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The Teagasc Beef Budgets 2024/2025 with Aidan Murray
The Teagasc Beef Budgets 2024/2025 with Aidan Murray Following the launch of the Beef Budgets for 2024 at the National Ploughing Championships, Teagasc Beef specialist, Aidan Murray, has an update with all the details. Aidan compares the national kill figures to 2023 and discusses how have the prices changed in comparison to […]
25 September 2024
Meet the Beef Finalists of the Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024
Meet the Beef Finalists of the Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024 The Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards recognize beef farmers leading the way in sustainable practices. These awards highlight efforts to minimize the environmental footprint, while producing premium beef and ensuring farms remain profitable and environmentally responsible. This year’s winners will be crowned […]
25 September 2024
Meet the Dairy Finalists of the Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024
Meet the Dairy Finalists of the Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024 The Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards celebrate dairy farmers strides towards sustainable farming. These awards recognize the efforts made to reduce environmental impact while maintaining the production of high-quality, nutritious dairy, ensuring both sustainability and profitability. These awards aim to promote environmentally […]
24 September 2024
10 key considerations of farm succession planning
10 key considerations of farm succession planning Transferring farm ownership and management from one generation to the next is rarely easy, writes James McDonnell, Financial Management Specialist at Teagasc, who offers key advice on succession planning. For most farm families succession is not a single event but a journey, with many staging […]
24 September 2024
Weighing up store lamb options
Weighing up store lamb options Damian Costello and Dr Frank Campion write on the options available to farmers finishing store lambs this autumn, focusing on the important aspects of budgeting and feeding. With 2024 being a challenging year for lamb performance, many farms that run a breeding ewe flock are assessing their […]
24 September 2024
Successful AgroChallenge for Teagasc students
Successful AgroChallenge for Teagasc students For the second year in a row, a team of students representing Teagasc have returned home following success in the Europea AgroChallenge. Students Charles Byrne and Avagh Carroll-Small, both attending Teagasc Ballyhaise Agricultural College, along with James Coleman and Megan McCarthy, students in Mountbellew Agricultural College, represented […]
24 September 2024
Peak risk period for lameness on dairy farms
Peak risk period for lameness on dairy farms As autumn marks the peak risk period for lameness on dairy farms, Tom Murphy, B&T Dairy Advisor at Teagasc Galway/Clare, looks at the costs and possible avenues to alleviate this pressure. One of the hidden costs when it comes to milking cows is lameness, […]
23 September 2024
Apprenticeships proving popular at Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture
Apprenticeships proving popular at Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture Interested in a career in horticulture? Principal of the Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture, John Mulhern shares key details of the courses offered – available to students or potential apprentices looking to further their knowledge and skills in the horticultural sector. September has […]
23 September 2024
Clover grazing leaves higher profits from dairy-beef heifer systems
Clover grazing leaves higher profits from dairy-beef heifer systems Research results from Teagasc Johnstown Castle have pointed to the benefits of grazing dairy-beef heifers on swards containing clover and multispecies swards. Despite the lower carcass weight of heifers compared to steers, grass-based, dairy-beef heifer systems have the potential for very high carcass […]
23 September 2024
Top tips for store lamb production
Top tips for store lamb production Stephen O’Callaghan, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Mullingar, provides practical tips for store lamb production, highlighting key considerations like lamb weight, grass availability, health management, and budgeting to optimise lamb finishing and profitability. The difficult spring and poor grass growth over the summer months have had an impact […]
22 September 2024