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Funding awarded to increase AgNav scope
Funding awarded to increase AgNav scope Plans to include sheep, poultry, pigs, tillage and horticulture in AgNav have been given a boost following the provision of funding under the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s 2023 Thematic Research Call. AgNav is a sustainability toolkit jointly developed by Teagasc, ICBF and Bord […]
15 July 2024
Calf health and welfare research funding announced
Calf health and welfare research funding announced Announced as part of the 2023 DAFM Thematic Research Call, funding has been provided to WELCalf – a research project with the overall objective of improving the health and welfare of calves born on dairy farms. Lead by Dr Emer Kennedy, Senior Researcher in Teagasc […]
14 July 2024
What is your fodder situation?
What is your fodder situation? Aidan Murray, Beef Specialist, emphasizes the importance of creating a winter fodder budget early, assessing available silage, calculating winter feed requirements, and planning accordingly to ensure sufficient feed reserves. By the time we get to the end of this month, most if not all first- and second-cut […]
14 July 2024
Growing Wild: Yellow Rattle, Bog asphodel, Devil’s bit scabious and marsh fritillary butterflies
Growing Wild: Yellow Rattle, Bog asphodel, Devil’s bit scabious and marsh fritillary butterflies Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity, focusing this time on Yellow Rattle, Bog asphodel, Devil’s bit scabious and marsh fritillary butterflies. Yellow Rattle Look out for yellow rattle […]
14 July 2024
Solohead aims to develop low emissions blueprint for fragmented dairy farms
Solohead aims to develop low emissions blueprint for fragmented dairy farms Solohead has garnered huge farmer interest in recent years. Implementing a zero nitrogen input strategy on grass-clover swards, Teagasc researchers have shown that the carbon and ammonia footprints of milk production can be lowered substantially (25%) without impacting on economic competitiveness. […]
13 July 2024
Managing Grass Shortfall on Trevor Boland’s Beef Farm
Managing Grass Shortfall on Trevor Boland’s Beef Farm Grass growth on Trevor’s farm has declined, leading to below-target average farm covers and necessitating measures such as fertilization, supplemental feeding, and potential stock reduction to manage the shortfall until conditions improve. Grassland Like most farms, growth rates have significantly declined in June. As […]
13 July 2024
Growing Organics: Sucklers, sheep and tillage in Donegal
Growing Organics: Sucklers, sheep and tillage in Donegal Cathal McCauley, Teagasc Organics Advisor, shares insights from John Hamilton’s farm in Co. Donegal, the host of a recent Growing Organics farm walk and home to a suckler, sheep and tillage enterprise. Split between the home farm in St. Johnston of 14.82ha of predominantly […]
12 July 2024
Bord Iascaigh Mhara and Teagasc Partnering for Success
Bord Iascaigh Mhara and Teagasc Partnering for Success Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) and Teagasc are delighted to announce a new partnership to further enhance support for seafood companies, particularly in the area of food innovation and the bio-economy. This collaboration will enable greater co-operation across technical and product innovation, new product development […]
12 July 2024
AgNav sustainability support framework introduces new functionality
AgNav sustainability support framework introduces new functionality Natasha Browne, Siobhán Jordan and Jonathan Herron tell us about the new features of AgNav, a sustainability framework helping farmers develop action plans to achieve climate targets. The tool recently added a new Economic Breeding Index (EBI) forecasting function. Over 10,000 farmers have now signed […]
12 July 2024
Agroforestry workshop at Teagasc Tullamore – AF4EU
Agroforestry workshop at Teagasc Tullamore – AF4EU Christian Fitzgerald and John Casey, Teagasc Forestry Development Officers, write about a recent workshop for the Horizon Europe-funded AF4EU Agroforestry Business Model Innovation Network Project held to share experiences, identify training needs, and discuss sustainable agroforestry practices. As part of the Horizon Europe-funded AF4EU Agroforestry […]
12 July 2024