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Animal welfare in focus at international conference
Animal welfare in focus at international conference The 9th International Conference on the Welfare Assessment of Animals at Farm and Group Level (WAFL) takes place over the next two days in Florence, Italy. This conference was organised by Dr. Laura Boyle, Dr. Keelin O’Driscoll and Dr. Amy Quinn of Teagasc and is […]
30 August 2024
Breeding for low methane emitting animals – what’s possible?
Breeding for low methane emitting animals – what’s possible? An upcoming webinar will highlight the research ongoing to investigate the potential of breeding for low emissions animals as a methane mitigation approach in both Ireland and New Zealand. The webinar titled: ‘Breeding for low methane emitting animals – what’s possible?’ will highlight […]
29 August 2024
Preparing for weaning: Don’t be tempted to delay
Preparing for weaning: Don’t be tempted to delay Poorer liveweight gains on suckler beef farms, owing to a challenging spring and a summer of below average grass growth rates, has resulted in some beef farmers being tempted to delay weaning in order to make up lost ground. From an animal health perspective, […]
29 August 2024
Mixed harvest results from Poland and the UK
Mixed harvest results from Poland and the UK Tim Bergin, a Dublin man farming in Poland, and Andy Mahon, a Dubliner who manages a farm in the UK, join the Tillage Edge this week to chat about their respective harvests with contrasting reports of a very difficult year in the UK and […]
29 August 2024
DAFM urges vigilance on Bluetongue
DAFM urges vigilance on Bluetongue Following confirmation of Bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) in a sheep in South Norfolk, England on August 26 2024, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has urged Irish livestock keepers to be vigilant of the virus. Although Ireland is currently Bluetongue virus free, DAFM […]
28 August 2024
Perfecting a dairy-beef system
Perfecting a dairy-beef system Focusing on key areas such as grassland management, animal performance and health, Aidan Maguire has implemented steps to perfect his dairy-beef system in Navan, Co. Meath. DairyBeef 500 Advisor to the farm, Fergal Maguire shares details of these changes and previews an upcoming event on the farm. Farming […]
28 August 2024
Value of healthy hedgerows highlighted as National Hedgerow Week is launched
Value of healthy hedgerows highlighted as National Hedgerow Week is launched Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity, Pippa Hackett, today, Wednesday, 28 August launched National Hedgerow Week 2024 at an event in Birr Castle, Co. Offaly. National Hedgerow Week, which is jointly coordinated by Teagasc and the Heritage Council, is […]
28 August 2024
Farm Safety – Addressing Risks in Irish Agriculture
Farm Safety – Addressing Risks in Irish Agriculture Leah Sheridan, Teagasc Ballinrobe and ATU Galway, highlights the high fatality rates and persistent safety risks in the Irish agriculture sector, emphasizing the need for improved safety measures. The fatality rate in agriculture is higher than any other sector. Farms are identified as the […]
28 August 2024
Making the winter gains
Making the winter gains Aidan Maguire, DairyBeef 500 farmer from Navan, Co. Meath, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss management on his farm and his upcoming National Beef open day taking place on September 5 at 6pm. Listen in below: Aidan, alongside his son Luke, runs a dairy calf […]
28 August 2024
Variation in weather having an impact on grass growth and utilisation
Variation in weather having an impact on grass growth and utilisation Joseph Dunphy, Grass10 Team, discusses challenges faced by dairy farmers this August due to unusual grass growth and grazing conditions, resulting in the need for increased supplementation and strategic grazing management to prepare for autumn. August is normally a more relaxed […]
27 August 2024