Articles
Watch: Finding the best finishing strategy for your dairy beef animals
It’s the time of year where dairy beef producers identify and group steers and heifers for either an indoor or outdoor finish. Teagasc Dairy Beef Research Officer, Dr. Nicky Byrne provides a step-by-step guide to identifying the most appropriate animals for each route.
2 August 2025
If Crude Protein is down, what’s up?
Kieran Keane discusses recent findings from Teagasc’s feed analysis programme, highlighting notable variation in cereal crude protein levels ahead of the 2025 harvest.
1 August 2025
Visit Teagasc Forestry at the Tullamore Show
The ever-popular Tullamore Show will again include a special section, highlighting the Forest and Energy Sector, its innovations and its key players on Sunday August 10. Liam Kelly, Teagasc, Mullingar tells us what to expect.
1 August 2025
Dairy cull cows – sale strategy considerations
Although dairy cull cow sales are a relatively small contributor to overall farm net margin, Teagasc Specialists, James Dunne and David Argue write opportunities exist to add value to cull cows.
1 August 2025
Protected urea: reducing emissions while sustaining production
Using protected urea (PU) in place of calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) is an important greenhouse gas emission reduction technology for the Irish agriculture sector.
1 August 2025
Tillage Edge: Investing in the Future – Choosing the Right Combine for Your Farm
In this follow-up episode of the Tillage Edge podcast on combines, Michael Hennessy continues his conversation with Dermot Forristal, a researcher in Teagasc, exploring the practical decisions farmers face when upgrading or maintaining a combine.
31 July 2025
Beans unlock pea potential
The renewed interest in plant-based proteins and sustainable farming is making pea crops in tillage rotations more appealing, writes Teagasc Crops Specialist, Ciaran Collins.
31 July 2025
Grazing infrastructure – a wise investment
Joseph Dunphy, Teagasc Grass10, and Dr. Paul Maher, PastureBase Ireland, covered practical topics like paddock size, pasture allocation, roadway maintenance and water infrastructure as part of the recent Improving Grazing Infrastructure on your Dairy Farm webinar.
31 July 2025
New criteria to select Ireland’s best grassland farmers
The Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year competition has run successfully for the last 8 years. This year, however, a new direction will be taken to select Ireland’s best grassland farmers.
30 July 2025
Visit of Minister Noel Grealish TD to Teagasc Athenry
Noel Grealish TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for research, visited Teagasc Athenry, County Galway on Monday, 21 July where he met with Teagasc researchers who provided an overview of various Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) funded research projects which are ongoing at the Mellows Campus in Athenry, County Galway.
30 July 2025