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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
Completing a drench test to identify what wormers are still working
Completing a drench test to identify what wormers are still working As some farms are reporting very high stomach worm egg counts over recent weeks, Head of Sheep Knowledge Department at Teagasc, Michael Gottstein discusses the importance of completing a drench test to identify what wormers are still working on your farm. […]
17 September 2024
Digging into Solutions: Soils and Carbon Sequestration
Digging into Solutions: Soils and Carbon Sequestration Did you know that soil stores 80% of the carbon on land and is the Earth’s second largest carbon storage after oceans? However, not all soils are the same and the amount of carbon stored is dependent on soil type, Dr Muireann Egan of the […]
17 September 2024
Estonian ‘AgroChallenge’ for Teagasc students
Estonian ‘AgroChallenge’ for Teagasc students Students Avagh Carroll-Small and Charles Byrne, representing Teagasc Ballyhaise Agricultural College, and Megan McCarthy and James Coleman, students in Mountbellew Agricultural College, are set to compete in the prestigious Europea AgroChallenge 2024 event taking place from September 19-22. Pictured in advance of the AgroChallenge in Estonia are […]
17 September 2024
An update on reducing milking frequency from Moorepark
An update on reducing milking frequency from Moorepark Dr Emer Kennedy and Kieran McCarthy from Teagasc Moorepark join Stuart Childs on the latest Dairy Edge to discuss the reduced milking frequency work that is ongoing there. Emer first outlines the reduction in yield that farmers would be likely to see if they […]
16 September 2024
Consider investing to improve herd genetics
Consider investing to improve herd genetics Should farmers with lower genetic merit herds take the opportunity this autumn to purchase high EBI stock in order to improve overall farm performance? James Dunne, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, discusses the benefits and considerations in this article. Given the cull cow value relative to the purchase […]
16 September 2024
Entries sought for ‘Safe and Healthy Work in the Digital Age’ awards
Entries sought for ‘Safe and Healthy Work in the Digital Age’ awards Do you use digital technologies on your farm? Then the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) ‘Safe and Healthy Work in the Digital Age’ awards may be of interest to you. Designed to highlight and promote best […]
16 September 2024
Teagasc at the National Ploughing Championships 2024
Teagasc at the National Ploughing Championships 2024 Anticipation is building for the National Ploughing Championships, taking place in Ratheniska, Co. Laois from September 17-19, with the Teagasc exhibit centred on the theme of: ‘Better Farming, Better Environment, Better Living’. As has become the norm, our exhibit – located at Block 2, Row […]
16 September 2024
Ram Mating Management
Ram Mating Management To optimise lambing rates, ensure rams are in good health and body condition, use multiple rams, and maintain proper ram-to-ewe ratios, James Doran, Teagasc Drystock Advisor, tells us more. As many sheep farmers will join their rams to their ewes and ewe lambs to facilitate January – March lambing, […]
15 September 2024
Autumn grassland management and looking ahead to 2025
Autumn grassland management and looking ahead to 2025 Despite the on/off grass growth patterns we have had this summer, Co-ordinator of the Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farm Programme, Sandra Hayes explains why it is still important to re-focus our minds now to build grass for the autumn. The main aim of building this autumn […]
15 September 2024