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Time to act on your paddock system
Time to act on your paddock system If you are thinking of putting a paddock system in place or even modifying your existing paddocks, now is the time to take action, Fergal Maguire, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, tells us more. For the first time, cattle (bovine) fencing is now grant aided under the […]
20 December 2023
The potential of grass-based, dairy-beef heifer systems
The potential of grass-based, dairy-beef heifer systems Dr. Ellen Fitzpatrick presented findings on low-input, high-output, grass-based, dairy-beef heifer systems at the Teagasc National Beef Conference 2023. Ellen highlighted the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the increasing number of heifers, particularly from the dairy herd, due to technologies like sexed semen. The […]
20 December 2023
Minister Pippa Hackett announces overall winners of Teagasc Forest Photo Competition 2023
Minister Pippa Hackett announces overall winners of Teagasc Forest Photo Competition 2023 The overall winners of the 2023 Teagasc forest photo competition were announced by the Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity, Senator Pippa Hackett, yesterday, Tuesday, 19 December. This year’s competition, “Celebrating the New Forestry Programme 2023 – 2027”, […]
20 December 2023
Future-proofing the farm with solar panels
Future-proofing the farm with solar panels The Dolan family have installed a solar energy system to cut costs and enhance sustainability on their 400-cow dairy farm in Westmeath. John and Una Dolan, and their children Aoife, Shane and Cathal, are dairy farmers in Fardrum, Co. Westmeath close to Athlone. The family can […]
19 December 2023
Silage testing – what the results mean
Silage testing – what the results mean On this episode of the Teagasc OviCast podcast, Teagasc Sheep Specialist, Ciarán Lynch speaks to Dr Tim Keady about the importance of silage testing and what the results mean. Tim emphasises the importance of getting a silage test conducted correctly and early, to know the […]
19 December 2023
Grower feedback wanted on winter crop plantings
Grower feedback wanted on winter crop plantings Following a challenging autumn and early winter period on tillage farms, Teagasc has launched a survey to help identify the areas planted this autumn and to shed light on farmers’ cropping plans for next spring. With wet conditions persisting from mid-September through to late-November, plantings […]
19 December 2023
Don’t ‘waste’ Christmas
Don’t ‘waste’ Christmas As the song goes, Christmas is the ‘most wonderful time of the year’. Many of us will have the pleasure of feasting and sharing beautifully prepared meals with our friends and family. However, there can also be a downside and that is the amount of food waste we generate […]
19 December 2023
Lessons on pasture utilisation and meal feeding to be learned from 2022
Lessons on pasture utilisation and meal feeding to be learned from 2022 2022 was an extraordinary year on Irish dairy farms. Although input price volatility overshadowed much of the year, dairy incomes still managed to hit record highs on the back of all-time high milk prices. With volatility now seemingly an ever-present […]
18 December 2023
Mutual benefits – Cork tillage and dairy farmers work together
Mutual benefits – Cork tillage and dairy farmers work together Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Crops Specialist, and Advisor Michael McCarthy report on Cork tillage and dairy farmers working together in a textbook example of the ‘circular economy’ at work in farming. Niall Canty and his father Denis are tillage farmers and contractors from […]
18 December 2023
The Wexford farmers helping to take back the Blue Flag
The Wexford farmers helping to take back the Blue Flag With the help of the county council, Wexford farmers are working hard to improve water quality in their local seaside village of Duncannon and things are looking good. Eoin Kinsella, agricultural scientist with Wexford County Council and Project Manager with the Duncannon […]
18 December 2023