Articles
Choosing beef bulls on dairy farms that are better for the environment and your pocket
Choosing beef bulls on dairy farms that are better for the environment and your pocket George Ramsbottom, Signpost Advisory Programme, highlights how better dairy and beef breeding can cut greenhouse gas emissions while improving calf value. From an environmental perspective better breeding of both dairy and beef cattle is important in the […]
20 May 2025
Launch of forest photography competition highlighting ‘Trees in our Lives’
Launch of forest photography competition highlighting ‘Trees in our Lives’ Teagasc Forestry Development Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, are delighted to launch an exciting photo competition over the summer months highlighting the multiple benefits provided by trees and forests. This diverse competition, open to all ages, with […]
20 May 2025
Listen: Making informed investment decisions that benefit your farming business
Listen: Making informed investment decisions that benefit your farming business Teagasc farm management specialist, Kevin Connolly, joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss and explain why farmers should make informed decisions when it comes to managing their farming business, managing cash surpluses and how to best complete an investment […]
19 May 2025
Will you have enough heifers in 2027?
Will you have enough heifers in 2027? With a significant drop in dairy heifer calf numbers in recent years, Stuart Childs, Joe Patton, and Laurence Shalloo stress the importance of breeding enough replacements to meet herd needs, urging farmers to plan ahead. Recent statistics show that there has been a significant drop […]
19 May 2025
Teagasc Annual Layer Conference returns this week
Teagasc Annual Layer Conference returns this week The Teagasc Annual Layer Conference will return for a third year, with the event taking place on Wednesday, May 21 at the Hotel Kilmore, Dublin Road, Co. Cavan. Offering something to suit all – from sustainability to the benefits of eating quality Irish eggs – […]
19 May 2025
Fabrication at Kildalton: Bringing designs to life
Fabrication at Kildalton: Bringing designs to life From initial concept to design and finally manufacture, students of the Advanced Machinery and Crops Course in Kildalton College gain valuable hands-on experience in fabrication, College Lecturer, Patrick Heffernan tells us more. Through the fabrication module of the Advanced Machinery and Crops Course at Kildalton […]
19 May 2025
40 potential water quality improvement measures to choose from
40 potential water quality improvement measures to choose from With a total budget of €50 million to benefit 15,000 farmers up until 2027, Teagasc ASSAP Advisor in Teagasc Galway/Clare, Sinead Devaney reminds us of some of the key actions available under the Farming for Water EIP. The Farming for Water EIP, which […]
18 May 2025
Staying safe on farm this May
Staying safe on farm this May With May being a very busy month, B&T Drystock Advisor in Teagasc Galway/Clare, Ciara Collins shares key tips on staying safe on farm. The month of May is a very active farming month, particularly with machinery work, including spraying, silage harvesting, fertiliser and slurry spreading. The […]
18 May 2025
Breeding a better suckler herd with Future Beef farmer, John Dunne
Breeding a better suckler herd with Future Beef farmer, John Dunne John Dunne, a participant in the Teagasc Future Beef Programme, runs a 128ha beef and dairy beef enterprise across two blocks near Portarlington, Co. Offaly. Carrying a herd of 85 spring-calving suckler cows, breeding is one of the main focus areas […]
17 May 2025
7 ACRES actions to be monitored from the sky
7 ACRES actions to be monitored from the sky The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced that its Area Monitoring System (AMS), colloquially known by some as the ‘eye in the sky’, will be used to monitor seven ACRES actions this year. Used to ensure that area-based schemes have […]
17 May 2025