Articles
All-round soil health is key to reducing farm emissions
0 All-round soil health is key to reducing farm emissions Soil fertility management is helping to deliver emission reduction targets, a primary goal of the Teagasc Signpost farms programme, Mark Plunkett, Teagasc Soil Specialist, tells us more. Good overall soil fertility delivers increased supply and efficiency of major nutrients such as nitrogen (N) […]
8 February 2025
Grazing Management Update and Spring Pasture Mornings
0 Grazing Management Update and Spring Pasture Mornings On this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, Joseph Dunphy discusses attending a spring pasture morning near you, and asks can you start grazing on your farm? Upcoming Spring Pasture Mornings will provide guidance on early grazing strategies, fertilization, and feed budgeting. This week’s Grass10 newsletter […]
8 February 2025
Bubble trouble? Mushroom Disease Control
0 Bubble trouble? Mushroom Disease Control Joy Clarke, Teagasc Walsh Scholar, reports on the key results from her work on understanding how biocontrol and integrated pest management (IPM) approaches can support the mushroom sector in controlling disease outbreaks. The mushroom industry is the largest horticulture sector in Ireland. Currently, there are 40 mushroom […]
8 February 2025
Pain relief during the calving season
0 Pain relief during the calving season As part of the series of on-farm CalfCare events, Natascha Meunier, Animal Health Ireland (AHI), discussed the importance of pain relief during the calving season. At one of the events organised by Teagasc and AHI, and supported by Feed For Growth, Natascha Meunier highlighted the role […]
7 February 2025
Teagasc supports in managing forestry storm damage
0 Teagasc supports in managing forestry storm damage Following the severe impact of Storm Éowyn on many forests, the focus is now on the safe assessment of the scale of damage and particularly, the provision of support to forest owners affected by this weather event. In this article, Tom Houlihan outlines the Teagasc […]
7 February 2025
Tips for ensuring milk quality standards are high
0 Tips for ensuring milk quality standards are high Raymond Ryan of Dairygold’s Milk Quality Advisory team joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge with tips on preparing for commencing supply and ensuring milk quality standards are maintained. Raymond recommends washing the bulk tank and the plant in advance of putting milk […]
7 February 2025
The tiny algae revolution: Big benefits for food, health and the planet
0 The tiny algae revolution: Big benefits for food, health and the planet What if the answer to feeding a growing global population, fighting climate change and improving human health could be found in a microscopic organism? Eimear Ferguson, Education and Public Engagement Officer at Teagasc, takes a closer look at the potential […]
7 February 2025
Health and welfare: Work in progress
0 Health and welfare: Work in progress Edgar Garcia Manzanilla, Head of Teagasc Pig Department, tells us about ongoing research at the Teagasc Pig Research Facility, from reducing antibiotic and zinc oxide use to exploring free-lactation systems, new strategies are being tested to improve farming practices. The new regulations affecting antimicrobial and ZnO […]
7 February 2025
Watch: Dairy-beef breeding tools in brief
0 Watch: Dairy-beef breeding tools in brief As part of the series of on-farm Calf Care events, farmers were reminded of the purposes of the Commercial Beef Value (CBV) and the Dairy Beef Index (DBI). Discussing these tools at the series of events organised by Teagasc and AHI (Animal Health Ireland), and supported […]
6 February 2025
Less obvious causes of thin ewes identified
0 Less obvious causes of thin ewes identified Results of a major study which has shed light on some of the less obvious causes of thin ewes in Irish flocks were shared with those attending the Teagasc National Sheep Conference last week. Facilitated by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Regional […]
6 February 2025