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Richie Hackett explains how cover crops offer multiple benefits for farmers
Richie Hackett explains how cover crops offer multiple benefits for farmers Cover crops have many benefits for a farmer and also for the wider landscape. On this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Dr Richie Hackett, Teagasc Crops Researcher in Oak Park, delves into the benefits and pitfalls when growing cover crops. Richie cautions […]
22 August 2024
Post-harvest stubble management
Post-harvest stubble management Post-harvest cultivations are a useful tool to try to control problem weeds, Crops Specialist at Teagasc, Shay Phelan tells us more. When deciding which fields to cultivate and to what end, the following issues need to be considered: Dormancy status of the weed – some weeds need light to […]
22 August 2024
Discipline with quarantine – Sarah Ennis’ approach
Discipline with quarantine – Sarah Ennis’ approach Sarah Ennis, trainer, coach and established five-star event rider, follows a disciplined approach to quarantining her returning horses, as failing to do so could impact her string’s future plans and targets. Featuring in the video titled: ‘Quarantine’, produced by Teagasc, The Irish Equine Centre and […]
22 August 2024
Listen: Billy Gilmore’s farming system
Listen: Billy Gilmore’s farming system Billy Gilmore, Grass10 Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year Drystock Category Winner, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss his farming system and grassland management on his farm. Billy, along with his wife Anne, operates a contract heifer rearing system, rearing over 200 heifers a […]
21 August 2024
Making the most of weight recording in SCEP
Making the most of weight recording in SCEP Aidan Murray, Beef Specialist at Teagasc, looks at the weighing actions farmers enrolled in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) must take and, once completed, how to make the most of the valuable information generated. In SCEP, participants must weigh at least 80% of […]
21 August 2024
Do you need to purchase a SIS-eligible ram?
Do you need to purchase a SIS-eligible ram? Farmers are reminded to check if 2024 is the year they need to purchase a qualifying ram under the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS). If purchasing, ensure that the ram is SIS eligible on the day of purchase using the Sheep Ireland ram search facility […]
21 August 2024
Investing in farmyard infrastructure will boost flock health and profits
Investing in farmyard infrastructure will boost flock health and profits Sheep farmers need to look at making full use of TAMS grants to develop housing and handling facilities that will pay for themselves in a short period of time. Michael Gottstein, Head of Teagasc Sheep Knowledge Transfer, shared some key information on […]
20 August 2024
Refresher: The Teagasc Better Farming for Water Campaign
Refresher: The Teagasc Better Farming for Water Campaign The Teagasc Better Farming for Water campaign was cited as a substantive action in the today, August 20, published Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s plan to progress the retaining of Ireland’s Nitrates Derogation post 2025. In this article, we take a look […]
20 August 2024
‘If we don’t achieve a good clean environment, we don’t train winners’
‘If we don’t achieve a good clean environment, we don’t train winners’ Equine industry ambassadors have shared words of wisdom as part of the 10 Practical Steps to Protect Equine Health video series. One such ambassador is David Roche, Assistant Trainer at record-breaking Henry De Bromhead Racing. Produced as a collaborative effort […]
20 August 2024
Contract rearing in action
Contract rearing in action Collaborative Farming Specialist at Teagasc, Ruth Fennell takes a close look at how a contact rearing arrangement has been working out for two farmers in Co. Waterford over the past six years. James (Jimmy) Kearney and his son Michael farm 45ha (plus commonage) in Ballysaggart, Co. Waterford. They […]
19 August 2024