Articles
AI results in the Derrypatrick herd
0 AI results in the Derrypatrick herd The Derrypatrick herd is an 80-cow suckler calf-to-beef research herd at Teagasc Grange. The spring-calving herd receives 100% artificial insemination (AI) and completes the breeding season over a nine-week period, Research Officer in Teagasc Grange, Dr. Peter Doyle tells us more. A pre-breeding scan detects animals […]
5 April 2025
Recap: A Farmer’s Guide to Suckler Breeding Webinar Series
0 Recap: A Farmer’s Guide to Suckler Breeding Webinar Series The Future Beef team hosted a series of webinars, which focused on a farmer’s guide to suckler breeding, covering topics such as pre-breeding essentials, breeding the ideal cow, and the latest technologies and how to use them properly. Pre-breeding essentials Taking place on […]
5 April 2025
Plan for your ACRES low-input grassland score now
0 Plan for your ACRES low-input grassland score now Martina Donnelly explores how farmers can improve their low input grassland (LIG) scores under ACRES. The payment rate is based on your score, up to a maximum of €450 per hectare, including a bonus of €50 for late-mown meadows. Many farmers participating in ACRES […]
5 April 2025
Post-Storm Forestry Harvesting Demonstration in Co Roscommon on April 8
0 Post-Storm Forestry Harvesting Demonstration in Co Roscommon on April 8 Following a successful event in County Galway on Tuesday last, the Teagasc Forestry Development Department continues its event series, next Tuesday, as part of their ongoing support for forest owners impacted by recent storms. Teagasc Forestry Development Officer Noel Kennedy tells us […]
4 April 2025
The best use of plant growth regulators
0 The best use of plant growth regulators Crops are growing rapidly, and careful management is essential to prevent lodging before harvest. On this week’s Tillage Edge, Michael Hennessy is joined by Dr. Richie Hackett from Teagasc Oak Park to discuss strategies for reducing lodging risk and the best use of plant growth […]
4 April 2025
The benefits of using pig slurry in tillage farming
0 The benefits of using pig slurry in tillage farming On this month’s Pig Edge podcast, we’re featuring highlights from a recent episode of the Tillage Edge focusing on the benefits of using pig slurry as an alternative to chemical fertilisers in tillage farming. Pig production is one of the main consumers of […]
4 April 2025
The benefits of AI in suckler herds
0 The benefits of AI in suckler herds With less than 20% of calves in Irish suckler herds bred from artificial insemination, Catherine Egan, Beef Specialist, and Prof. David Kenny, Head of the Teagasc Animal and Bioscience Research Department, look at some of the potential benefits of AI usage. Reproductive efficiency is a […]
4 April 2025
Ministers Heydon and Grealish open building extension in Teagasc Moorepark
0 Ministers Heydon and Grealish open building extension in Teagasc Moorepark Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Food Promotion, New Markets, Research and Development, Noel Grealish TD have opened a new €3.17 million facility at Teagasc Moorepark. The extension to the Paddy […]
4 April 2025
Ministers Heydon and Grealish launch €26.2M VistaMilk Phase II Research Centre
0 Ministers Heydon and Grealish launch €26.2M VistaMilk Phase II Research Centre Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD and Minister of State with special responsibility for research Noel Grealish TD today launched Phase 2 of the VistaMilk Research Ireland Centre at a special event hosted at Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, […]
3 April 2025
Growing heifers more on grass
0 Growing heifers more on grass Producing replacement heifers on a dairy farm is a costly exercise, but one of the best ways of making sure they get to the parlour is by hitting target weights – whether that be at weaning, housing for the first winter or the start of the breeding […]
3 April 2025