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Teagasc Beef Advisory Newsletter – July
Welcome to the Teagasc Beef Advisory newsletter for July. In this edition, Teagasc Cattle Specialist, David Argue focuses on summer dosing and the correct use of faecal egg sampling, monitoring cattle performance and managing grass, and shares breeding tips to tighten up the calving spread on suckler farms next spring.
6 July 2026
Teagasc Dairy Advisory Newsletter – July
Welcome to the Teagasc Dairy Advisory newsletter for July. In this edition, Teagasc Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer, Dr. Joe Patton shares his top five tips for the month ahead, key actions to reduce the number of May calvers next spring, and advice on feeding cows during the peak intake period.
6 July 2026
Teagasc Sheep Advisory Newsletter – July
Welcome to the Teagasc Sheep Advisory Newsletter for July. In this edition, Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, Michael Gottstein shares management notes on grassland management and reseeding, weaning and managing ewe condition, and keeping lambs performing post weaning.
6 July 2026
Teagasc Tillage Advisory Newsletter – July
Welcome to the Teagasc Tillage Advisory Newsletter for July. With harvest 2026 fast approaching, Teagasc Crops Specialist, Ciaran Collins shares advice on establishing cover crops, urges growers to avail of resistance testing and provides farmers with key reminders on the straw incorporation measure and glyphosate use.
6 July 2026
OviCast – July Management Notes
Teagasc Sheep Specialist, Michael Gottstein, joins us to discuss the key management tasks for the month ahead.
6 July 2026
Future Beef Update: Calving difficulty, shape and colour a priority for Olivia Hynes
Farming 70ha in Co. Roscommon, Oliva Hynes operates a spring-calving suckler system, bred 100% to AI. With the breeding season well underway, sire choice centres on calving difficulty, shape and colour.
5 July 2026
Teagasc land-based apprenticeships: Earn while you learn
If you are interested in learning about land-based enterprises and earning a salary while you learn, Teagasc currently operates four apprenticeship programmes.
5 July 2026
Teagasc report tracks key changes in national pig herd performance
The recently published Teagasc National Pig Performance Report 2025 has highlighted the key changes in technical performance on Irish pig farmers recording data through the Profit Monitor System.
4 July 2026
Award-winning dairy farming with Tom and Michael Ryan
Tom and Michael Ryan, winners of the NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Award for 2025, join Stuart Childs on this episode of the Dairy Edge podcast.
4 July 2026
Keeping Dairy Beef Performance on Track This Summer
DairyBeef 500 advisor, Tommy Cox, gives some top tips to manage your dairy beef system in the coming weeks and Teagasc advisor, John Kilboyle, previews the National DairyBeef 500 Open Day on the farm of Keith and Olivia Lowry taking place on the 9th July in Co Galway.
3 July 2026