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How this Cork family achieved a smooth farm succession process
0 How this Cork family achieved a smooth farm succession process Alan Dillon, DairyBeef 500 Manager, recently visited a family in Co. Cork, who’ve ticked all the boxes when it comes to the key things to consider in the farm succession process. John Horgan from Kilworth, near Fermoy, Co. Cork, is a part-time […]
4 July 2024
Top of the crops
0 Top of the crops For six decades, the Crops Research Centre at Teagasc’s Oak Park campus has been at the forefront of development and innovation in crop science and agronomy. Richie Hackett tells us more. 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the official opening of the Crops Research Centre at Oak Park, […]
4 July 2024
Crop Outlook: Winter crops, spring beans and potatoes
0 Crop Outlook: Winter crops, spring beans and potatoes Shay Phelan discusses the current status and challenges of winter barley, wheat, spring beans and potatoes. Winter crops The first winter barley crops will be ready for harvesting within the next two weeks. In general green area has been maximised by good disease control […]
4 July 2024
New varieties are bringing improved resistance
0 New varieties are bringing improved resistance John Dunne, Arable Trials and Agronomy Manager at Goldcrop, joined the Tillage Edge podcast this week to chat about the varieties coming through the system. John first discusses the array of existing and new varieties that were on display at the Goldcrop Open day in Cork. He […]
4 July 2024
Listen: The key messages from the BEEF2024 Dairy Calf-to-Beef Village
0 Listen: The key messages from the BEEF2024 Dairy Calf-to-Beef Village Alan Dillon, Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Manager, joins host Catherine Egan on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to highlight the key messages discussed with farmers who visited the Dairy Calf-to-Beef Village as part of BEEF2024, Teagasc’s National Beef Open Day. Alan outlines the […]
3 July 2024
Time to review your winter feed situation
0 Time to review your winter feed situation With PastureBase Ireland showing a 1.2t DM/ha reduction in total grass growth for the first six months of the year when compared to the previous five-year average, the Teagasc Grass10 team is advising farmers to complete a fodder budget to review their winter feed situation. […]
3 July 2024
Investigation of summer scour syndrome
0 Investigation of summer scour syndrome Typically presenting in weaned dairy and dairy-beef calves within a month of turnout to grass, researchers in Teagasc Grange are investigating the summer scour syndrome (SSS). Rischi Robinson, a Walsh Scholar in the Teagasc Animal and Bioscience Programme, provided attendees with an overview of this research as […]
3 July 2024
Farmer awareness and preferences for GHG mitigation measures
0 Farmer awareness and preferences for GHG mitigation measures Based on a survey of 400 farms contained within the National Farm Survey (NFS), the awareness and willingness of farmers to adopt a range of greenhouse gas mitigation measures were drawn out. Dr Cathal Buckley, Research Officer at the Teagasc Agricultural Economics and Farm […]
3 July 2024
New manager appointed in Teagasc Roscommon/Longford Advisory Region
0 New manager appointed in Teagasc Roscommon/Longford Advisory Region Gabriel Trayers has been appointed as Teagasc Regional Advisory Manager in the Roscommon and Longford region. The appointment was approved at the Teagasc Authority meeting today, Wednesday, July 3. Gabriel Trayers will lead the Teagasc team delivering advisory services to farmers and educational courses […]
3 July 2024
Commercial Beef Value benefits showcased to dairy-beef producers
0 Commercial Beef Value benefits showcased to dairy-beef producers Farmers visiting the Dairy Calf-to-Beef Village as part of BEEF2024, Teagasc’s National Beef Open Day, heard of the benefits of the Commercial Beef Value (CBV), and how its use at purchase time can result in more profitable and efficient dairy-beef systems. Exploring the CBV […]
2 July 2024