth nearly double the demand. Philip is aiming to get AFC to […]
26 September 2022
Teagasc Dairy Fodder Survey September 2022
Teagasc Dairy Fodder Survey September 2022 Teagasc have completed an updated fodder survey based on 570 dairy clients nationally. This follows a similar exercise completed in early summer, when an average surplus of 119% was reported and 12% of dairy farmers were projected to be at risk of feed shortage. Regional differences […]
21 September 2022
White Clover and reducing chemical fertiliser usage
White Clover and reducing chemical fertiliser usage Researcher Michael Egan tells us why clover has an important role to play in reducing chemical fertiliser usage on grassland farms in Ireland. There is also advice on establishing a white clover sward. Recent research in Teagasc Moorepark has shown: increases in milk of +30 […]
21 September 2022
FEARGA Red Clover wins Sustainable Agriculture Award
FEARGA Red Clover wins Sustainable Agriculture Award FEARGA Red Clover has won the 2022 Sustainable Agriculture Award at the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena hosted at this years World Ploughing Championships, in Ratheniska, County Laois. FEARGA is Ireland’s first bred Red Clover variety, developed by the Teagasc Forage Breeding Programme based at Teagasc […]
21 September 2022
Autumn Grazing Management
Autumn Grazing Management Grass growth in Ireland is highly seasonal with little growth from November to February. Michael Egan and Deirdre Hennessy take us through some of the key points with regard to autumn grazing management. Irish grassland farmers must make careful decisions on grass allocation in autumn and spring to optimise […]
21 September 2022
How Low Can You Go – With Your Fertiliser Bill?
How Low Can You Go – With Your Fertiliser Bill? Joanne Masterson, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Athenry, tells us how farmers have reduced their nitrogen use in 2022 due to high fertiliser prices. Can you retain that saving in your pocket and your emissions reduction through 2023 and beyond? Climate change has dominated […]
17 September 2022
Swards for the Future Conference Underway in Teagasc Moorepark
0 Swards for the Future Conference Underway in Teagasc Moorepark The Swards for the Future conference got underway yesterday, Thursday, 8 September at the Teagasc Animal and Grassland, Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork. The conference was opened by Teagasc Director of Research, Professor Pat Dillon and will be held over […]
9 September 2022
Soil test results indicate early signs of soil fertility decline
0 Soil test results indicate early signs of soil fertility decline A recent review of soil samples taken by Teagasc in 2021 shows that the number of soil samples taken across all farming enterprises have increased in 2021. Over this period, 62% of soil samples came from dairy farms, 25% from drystock farms […]
8 September 2022
Autumn Nitrogen Advice for Grassland Farmers
0 Autumn Nitrogen Advice for Grassland Farmers The rain over the weekend in most of the drought affected areas of the country has farmers asking about the best approach to the application of nitrogen fertiliser on grassland. Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer in Teagasc has Autumn Nitrogen Advice for Grassland Farmers […]
7 September 2022
Grassland Farmer of the Year – Dairy & Overall Winner – Colin Doherty
0 Grassland Farmer of the Year – Dairy & Overall Winner – Colin Doherty Join the Teagasc Grass10 team on Tuesday, 6 September at 11am on the farm of Colin Doherty, Adare, Co. Limerick, V94 K160. Colin is the Overall Winner and Dairy Category Winner of the 2021 Grassland Farmer of the Year […]
1 September 2022