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Managing body condition in late lactation

Managing body condition in late lactation James Dunne, Dairy Specialist at Teagasc, reminds farmers to act early to have cows in the correct body condition score next spring. Herd average body condition score (BCS) is not particularly useful for herd management – focus instead on using BCS of individual animals and make […]
25 November 2024

Meet the category winners of the Teagasc FBD Sustainability Awards 2024

Meet the category winners of the Teagasc FBD Sustainability Awards 2024 A special episode of the Signpost Series took place on Friday, November 15, where we met the category winners of the Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024. Host Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, was joined by Dr […]
24 November 2024

Learning by doing in the Comeragh Mountains

Learning by doing in the Comeragh Mountains Falling returns from production and a desire to protect what’s good about the uplands set a group of 14 hill sheep farmers in the Comeragh Mountains on a journey to complete a European Innovation Partnership project. As part of the Uplands Symposium, an event organised […]
24 November 2024

Technology can make earlier detection of pneumonia possible

Technology can make earlier detection of pneumonia possible Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a significant health problem of Irish suckler weanlings, resulting in morbidity, production losses and mortality in severe cases. At the Teagasc National Beef Conference on November 19, Dr. John Donlon, Research Officer in Beef Herd Health at Teagasc Grange, […]
24 November 2024

Important workshops to feature at Teagasc National Dairy Conference

Important workshops to feature at Teagasc National Dairy Conference Set to take place next Wednesday, November 27, farmers will have the opportunity to participate in a number of important workshops at this year’s Teagasc National Dairy Conference. With the morning session assigned to presentations on achieving grazing system objectives, and nutrient use […]
23 November 2024

Listen: Funding for historic farm buildings – what is involved & who can apply?

Listen: Funding for historic farm buildings – what is involved & who can apply? Anna Meenan, Traditional Farm Buildings grant scheme programme manager, and Ian Doyle, Head of Conservation with the National Heritage council in Kilkenny, join us to discuss the importance of historic farm building conservation and how to apply. The […]
23 November 2024

Lime – an old but gold technology

Lime – an old but gold technology Although one of the older technologies available, the correction of soil pH through the application of lime to acidic soils still remains a practical nutrient management solution and is the foundation for addressing soil fertility challenges on Irish farms. That’s according to Dr. Patrick Forrestal, […]
23 November 2024

NZAGRC x Teagasc Webinar: The challenge of managing soil carbon on agricultural peatlands

NZAGRC x Teagasc Webinar: The challenge of managing soil carbon on agricultural peatlands A surprisingly high share of Ireland and New Zealand’s carbon dioxide emissions come from a tiny proportion of soil – peat bogs that have been drained to support productive agriculture. As part of a NZAGRC x Teagasc webinar, taking […]
22 November 2024

Signpost Programme playing an instrumental role in agriculture’s emissions reductions

Signpost Programme playing an instrumental role in agriculture’s emissions reductions The actions and knowledge sharing of the some 120 demonstration farmers enrolled in the Teagasc Signpost Programme has been instrumental in supporting Irish farmers to make greenhouse gas emission reductions. That was a key message delivered by Director of Teagasc, Professor Frank […]
22 November 2024

Forestry delivering multiple benefits on Kildare beef farm

Forestry delivering multiple benefits on Kildare beef farm Careful planning and planting is maximising the recreational and biodiversity return from forestry on the Morrison family farm Kildare. Liam Kelly, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer tells us more. Stephen Morrison, his wife Heidi, and their four children farm at Hartwell Farm, located outside Kill, […]
22 November 2024