Articles
Quarantine treatment – avoid buying in resistant worms
When introducing new sheep onto the farm, one of the biggest risks is that they could be carrying resistant parasites or worms. To avoid the spread of these worms, a quarantine treatment protocol should be followed for all incoming sheep.
23 August 2025
Young Kerry farmer brings stateside learnings home
Kerry farmer, Thomas O’Connor has brought valuable knowledge gained abroad back to his family farm located outside Tralee, Co. Kerry.
23 August 2025
Celebrating Ireland’s Hedgerows – National Hedgerow Week 2025
Teagasc and the Heritage Council are launching National Hedgerow Week 2025, an initiative to raise awareness of the value of hedgerows in our landscapes, with a series of free events highlighting the benefits hedgerows provide to our rural landscape.
22 August 2025
New autumn white clover management
A research trial was conducted at Teagasc Moorepark from 29 September 2023 to 31 October 2024 to examine the effects of autumn closing date and initial spring defoliation strategy on white clover persistence.
22 August 2025
New technologies to reduce antibiotic use on pig farms
New research on Irish pig farms has identified strategies such as management, hygiene, and biosecurity as solutions to protect piglet health while reducing the use of antibiotics.
22 August 2025
Navigating the post-storm timber harvesting and marketing process
As part of its ongoing support for forest owners impacted by storm damage, Teagasc is holding a series of One-to-One Forestry Clinics, focusing on areas significantly impacted by recent weather events, commencing on August 21.
22 August 2025
Critical decisions ahead when planning for harvest 2026
With harvest 2025 coming to a close, Teagasc Crops Specialist, Shay Phelan writes that tillage farmers face into critical decisions over the coming weeks when planning for harvest 2026.
21 August 2025
Varieties for 2026 – a report from Goldcrop’s open day
In the first of two episodes covering seed company open days held earlier this year, John Dunne from Goldcrop discusses the selection of varieties available this season.
21 August 2025
Trust key for successful Waterford contract rearing agreement
James Kearney and his son Michael farm 45ha (plus commonage) in Ballysaggart, Co. Waterford. They have been rearing replacement heifers for dairy farmer, Adrian Casey for the last six years. Prior to this, the Kearneys were running a Friesian calf to beef system on the farm, purchasing their bull calves from Adrian.
21 August 2025
Fodder budgeting, lamb sales and breeding prep with Tomas O’Toole
Tomas O’Toole, BETTER Farm Sheep and Signpost Programmes, brings us up to date with the latest happenings from his farm in Clifden, Co. Galway, August’s focus centres on fodder budgeting, lamb sales and preparing for the upcoming breeding season.
21 August 2025