Articles
Farmers in ACRES CP: Monies available for Field Margins
Farmers in ACRES CP: Monies available for Field Margins Catherine Keena and Michéal Kelly, Environmental Specialists at Teagasc, write on the opportunities Field Margins as a non-Productive Investment present to ACRES CP participants, and remind potential applicants that the deadline to apply is Thursday, October 31. Are you one of the 20,000 […]
21 October 2024
Listen: Water Quality Challenges and the Outlook for the Future – Part 1
Listen: Water Quality Challenges and the Outlook for the Future – Part 1 Are farmers going in the right direction in relation to improving water quality? Teagasc Agricultural Catchment Specialist, Eddie Burgess, joins us to discuss the challenge on Irish farms. For more episodes and information from the Environment Edge, visit the […]
21 October 2024
Tracking Farm Emissions to Improve Sustainability with Richard Starrett
Tracking Farm Emissions to Improve Sustainability with Richard Starrett National Farm Survey data helps farmers assess and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining economic and social sustainability. Richard Starrett, Signpost Programme Demonstration Farmer, tells us more. We recently took a close look at our farm’s sustainability report, examining performance and emissions based […]
20 October 2024
Growing Wild: Ling Heather and Cross-leaved Heath
Growing Wild: Ling Heather and Cross-leaved Heath Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity, this time focusing on Ling Heather and Cross-leaved Heath Ling Heather Look out for ling heather in our peatlands – both raised bogs in the midlands and uplands […]
20 October 2024
Maximise weanling performance at housing
Maximise weanling performance at housing Martina Harrington, Manager of the Teagasc Future Beef Programme, provides guidance on preparing weanlings for housing by focusing on disease prevention and minimising stress. Pre-housing dose: dose weanlings four weeks pre housing to ensure their lungs are healed from any infection when housed. Use a product with […]
19 October 2024
Watch: Latest Updates from the Pig Research Facility
Watch: Latest Updates from the Pig Research Facility In this video update Aisling Holmes, Research Technician at the Teagasc Pig Research Facility, gives us an update on farrowing house performance, co-mingling, gilts and the upcoming Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference 2024. In this update, the focus is on recent progress in farrowing rooms […]
19 October 2024
The new vaccine against Cryptosporidium
The new vaccine against Cryptosporidium Helena Madden, Ruminant Veterinary Manager with MSD Animal Health, joins Stuart Childs on the latest Dairy Edge to discuss the new vaccine against Cryptosporidium, Bovilis Cryptium. Helena first discusses how crypto is consistently one of the main causes of calf scour and then explains how cleaver the […]
18 October 2024
Management tasks for winter barley, wheat and oilseed rape crops
Management tasks for winter barley, wheat and oilseed rape crops Shay Phelan, Crops Specialist at Teagasc, discusses the current status and management practices for winter barley, wheat, and oilseed rape crops in mid-October 2024. Winter barley Winter barley drilling is now complete with many early drilled crops now at the 1-2 leaf […]
18 October 2024
Optimizing Inputs and Maximizing Yields: Tom Tierney Farm Update October 2024
Optimizing Inputs and Maximizing Yields: Tom Tierney Farm Update October 2024 Tom Tierney, Teagasc Signpost Programme Demonstration Farmer, tells us how his oilseed rape yield results justify his decision to minimise input spend. With no winter barley this year due to the wet autumn, my 2024 harvest finally kicked off late with […]
18 October 2024
Listen: Celebrating 30 Years of the Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference
Listen: Celebrating 30 Years of the Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference For the latest Pig Edge podcast, we’re diving into all the details of the upcoming Annual Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference, which is celebrating 30 years of the conference this year. On this episode, we’re joined by Ciarán Carroll, Louise Clarke and Michael […]
18 October 2024