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Weekly grazing management update from Grass10
Weekly grazing management update from Grass10 On this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, Joseph Dunphy discusses PastureBase data, including: dry matter percentages and predicted grass growth; and rainfall and soil temperatures for this week. Joseph explains the options for farmers starting their second rotation and those with low percentage grazed, while we also […]
11 April 2024
Winner of Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year crowned
Winner of Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year crowned The Overall Winner of the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year 2023 is Patrick O’Neill from Co. Longford. The Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year award is now in its seventh year and recognises the best grassland farmers in the country, who are […]
11 April 2024
Teagasc support for Tirlán’s Farming for Water: River Slaney Project
Teagasc support for Tirlán’s Farming for Water: River Slaney Project Teagasc is just one of a number of organisations to support Tirlán in the delivery of its Farming for Water: River Slaney Project. Launched yesterday, April 10, the Tirlán initiative is designed to enhance water quality across the Slaney River Catchment area, […]
11 April 2024
Managing the herd in the current weather conditions
Managing the herd in the current weather conditions On this week’s episode of the Dairy Edge, Donal Patton, Teagasc Ballyhaise, and Michael Egan, Teagasc Moorepark, discussed at a recent Teagasc webinar the current weather conditions and scenarios facing farmers across the country and how best to deal with them. Donal first talked […]
10 April 2024
Tips and advice for closing silage ground
Tips and advice for closing silage ground With the difficult weather conditions, Gordon Peppard, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast with some timely tips in relation to closing ground for silage. Gordon highlights that on many farms silage ground won’t be grazed. However, this could provide an opportunity […]
10 April 2024
Getting your head around what bulls and females are now eligible for SCEP
Getting your head around what bulls and females are now eligible for SCEP The recent changes to EuroStar indices, where the economic value of the traits were updated and a cost for carbon incorporated, has caused bull, heifer and cow EuroStar values to move. Aidan Murray, Teagasc Beef Specialist, explains how farmers […]
10 April 2024
The farm-to-farm trading of organic feed regulations
The farm-to-farm trading of organic feed regulations With over 5,000 farmers now enrolled in the Organic Farming Scheme, inter-farm trading of organic crops is seen as an effective solution for organic livestock farmers to secure part of their winter feed supply, while also providing organic tillage farmers with a suitable market for […]
10 April 2024
Prof. David Kenny appointed as President of the British Society of Animal Science
Prof. David Kenny appointed as President of the British Society of Animal Science Professor David Kenny has been appointed President of the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS), marking a significant milestone as only the second president based in the Republic of Ireland. Prof. Kenny follows in the footsteps of Dr Jim […]
10 April 2024
Maintaining positive wellbeing during this challenging spring weather
0 Maintaining positive wellbeing during this challenging spring weather Finola Colgan, Development Officer at Mental Health Ireland, and Francis Bligh, Health and Safety Specialist at Teagasc, give advice on maintaining positive wellbeing during this challenging spring weather. The ongoing wet weather and poor forecast is creating many additional challenges for farmers. Ground conditions […]
9 April 2024
Body of work needed to prevent organic lamb leaking to conventional systems
0 Body of work needed to prevent organic lamb leaking to conventional systems The organic sector has experienced rapid growth in recent years, enabled by additional funding available through the Organic Farming Scheme. Through this scheme, 2,000 new farmers commenced conversion to organics at the beginning of 2023, followed by a further 1,000 […]
9 April 2024