Articles
Tillage Edge: The benefits of pre-emergent herbicides
Planting of winter cereals is now underway, with good progress being made in the north-east, while things are moving a little slower in the south.
2 October 2025
Don Somers wins the Teagasc/ FBD Environmental Sustainability Award 2025
Don Somers, a tillage farmer from Oylgate, County Wexford was announced as the overall winner of the Teagasc / FBD Environmental Sustainability Award 2025 at the awards ceremony in County Laois, yesterday, Wednesday, 1st October.
2 October 2025
Phosphorus and potassium in autumn – laying the groundwork for winter cereals
Good establishment is the foundation of a high yielding winter cereal crop. While nitrogen takes the spotlight in spring, it is phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) that do much of the heavy lifting during autumn and early growth, Crops Specialist at Teagasc, Ciaran Collins tells us more.
2 October 2025
New programme to tackle lameness in dairy herds
A major new initiative to tackle lameness in Irish dairy herds called Hoof HealthCheck has been launched by Animal Health Ireland (AHI).
2 October 2025
Changes to the Euro-Star indexes
Beef farmer advocates of the Terminal and Replacement Indexes may notice slight changes to the Euro-Star values presented for their herd.
2 October 2025
Behind the scenes at Ballyhaise Agricultural College
The Ballyhaise Agricultural College team showcases what their college has to offer in this series of videos.
1 October 2025
John Pringle’s bulls on track for under 16-month beef
As part of a Future Beef Programme update, Martina Harrington reports from John Pringle’s Future Beef Farm in Co. Wicklow, where bull and heifer weights have risen significantly in 2025.
1 October 2025
Financial planning and managing cash flow for the rest of the year
IFAC Accountant, Trevor Boland is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss financial planning and managing cash flow for the rest of the year.
1 October 2025
AgNav recognised as a global innovation in Sustainable Livestock Transformation
Teagasc is participating in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation, taking place at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 29 September to .
1 October 2025
Save tax and plan smart on drystock farms
Teagasc recently hosted a timely webinar titled ‘Save Tax & Plan Smart’, which provided drystock farmers with key insights on reducing tax bills and keeping more of their hard-earned income.
1 October 2025