Articles
Farmer awareness and preferences for GHG mitigation measures
0 Farmer awareness and preferences for GHG mitigation measures Based on a survey of 400 farms contained within the National Farm Survey (NFS), the awareness and willingness of farmers to adopt a range of greenhouse gas mitigation measures were drawn out. Dr Cathal Buckley, Research Officer at the Teagasc Agricultural Economics and Farm […]
3 July 2024
New manager appointed in Teagasc Roscommon/Longford Advisory Region
0 New manager appointed in Teagasc Roscommon/Longford Advisory Region Gabriel Trayers has been appointed as Teagasc Regional Advisory Manager in the Roscommon and Longford region. The appointment was approved at the Teagasc Authority meeting today, Wednesday, July 3. Gabriel Trayers will lead the Teagasc team delivering advisory services to farmers and educational courses […]
3 July 2024
Labour on beef farms
0 Labour on beef farms In advance of BEEF2024, Teagasc completed an online labour survey of beef farms, which examined the level of off-farm employment, hours worked and some of the challenges arising in developing sustainable beef systems. One of the key drivers on beef farms that influences many of the decisions that […]
2 July 2024
Commercial Beef Value benefits showcased to dairy-beef producers
0 Commercial Beef Value benefits showcased to dairy-beef producers Farmers visiting the Dairy Calf-to-Beef Village as part of BEEF2024, Teagasc’s National Beef Open Day, heard of the benefits of the Commercial Beef Value (CBV), and how its use at purchase time can result in more profitable and efficient dairy-beef systems. Exploring the CBV […]
2 July 2024
A guide on the Genotyped Ram Task
0 A guide on the Genotyped Ram Task Sheep Ireland’s Sean Godfrey provides key information on the Genotyped Ram Task of the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS), focusing on the criteria, the benefits and where to find a SIS Eligible Ram. In 2023, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine launched the new […]
2 July 2024
The opportunities for dairy farmers to improve their environmental footprint
0 The opportunities for dairy farmers to improve their environmental footprint There has always been opportunities and challenges within the dairy sector, and one of those immediate challenges is to continue to improve the environmental credentials of our dairy farms. Teagasc researcher, Dr. David Wall joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge […]
1 July 2024
Dairy advice: Dealing with the current low in grass growth rates
0 Dairy advice: Dealing with the current low in grass growth rates Grass growth continues to be stubbornly slow on many farms this year, writes Mark Treacy, Dairy Specialist at Teagasc, who looks at the three important areas of dairy cow intake, maintaining average farm cover and fodder budgeting for the winter ahead. […]
1 July 2024
Lifetime clover systems study underway at Derrypatrick
0 Lifetime clover systems study underway at Derrypatrick Researchers in Teagasc Grange are examining the role clover – both white in grazing swards and red in conserved silage – can play in suckler beef systems through the Derrypatrick herd. The current Derrypatrick research project herd centres on ‘developing more sustainable suckler beef systems […]
1 July 2024
Five-star cows deliver more
0 Five-star cows deliver more Farmers attending BEEF2024 were told of an analysis completed by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), which compared the performance of one-star and five-star suckler cows on basis of their Replacement Index. Narrowed to cows born between August 2017 and April 2018, key findings of the analysis which […]
1 July 2024
Collaborative partnership to enhance agricultural training and learner support services
0 Collaborative partnership to enhance agricultural training and learner support services A ground-breaking collaboration to deliver comprehensive training programmes and enhanced learner support services for agricultural learners has been announced. The partnership between Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) and Teagasc aims to meet the evolving needs of the agricultural community […]
1 July 2024