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Farm PEAT EIP – Overview and Key Learnings

0 Farm PEAT EIP – Overview and Key Learnings On this episode of the Signpost Series, host Cathal Somers, Water Quality Specialist, Teagasc was joined by Caroline Lalor, FarmPEAT Project Manager and Bernie Duffy, FarmPEAT Local Liaison Officer to provide an insight into the FarmPEAT EIP, along with the key learnings A questions […]
9 March 2025

Grazing management for dairy-beef systems

0 Grazing management for dairy-beef systems Achieving the desired levels of animal performance at pasture is critical for dairy-beef systems. Target weight gains can be achieved from grass-only diets where the correct management practices are implemented. Key components of efficient grazing systems Infrastructure Good grazing infrastructure (roads and paddocks) maximise grass utilisation. An […]
8 March 2025

Putting hill farms on a sustainable path to the future

0 Putting hill farms on a sustainable path to the future Hill farms, by their nature, are low input, low output enterprises that are very dependent on direct payments to remain viable. Andy Ryder, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Westport, shares steps to boost profits, flock performance & sustainability, ensuring hill farms thrive for the […]
8 March 2025

Integrating old ideas with new technology

0 Integrating old ideas with new technology This week on the Tillage Edge, we catch up with John Crowley, a Signpost tillage farmer from Wexford, to discuss his farming system. Located in the heart of malting barley country, John is dedicated to producing high-spec malting barley each year. Despite transitioning to a min-till […]
7 March 2025

Just 13.4% of farm holders in Ireland are women – study

0 Just 13.4% of farm holders in Ireland are women – study A new report launched today, March 7, has provided an in-depth profile of women in agriculture in Ireland for the first time. The report, which identified the barriers women in agriculture face and recommended policy changes to tackle them, was led […]
7 March 2025

Adapt your diets for lower protein cereals

0 Adapt your diets for lower protein cereals Kieran Keane explores the drop in crude protein levels in 2024 cereal harvests. What does this mean for pig producers? With wheat, barley, and maize all testing lower than expected, it’s time to reassess formulations to avoid performance losses. It’s been apparent for some time […]
7 March 2025

Is my winter fluke control programme working?

0 Is my winter fluke control programme working? With most cattle now indoors for more than 12 weeks and turnout fast approaching, Beef Specialist at Teagasc, Catherine Egan explains why now is the time to check the effectiveness of your winter fluke control programme. Last November, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the […]
7 March 2025

Agriculture – a powerful tool for carbon sequestration and emissions reduction?

0 Agriculture – a powerful tool for carbon sequestration and emissions reduction? Carolanne O’Brien, Project Advisor on the ClimateSmartAdvisors Project reports from this week’s Carbon Farming Summit in Dublin, where agriculture’s role in becoming a powerful tool for carbon sequestration and emissions reduction was explored. From March 4th to 6th, 2025, over 500 […]
7 March 2025

Grazing ramps up on Teagasc/Tirlán Future farms

0 Grazing ramps up on Teagasc/Tirlán Future farms After a challenging couple of weeks, farmers enrolled in the Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farm Programme have been making the most of better weather to ramp up grazing, Co-ordinator of the Programme, Sandra Hayes tells us more. Like most farmers across the country, the participants in the […]
6 March 2025

Teagasc brings food and farming science to students at ESB Science Blast

0 Teagasc brings food and farming science to students at ESB Science Blast Teagasc was proud to again play a key role in this year’s ESB Science Blast 2025. Eimear Ferguson, Science Communication & Engagement officer, tells us more about welcoming thousands of enthusiastic primary school students & their teachers to engage with […]
6 March 2025