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Silage quality improvements – Ten point plan
Silage quality improvements – Ten point plan On dairy calf to beef farms all animals are priority stock. It is essential that all animals are gaining weight every day. As silage can make up to at least 1/4 of the annual diet on these farms, animals should be fed very high quality […]
16 March 2024
Inflation and weather double whammy for vegetable sector
Inflation and weather double whammy for vegetable sector Irish field vegetable growers were hit with a double whammy of rising price inflation and extreme weather events in 2023, which has posed profitability challenges for the sector, the recently published Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2024 report has revealed. The report, which provides up-to-date […]
16 March 2024
Optimized Milking Intervals with Sean Kelly, Tipperary
Optimized Milking Intervals with Sean Kelly, Tipperary Dairy farmer, Sean Kelly from Tipperary outlines his milking times for the farm. Sean finds the 16/8 milking interval optimises milk production and milk quality while allowing flexibility to take some time off the farm. Sean Kelly, a dairy farmer from Kilruane, Nenagh, in County […]
15 March 2024
Growing Wild – Shamrock and Primrose
Growing Wild – Shamrock and Primrose Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity. Shamrock Look out for shamrock, our national emblem. Plants with three usually stalkless leaflets are used. Lesser trefoil also known as yellow clover is grown commercially as shamrock. It […]
15 March 2024
Lowering the carbon and ammonia footprints of pasture-based dairy production at Solohead Research Farm
Lowering the carbon and ammonia footprints of pasture-based dairy production at Solohead Research Farm Owen Cashman, Phd Student, Solohead Farm, Teagasc, joined Mark Gibson, Head of the Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, on the latest Signpost Series webinar to discuss lowering the carbon and ammonia footprints of pasture-based dairy production at Solohead […]
15 March 2024
Forest Fires – Practical steps to minimise the risk
Forest Fires – Practical steps to minimise the risk Frances McHugh, Forestry Development Officer, discusses practical actions for forest owners that make significant impact to mitigate the risk and potential damage from forest fires It’s difficult to focus on the issue of Forest Fires after prolonged wet weather, however experience tells us […]
15 March 2024
Farmers leading the way in pig welfare with WelFarmers
Farmers leading the way in pig welfare with WelFarmers Edgar Garcia Manzanilla, tells us that the EU is on its way to produce new regulations in the area of animal welfare. These regulations are based on consumer demands and scientific evidence. However, farmers have protested on several occasions that the way that […]
15 March 2024
Teagasc Researchers Inspire Young Minds at ESB Science Blast 2024
Teagasc Researchers Inspire Young Minds at ESB Science Blast 2024 Eimear Ferguson, Science Communication and Engagement officer at Teagasc, tells us that last week Teagasc returned to support the ever popular children’s science competition, the ESB Science Blast held at RDS Simmonscourt. Students from across the country came in their droves to […]
15 March 2024
In-crop slurry application to cereal crops – timely tips
In-crop slurry application to cereal crops – timely tips John Mahon, Teagasc Signpost Tillage Advisor, tells us more about how to manage the application of slurry to growing cereal crops in order to maximise nutrient recovery and lower chemical fertiliser costs. On Irish tillage farms approximately 70% of GHG emissions are related […]
14 March 2024
Applying slurry to growing tillage crops on the Kepak farms
Applying slurry to growing tillage crops on the Kepak farms A recent Signpost farm event on the Kepak farm in Dunboyne, Co Meath focused on the use of slurry on their tillage farm. On this episode of the Tillage Edge we discuss utilising slurry on a tillage farm. Sam Myles, the farm […]
14 March 2024