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Bull teams: Equal usage required to lessen risk
0 Bull teams: Equal usage required to lessen risk With the breeding season kicking into gear on many farms, Teagasc and ICBF recommend that teams of AI bulls are used when breeding dairy cows and heifers. Selected on the basis of breeding replacement heifers, a balanced team of dairy AI sires should be […]
1 May 2024
A game of thirds – splitting the beef team by gestation
0 A game of thirds – splitting the beef team by gestation Milking 170 cows on a 55ha grazing platform in Kilconieron, Co. Galway, David Gannon will follow a beef breeding programme to enhance the beef characteristics and merit of his calves – especially those born in the shoulders of the calving season. […]
1 May 2024
The Festival of Farmland Biodiversity
0 The Festival of Farmland Biodiversity The Festival of Farmland Biodiversity is a virtual festival hosted by the National Biodiversity Data Centre. The festival takes place from May 1 to May 31, Saorla Kavanagh, Catherine Keena and Colm Doran preview the activities. The purpose of the festival is to encourage a more positive […]
1 May 2024
Alice Doyle appointed to Teagasc Authority
0 Alice Doyle appointed to Teagasc Authority The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. has appointed Alice Doyle, the Deputy President of the Irish Farmers’ Association, to the Teagasc Authority. Alice Doyle farms at Ballyoughter, Gorey, Co. Wexford, alongside husband Tom on their beef and tillage farm. She is […]
1 May 2024
Shedding light on the cost of lameness
Shedding light on the cost of lameness A recent paper published in the Veterinary Ireland Journal has shed light on the potential costs associated with lameness in Irish dairy herds. Authored by Muireann Conneely, Teagasc Research Officer, and Eoin Ryan, Professor in veterinary science, UCD, the paper discussed the effects that lameness […]
30 April 2024
Target quality silage for sheep farms
Target quality silage for sheep farms Damian Costello, Sheep Specialist, shares key advice to ensure you produce enough high-quality silage for your ewes next winter. The inclement weather has presented many challenges to sheep farmers this spring, not least forcing a delay in fertiliser applications and the closing up of silage ground […]
30 April 2024
Official statistics reveal extent of cereal decline in 2023
Official statistics reveal extent of cereal decline in 2023 Official data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revealed the rate at which cereal production declined in 2023, with the production of the three main cereals – wheat, barley and oats – all back. As part of its recent Area, Yield […]
30 April 2024
Benefits of active forest management to be highlighted at Teagasc forest walks
Benefits of active forest management to be highlighted at Teagasc forest walks From May 2 to May 17, Teagasc invites all forest owners and enthusiasts to a series of fascinating forest walks focusing on proactive forest management. Previewing these events, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer, Liam Kelly explains that the importance of good […]
30 April 2024
Now is a good time to assess your cash flow
Now is a good time to assess your cash flow Hopefully the bad weather of spring 2024 is behind us and we will move into more favourable weather for the remainder of the year. Now is a good time to take stock of where the farm sits and the cash position of […]
29 April 2024
DairyBeef 500 Ambassador shares 2024 beef breeding plan
DairyBeef 500 Ambassador shares 2024 beef breeding plan On this week’s episode of the Dairy Edge, Stuart Childs is joined by David Gannon, Aurivo Joint Programme Monitor Farmer and DairyBeef 500 Ambassador, and John McCabe, Monitor Farm advisor with the Aurivo Joint Programme, to discuss the beef breeding plan for David’s farm […]
29 April 2024