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Championing environmental sustainability – what set the Walsh family apart
0 Championing environmental sustainability – what set the Walsh family apart John and Brendan Walsh, a father and son dairy farming duo from Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary, were crowned the overall winners of the Teagasc/FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards earlier this week. In this article, Signpost Programme Communications and Engagement Specialist at Teagasc, Dr Siobhán […]
3 October 2024
Don’t lose valuable slurry storage capacity
0 Don’t lose valuable slurry storage capacity As the slurry spreading season has now come to pass, farmers have been urged to focus their attentions on clean water – particularly limiting its ingress into slurry stores or slatted tanks. Year-in-year out, as Kilkenny-based Teagasc Dairy Advisor, Nigel Kennington explained on a recent episode […]
3 October 2024
Research on next generation of integrated pest management (IPM) in crops
0 Research on next generation of integrated pest management (IPM) in crops A new Horizon Europe Project, IPMorama, held its kick-off meeting today at Teagasc Ashtown Food Research Centre in Dublin. Comprising 17 partner institutions from 10 different countries, this 4 year, €5 Million project is co-ordinated by Dr Dan Milbourne of Teagasc’s […]
3 October 2024
How to protect soils from the impact of machinery
0 How to protect soils from the impact of machinery Modern tillage farming practices make soils more vulnerable to the impact of heavy machinery and traffic volumes, but tillage land can still function well if handled with care. In this article, first published in the September/October edition of Today’s Farm, Dermot Forristal of […]
3 October 2024
Pre-emergence herbicides will give you better weed control
0 Pre-emergence herbicides will give you better weed control Weed control in winter cereals is essential to protect yields and to prevent weed seed return. On this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Shay Phelan and Ciaran Collins, Tillage Specialists at Teagasc, chat through the reasons to prioritise pre-emergence herbicide applications in winter wheat and […]
3 October 2024
Heifer rearing with Hazel Costigan
0 Heifer rearing with Hazel Costigan Hazel Costigan from Teagasc Moorepark joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss heifer rearing and the targets associated with it. Hazel references a study done 10 years ago by Laurence Shalloo, which put the cost of rearing a heifer at €1,545. A further study […]
2 October 2024
Budget 2025 – here’s what beef farmers need to know
0 Budget 2025 – here’s what beef farmers need to know Teagasc Financial Specialist, Kevin Connolly is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss the main headline items arising from Budget 2025, from tax cuts to increased spending. Listen in below: Taxation measures On the Beef Edge, Kevin explains that the income tax […]
2 October 2024
Silage testing – the starting point in making winter gains
0 Silage testing – the starting point in making winter gains Stemming from poor quality silage and inadequate feeding programmes, the winter period often marks a period of underperformance on dairy-beef farms. Tommy Cox, Advisor on the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Campaign, looks at the importance of silage testing – the starting point in […]
2 October 2024
Tipperary triumph in inaugural Teagasc/FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards
0 Tipperary triumph in inaugural Teagasc/FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards John and Brendan Walsh from Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary were announced as the Teagasc / FBD Environmentally Sustainable Farmer of the Year 2024 at the awards ceremony in Co. Laois on Tuesday, October 1. John and Brendan Walsh from Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary were announced as […]
2 October 2024
Budget 2025 – the farming scheme angle
0 Budget 2025 – the farming scheme angle Budget 2025 was made public yesterday, October 1, by the Minister for Finance Jack Chambers and it contained a number of important measures for the farming sector, including the provision of funding for schemes next year. Following the unveiling of Budget 2025 to the Dáil, […]
2 October 2024