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Closing date nearing for Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year Competition
Closing date nearing for Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year Competition Farmers wishing to enter the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year Competition have just days to do so, as the competition will close to entries on Monday, September 23, 2024. Supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Teagasc, […]
19 September 2024
Strategy launched to pave the way for Ireland to become a ‘world leader’ in organics
Strategy launched to pave the way for Ireland to become a ‘world leader’ in organics Organic farming has enjoyed a resurgence over recent years, principally driven by attractive payments to enable farmers to convert from conventional farming to organic farming systems. Given the success and uptake of the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS), […]
19 September 2024
Kildalton and Mountbellew involvement in new vet schools
Kildalton and Mountbellew involvement in new vet schools Kildalton College and Mountbellew Agricultural College, both centres of excellence in agricultural education, will have a key role to play in the delivery of the two new veterinary medicine programmes announced yesterday. Yesterday, September 18 at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Taoiseach Simon […]
19 September 2024
15 participants selected for FAST-IP Programme
15 participants selected for FAST-IP Programme 15 participants have been selected for a specialist entrepreneurship programme to drive innovation in Ireland’s food and agri sector. University College Dublin (UCD) today, September 19, announced that participants have been selected for a new specialist food and agriculture entrepreneurship programme being delivered by the UCD […]
19 September 2024
Make slurry spreading a priority as closed period looms
Make slurry spreading a priority as closed period looms The permitted period for slurry spreading will end on September 30 this year and farmers are reminded to make every effort to have their tanks emptied before this date. Better weather over recent days has allowed ground conditions to improve, making the task […]
18 September 2024
Staying SCEP compliant to maximise your payments
Staying SCEP compliant to maximise your payments As the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) progresses, Manager of the Future Beef Programme at Teagasc, Martina Harrington reminds participating farmers on the key obligations for 2024 and 2025. SCEP is designed to promote sustainable and efficient farming practices for beef farmers in Ireland. As […]
18 September 2024
Scottish farmer Graham Lofthouse on his mixed farming system
Scottish farmer Graham Lofthouse on his mixed farming system Scottish beef and sheep farmer, Graham Lofthouse of Bankhouse Farm is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss his mixed farming system. The farm is located 30km south of Edinburgh and is 200-300m above sea level. The average rainfall is around 1,000mm. […]
18 September 2024
Agricultural college students to benefit from new welding simulators
Agricultural college students to benefit from new welding simulators Funding has been announced for the procurement of 13 welding simulators by Teagasc for use in agricultural colleges by full-time and part-time students. Today, at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine […]
18 September 2024
Fodder survey: 18% of farmers have a deficit of greater than 10%
Fodder survey: 18% of farmers have a deficit of greater than 10% Teagasc has recently updated the National Fodder Survey across dairy and drystock farms nationwide, with input from approximately 650 farms. According to the latest survey results, 20% of farms have a small deficit to fill, but 18% of farms have […]
17 September 2024
Teagasc Sheep Specialists focus on lamb finishing at Ploughing 2024
Teagasc Sheep Specialists focus on lamb finishing at Ploughing 2024 Teagasc Sheep Specialists, Michael Gottstein and Damian Costello are on this week’s OviCast as they discuss the focus on lamb finishing at the sheep section of the Teagasc stand at this year’s National Ploughing Championships. Michael talks through some of the decisions […]
17 September 2024