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Listen: The National Sheep Welfare and Sheep Improvement Schemes
Listen: The National Sheep Welfare and Sheep Improvement Schemes David Buckley from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine joins Ciaran Lynch on this week’s OviCast podcast to discuss the 2025 National Sheep Welfare Scheme and the Sheep Improvement Scheme. David outlines the key elements of the Welfare Scheme, including eligible […]
15 April 2025
Successfully turning dairy-beef calves to grass
Successfully turning dairy-beef calves to grass The Teagasc DairyBeef 500 team and researchers from Teagasc Grange have compiled a factsheet, offering key advice to dairy-beef producers turning first season animals out to grass. The majority of calf-to-beef producers opt to wean their calves prior to moving them from the calf shed to […]
15 April 2025
First confirmed case of glyphosate-resistant grass weed in Irish cropping systems
First confirmed case of glyphosate-resistant grass weed in Irish cropping systems Teagasc has confirmed the first reported case of a field population of the grass weed Italian ryegrass that has proven resistant to glyphosate. Italian ryegrass is already a major challenge on some Irish tillage farms, with some populations resistant to selective […]
15 April 2025
Conditions come good for establishing clover
Conditions come good for establishing clover Warm soils and weekend rain have provided the ideal conditions for establishing clover – either through reseeding or over-sowing, Signpost Climate Advisor, Eoin Woulfe shares some key tips. White clover is a valuable addition to grassland swards, stemming from its ability to take nitrogen from the […]
15 April 2025
Teagasc Signpost Webinar Series Celebrates Five Years of Promoting Sustainable Agriculture
Teagasc Signpost Webinar Series Celebrates Five Years of Promoting Sustainable Agriculture Teagasc is proud to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Signpost Webinar Series, which has grown to become a vital platform for knowledge-sharing in sustainable agriculture across Ireland and beyond. Since its launch in April 2020, the series has gone from […]
15 April 2025
Listen: The factors affecting milk fat percentage mid-season
Listen: The factors affecting milk fat percentage mid-season The factors affecting milk fat production in dairy cows under pasture-based management systems was the topics up for discussion on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast. Mike Dineen, a Teagasc researcher in animal nutrition, and Chris Heffernan, who recently completed his PhD in Teagasc Moorepark, […]
14 April 2025
Pre-breeding: A stitch in time saves nine
Pre-breeding: A stitch in time saves nine Investing time identifying problem cows and dealing with them early will pay dividends, writes Teagasc Dairy Specialist, Stuart Childs who offers tips and advice on tightening the calving spread with breeding fast approaching. Seasonal calving depends on compact calving to match demand with supply. The […]
14 April 2025
Growing Futures: The Expanding Role of Horticultural Education in Ireland
Growing Futures: The Expanding Role of Horticultural Education in Ireland As Ireland continues to embrace sustainability, climate resilience, and food security, horticulture is stepping into the spotlight, not just as a vibrant sector of the economy, but as a vital force in shaping our environmental future. John Mulhern, College Principal, tells us […]
14 April 2025
Participants sought for Citizen Science Project on soil health
Participants sought for Citizen Science Project on soil health Teagasc and VistaMilk Research Ireland Centre have launched GroundTruth, an innovative citizen science project, facilitated by Research Ireland. The project, which is co-funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and the Department of Education, aims to improve […]
14 April 2025
Producing a good, saleable calf without any extra work
Producing a good, saleable calf without any extra work DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Fergal Maguire revisits Declan and Matthew Mullen in Co. Meath to see how the beef sires they selected last year have delivered on the ground. This time last year, we sat down with Declan and Matthew Mullen to select beef […]
14 April 2025