Articles
Soil sampling and hedgerow management
As we approach the end of the year, Signpost Climate Advisor, Margaret Farrell reflects on the importance of soil sampling and hedgerow management to aid the reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to improve biodiversity on Irish farms.
25 November 2025
10 Things to Know About…Storms
Recent storms have caused unprecedented damage across the country and, as our climate continues to warm, they are going to become even more frequent and extreme.
24 November 2025
How a transition year placement shaped Edmund Motherway’s route into dairy
Edmund Motherway, from Ladysbridge, near Midleton, was the Overall Winner of the Student Section of the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year Awards and he joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge.
24 November 2025
Feeding the dry cow
The dry period is a crucial transition in the dairy cow’s production cycle, writes Dairy Advisor in Teagasc Claremorris, Ronan Mulligan, and getting nutrition right during this time is key to health, fertility and performance in the subsequent lactation.
24 November 2025
Nore Vision, Shared Future: Farmers Taking Action
Maura Brennan of Nore Vision, the Nore River Catchment Trust, joins Deirdre Glynn on the Environment Edge podcast to explain the work of Nore Vision and the involvement of farmers in their water quality projects. The conversation focuses on the Nore River, its shared future and farmers taking action.
23 November 2025
Prepare for the year ahead at the National Dairy Conference
With so many key areas of the dairy enterprise under pressure from inevitable change, Tom Murphy, Dairy Advisor in Athenry, Galway, tells why a day at the Teagasc National Dairy Conference is a must for dairy farmers.
23 November 2025
A November grass update for sheep farmers
Grass10 Advisor, Nikki Kennedy is on this week’s OviCast to discuss key grazing management tips for the weeks ahead.
22 November 2025
Better cows and a more labour efficient system
Future Beef and Signpost Programme participant, Eamon McCarthy writes on a new infrastructure investment on farm that he hopes will bring labour savings, and the genetics of their cow herd – an area they’ve worked to improve.
22 November 2025
Can pig breeding help reduce tail biting?
Peadar Lawlor, Pig Development Department, discusses the challenge of tail biting in pigs and how emerging breeding strategies may offer part of the solution.
21 November 2025
Unlocking the genetic blueprint of Ireland’s native birch
Teagasc’s long-running birch research and the new BirchGen project are revealing how Ireland’s downy birch can be improved, conserved and better adapted for future forestry, Dheeraj Singh Rathore, Tomás Byrne and Stephen Byrne, Teagasc, tells us more.
21 November 2025