Articles
How do I prevent negative energy balance?
How do I prevent negative energy balance? Dr. Joe Patton and Dr. Aisling Claffey have prepared a Q&A document to aid farmers in ensuring their spring-calving cows’ nutritional needs are met in the early lactation period. Below, they focus on negative energy balance and the factors that influence it. Negative energy balance […]
14 March 2025
‘A farmers’ guide to suckler breeding’ focus of upcoming webinar series
‘A farmers’ guide to suckler breeding’ focus of upcoming webinar series The Future Beef team is hosting a series of webinars this March and April, which will focus on a farmers’ guide to suckler breeding. Over the course of the three night webinar series, topics such as pre-breeding essentials, breeding the ideal […]
14 March 2025
Teagasc Pig Welfare Workshops
Teagasc Pig Welfare Workshops The Teagasc Pig Development Department is running a number of Pig Welfare Workshops in early April. Under Pig Welfare Legislation, every farm must have someone who has attended a training course in pig welfare. It is also a requirement for the Bord Bia Quality Assurance Scheme. The workshops […]
14 March 2025
Teagasc announces post-storm timber harvesting and marketing events, April 1 – April 15
Teagasc announces post-storm timber harvesting and marketing events, April 1 – April 15 Between April 1 and 15, 2025, the Teagasc Forestry Development Department is organising a series of events to support forest owners impacted by recent storms. These comprise two post-storm timber harvesting events and a post-storm conifer timber marketing event, […]
14 March 2025
Getting spring crops off to the best start
Getting spring crops off to the best start Crops Specialist, Shay Phelan offers key tips on establishing spring crops, highlighting the importance of thousand grain weight and seed drill calibration. He also looks at the critical management tasks for winter crops over the next week or two. Spring sowing Most growers are […]
13 March 2025
70% reduction in spring barley fertiliser costs possible with pig slurry
70% reduction in spring barley fertiliser costs possible with pig slurry Tillage farmers looking to reduce costs this spring should give serious consideration to including pig slurry in the fertiliser programmes for their crops. A valuable source of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and other trace elements, 1,000 gallons of good […]
13 March 2025
On-farm trials: Turning research into results
On-farm trials: Turning research into results On-farm experimentation or trials come naturally to some farmers, while others see them as a hassle or someone else’s responsibility. On this week’s Tillage Edge, Jack Jameson, a Teagasc Researcher, and John Pettit, a Teagasc Tillage Advisor working in the southeast, discuss how farmers can set […]
13 March 2025
Spring sowing: Mind the soil
Spring sowing: Mind the soil Mid-march is an ideal time for sowing most crops, so the current dry spell is giving an opportunity to get work done. Dermot Forristal, Teagasc Oak Park, shares key tips on protecting the soil and avoiding the risk of soil structure damage. We must not be complacent […]
13 March 2025
Preparing for your 2025 BISS Appointment
Preparing for your 2025 BISS Appointment Farmers now need to book their BISS appointment with their Teagasc advisor and plan ahead to make it a successful consultation, Teagasc Schemes Support Specialist, Mairead Kirk tells us more. We are entering a very busy time for Teagasc advisors, as they assist their clients to […]
13 March 2025
Calving difficulty scores – do they deliver?
Calving difficulty scores – do they deliver? Suckler farmers, stemming from the necessity of producing a live calf annually with minimal intervention, have become more attuned to the calving difficulty scores of the sires used on their farms. But how representative are the figures that appear in AI catalogues or the ICBF’s […]
12 March 2025