Articles
Assessing ventilation in sheds
Aisling Molloy, Future Beef Programme Advisor, writes on the importance of ventilation in cattle sheds, focusing on the key focus areas to address if issues arise.
24 December 2025
Christmas feasts without the food waste
The festive season is a time of celebration, generosity and shared meals, but it also brings a sharp increase in food waste. Angelo Gelatalo, Food Technologist at Ashtown Food Research Centre, explores how we can reduce food waste at this time of year.
23 December 2025
Labour-saving ideas for winter housing and lambing
Sheep Specialist, Damian Costello joins this episode of the OviCast podcast to discuss practical approaches to reducing labour demands during the winter housing and lambing period.
23 December 2025
5 tips for finishing lambs indoors
From housing to meal feeding and health, Noel Claffey from Teagasc Athenry shares 5 tips to achieve better performance when finishing lambs indoors.
23 December 2025
Dairying in Dakota – the Rodney Elliott Story
Fermanagh man, Rodney Elliott who is farming in the US state of South Dakota joins James Dunne on this episode of the Dairy Edge podcast.
22 December 2025
Dairy finances: 2025 and outlook for 2026
Patrick Gowing, Dairy Specialist at Teagasc, reflects on the year outgoing and shares key financial tips for the year ahead.
22 December 2025
A closer look at Brussels sprouts
A vegetable that often divides opinion, William Deasy, Specialised Vegetable Advisor, takes a closer look at the much loved or loathed vegetable - the Brussels sprout.
22 December 2025
Support needed to bring small-scale biogas into the mainstream
Barry Caslin, Teagasc Energy and Rural Development Specialist, with contributions from Dr. Shaun Connolly, Research Officer, Teagasc Johnstown Castle, and Dr. Adriana Ferreira Maluf Braga, Research Technologist, Teagasc Grange, explores the opportunities that exist in small-scale biogas production.
22 December 2025
Winter nutrition and parasite control – Gareth Peoples’ approach
With winter feeding being a big cost to his system, DairyBeef 500 and Signpost Programme participant, Gareth Peoples outlines why a focus on silage quality, housing space and parasite control is key to keeping cattle thriving.
21 December 2025
Poinsettia: The vintage Christmas flower
Behind the vintage Christmas plant decorating your home is a high‑tech nursery business operating on thin margins. As part of a recently published RTÉ Brainstorm article, Dónall Flanagan, Teagasc Nursery Stock Advisor, delved into poinsettia production in Ireland.
21 December 2025