Articles
Key actions: Protecting water quality on your farm
From storing silage bales and effluent management, along with providing proper drinking points for livestock, the Teagasc Better Farming for Water Campaign team share top tips to protect water quality on your farm over May.
11 May 2026
Grazing focus: Don’t let water be the weak link on your farm
Common water supply problems on most farms centre on inadequacies in areas such as water source, pumping plant, pipe sizes, ballcocks and troughs. Teagasc Beef Specialist, Catherine Egan shares key recommendations and solutions to these problems.
11 May 2026
Newford reproductive performance
As part of the recent Newford Demonstration Farm Open Day, Emily Sitko, Nicky Byrne and Stephen Frend discussed the measures being outlines to improve the herd’s reproductive performance.
10 May 2026
Dairy calf-to-beef course – invest in yourself
A course for new entrants and a new manual on all aspects of dairy calf-to-beef systems could help boost your profits. Alan Dillon, Teagasc DairyBeef500 Campaign Manager, tells us more.
10 May 2026
Grazing focus: Keeping enough ‘spark’ in your electric fence
With the grazing season now in full swing, Teagasc Beef Specialist, Catherine Egan shares some essential reading and some areas to troubleshoot if your fencer isn’t working as it should.
9 May 2026
Deadline approaching for National Sheep Welfare Scheme
Along with outlining the key actions, Anne O’ Malley, Teagasc Mayo, reminds sheep farmers that the deadline for the National Sheep Welfare Scheme is fast approaching.
9 May 2026
Automation and peat-free production: Big changes coming for mushroom sector
Growers, researchers, and technology providers in the mushroom sector gathered from a Mushroom Innovation Day, hosted by the Teagasc Horticulture Development Department on May 6, to hear the latest on automation, sustainability and peat-free growing systems.
8 May 2026
African Swine Fever in Spain – Industry growth meets emerging disease risk
Spain’s pig industry faces a serious challenge from African Swine Fever. Michael McKeon, Teagasc Pig & Poultry Specialist, tells us more.
8 May 2026
AshforFuture project – breeding common ash for dieback disease tolerance
Ricardo Pimenta, Postdoctoral Fellow, and Dheeraj Rathore, Research Officer, provide an update on progress in the AshforFuture project.
8 May 2026
Grounds for concern: Silage quality on beef farms
The quality of silage being made on beef farms nationally is a significant cause for concern, forcing beef farmers to spend out on additional meal or deal with lower levels of animal performance over the winter months.
8 May 2026