Articles
Reducing spring workload pressures on dairy farms
Reducing spring workload pressures on dairy farms Spring is always a challenging time for dairy farmers and spring 2024 was particularly difficult. So what lessons can be learned and what actions can be taken to reduce the pressure and stress during spring 2025? As part of a Today’s Farm article, Martina Gormley, […]
15 January 2025
Grazing forage crops – Michael McGuigan’s approach
Grazing forage crops – Michael McGuigan’s approach Weanlings on the farm of Michael McGuigan, a participant in the Future Beef Programme, commenced grazing a forage crop in mid-November. Read the management steps he’s following in this article. Totalling 2.5ha and sown in a sheltered field, the forage crop is Interval – […]
15 January 2025
Preparing for Calving Part 2: Calving the cow – the key things to be aware of
Preparing for Calving Part 2: Calving the cow – the key things to be aware of In advance of spring calving season, Teagasc Nutritionist, Aisling Claffey and Teagasc Researcher and Vet, John Donlon join Catherine Egan for a special three part series, and this week, for the second part, John Donlon focuses […]
15 January 2025
Pregnancy scanning and making the best use of the results
Pregnancy scanning and making the best use of the results January is the month during which many lowland sheep flocks will be getting their breeding ewes pregnancy scanned. Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer at Teagasc, Michael Gottstein explains how pregnancy scanning interlinks with a number of important tasks. These tasks include: Identifying […]
14 January 2025
More farmers required to use LESS
More farmers required to use LESS As slurry spreading is now permitted in Zone A, and the prohibited period for applications coming to an end in Zone B and Zone C in the not too distant future, more farmers will now be required to use Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) technologies for […]
14 January 2025
Focus on ground conditions and weather before spreading slurry
Focus on ground conditions and weather before spreading slurry With farmers in Zone A now permitted to spread slurry, ASSAP Programme Manager, Noel Meehan shares key advice on how best to maximise the use of slurry for growing crops, and minimise its impact on the environment. When spreading slurry, it is important […]
14 January 2025
First-year science class the ‘root’ of success at BT Young Scientist 2025
First-year science class the ‘root’ of success at BT Young Scientist 2025 Students from St Mary’s Secondary School Mallow excel at BT Young Scientist 2025 with award-winning Ag-Science project using total leaf-area as a predictive tool for determining below-ground growth of selected root-crop plants. Alvy Fitzgerald, Anna Duggan and Leah O’Sullivan from […]
14 January 2025
Webinars on contract rearing and forming a registered farm partnership
Webinars on contract rearing and forming a registered farm partnership Collaborative Farming Specialist at Teagasc, Ruth Fennell has organised two webinars over the month of January, which will share key information on contract rearing and forming a registered farm partnership. The first webinar in the series, taking place tonight, January 14 at […]
14 January 2025
New advancements in BYDV testing
New advancements in BYDV testing Researchers in the Teagasc Crops Research Centre, Oak Park, have developed a new method to facilitate more accurate detection of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV), in both the barley host and the aphid vector. A disease causing significant yield losses and negative impacts on grain quality, the […]
13 January 2025
Creating resilient upland farming systems
Creating resilient upland farming systems In recent months, Teagasc, in partnership with Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE IP, has developed innovative pilot projects aimed at enhancing upland farming in Sligo, Donegal, and Galway, Environment Specialist at Teagasc, Ivan Kelly tells us more. These initiatives focus on improving the economic, environmental, and social sustainability […]
13 January 2025