Articles

Making up for lost time on DairyBeef 500 farms

After a delayed start to the 2026 grazing season, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Fergal Maguire shares key advice for getting grazing, fertiliser applications and plans for silage ground back on track.
11 March 2026

Changes to Forestry Programme merit a fresh look at forestry

The Teagasc Forestry Development Department very much welcomes the results of the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027. The ambition of the review was to examine any potential to improve existing forestry schemes and measures, and also consider other areas such as improvements to communications and training.
11 March 2026

Future Beef update: Inside Wesley Browne’s calving setup

With 88 cows due to calve this spring, Future Beef Programme participant, Wesley Browne brings us an update from his system in Co. Monaghan.
11 March 2026

Building resilient forests for a changing climate

Ireland’s forests are facing growing pressure from severe storms. In recent years, we have seen just how destructive extreme wind events can be. Thousands of hectares have been damaged. For many forest owners, the impact has been both financial and emotional.
11 March 2026

Strategies for dealing with surplus/orphan lambs

Virtually every sheep farmer will for one reason, or another end up with lamb(s) that will need to be reared artificially or as an extra lamb outside of the conventional two lamb scenario, Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, Michael Gottstein shares some key rearing strategies.
10 March 2026

Teagasc webinar to celebrate International Women’s Day

Teagasc celebrated International Women’s Day with a live, in-studio panel event today, Tuesday, 10 March, featuring staff from across the organisation and an interview with a member of the Teagasc Authority.
10 March 2026

Have your say: What are your thoughts on pollinator conservation in agriculture?

Farmers and those working with the land are invited to share their views and experiences of pollinator conservation in farmland. Fernanda De Oliveira Azevedo and Sarah Larragy, Trinity College Dublin, and Meritxell Grau Butinyac, FarmBioNet Project Manager, and Saorla Kavanagh, FarmBioNet Project Coordinator, tell us how to get involved.
10 March 2026

Managing your sheep farm through March

Lambing is in full swing on many farms across the country and for this episode of OviCast, Damian Costello steps in to host and is joined by Ciaran Lynch to discuss the key messages from the March sheep newsletter.
10 March 2026

BETTER Farm update: Lambing edging closer on the Jacksons’ organic farm

Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, brings us insights from Amy and Ross Jacksons’ organic farm on the Tipperary/Offaly border, where lambing is just around the corner.
10 March 2026

Tracking changes in national soil fertility

Teagasc has supported soil analysis and nutrient management in Irish agriculture since the 1950’s. After years of fertiliser price shocks, tighter environmental rules and a sharper focus on nutrient efficiency, are Irish soils improving or quietly slipping backwards?
9 March 2026