Articles
Well sown is half grown, but measure to make it count
A well-established crop provides the best platform for achieving maximum yields next harvest, Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer, Michael Hennessy discusses the importance of seeding rate, measuring emergence and tracking establishment rates to allow growers make better informed decisions year after year.
15 October 2026
Signpost update: Monitoring rising costs and adapting to more extreme climates
Tom Barry, a Signpost Programme Tillage farmer, writes on the latest happenings from his farm in Co. Cork, focusing on harvest reflections, crop establishments, the role of cover crops and how his farm is adapting to a changing climate.
15 October 2026
How windthrow is the biggest threat to Irish forests
Windthrow can reduce the climate benefit of forestry by removing trees that would have kept growing and disturbing the carbon-rich soils beneath them, through the medium of RTÉ Brainstorm, Emmanuel Ekeoma, and Owen Fenton, Teagasc, and Nicole Metje, University of Birmingham, tell us more.
15 October 2026
Getting winter ready: The true cost of buying and finishing cattle
As part of the Getting Winter Ready series, Teagasc Cattle Specialist, David Argue discusses the Teagasc beef budgets on the latest episode of the Beef Edge podcast.
14 October 2026
A bridge between rivals
Intersecting the counties of Westmeath and Meath, the Kinnegad River is more than the county bounds, its overlying bridges are the meeting places of rivals – in a football sense at least – of the communities straddling either side.
14 October 2026
Growing farm assets and storing carbon
Forestry can be a long-term investment that complements the main farming enterprise and strengthens the farm business for the next generation, Siobhan Kavanagh, John Casey and Brendan Smiddy, Teagasc, introduce the Jones family in Co. Cork, a farm partnership where forestry has proven to better than stocks and shares.
14 October 2026
Enhancing biodiversity and productivity on an intensive farm
Demonstrating how biodiversity enhancement, new biodiversity measures and precision technology can enhance wildlife and water quality while supporting a productive farm, Siobhán Kavanagh & Aoife Leader tell us more about award-winning dairy-beef farmers, Peter and Thomas O’Hanrahan.
14 October 2026
Watch: The requirements of the Beef Welfare Scheme in 5 minutes
In recent years, it has become common place for beef farmers to participate in at least two or three different beef schemes at the same time. Each of these schemes contain multiple measures or actions that must be completed within a set time frame.
13 October 2026
Managing your sheep farm through October
Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, Michael Gottstein joins this episode of the OviCast podcast to discuss the key management tasks for October.
13 October 2026
Autumn grassland management guidelines for sheep farms
Autumn is the starting point of the grassland year. Management and decisions made in this period have a direct effect on the quality and availability of grass the following spring, Dr Philip Creighton, Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Athenry Co. Galway, shares some key advice.
13 October 2026