Articles

Building resilient forests for a changing climate

Ireland’s forests are facing growing pressure from severe storms. In recent years, we have seen just how destructive extreme wind events can be. Thousands of hectares have been damaged. For many forest owners, the impact has been both financial and emotional.
11 March 2026

Strategies for dealing with surplus/orphan lambs

Virtually every sheep farmer will for one reason, or another end up with lamb(s) that will need to be reared artificially or as an extra lamb outside of the conventional two lamb scenario, Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, Michael Gottstein shares some key rearing strategies.
10 March 2026

Teagasc webinar to celebrate International Women’s Day

Teagasc celebrated International Women’s Day with a live, in-studio panel event today, Tuesday, 10 March, featuring staff from across the organisation and an interview with a member of the Teagasc Authority.
10 March 2026

Have your say: What are your thoughts on pollinator conservation in agriculture?

Farmers and those working with the land are invited to share their views and experiences of pollinator conservation in farmland. Fernanda De Oliveira Azevedo and Sarah Larragy, Trinity College Dublin, and Meritxell Grau Butinyac, FarmBioNet Project Manager, and Saorla Kavanagh, FarmBioNet Project Coordinator, tell us how to get involved.
10 March 2026

Managing your sheep farm through March

Lambing is in full swing on many farms across the country and for this episode of OviCast, Damian Costello steps in to host and is joined by Ciaran Lynch to discuss the key messages from the March sheep newsletter.
10 March 2026

BETTER Farm update: Lambing edging closer on the Jacksons’ organic farm

Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, brings us insights from Amy and Ross Jacksons’ organic farm on the Tipperary/Offaly border, where lambing is just around the corner.
10 March 2026

Tracking changes in national soil fertility

Teagasc has supported soil analysis and nutrient management in Irish agriculture since the 1950’s. After years of fertiliser price shocks, tighter environmental rules and a sharper focus on nutrient efficiency, are Irish soils improving or quietly slipping backwards?
9 March 2026

Getting grazing back on track

With grazing delayed on many farmers, Grass10 Programme Advisor, Nikki Kennedy shares key tips for getting grazing back on track.
9 March 2026

Keeping cows and calves healthy for March – a vet’s perspective

Marie Louise Ryan, veterinary practitioner with Mulcair Vets covering the counties of Limerick and Tipperary, joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge to highlight the issues that are raising their head at farm level when it comes to herd health on dairy farms.
9 March 2026

Managing the bottleneck

Niall Kerins, Teagasc Beef Specialist, and Alan Carey, Advisor, tell us how beef and tillage farmers found a solution to their spring workload.
9 March 2026