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Tractor Safety Week: The importance of safe tractor operation
Tractors and farm vehicles are vitally important on farms, but they must be operated carefully to prevent accidents. As part of Tractor Safety Week, Teagasc Health and Safety Specialist, Francis Bligh writes on the importance of safe tractor operation.
26 May 2026
Reducing labour at breeding on John and James Dunne’s Future Beef farm
Farming in Portarlington, Co. Offaly, father and son team and participants in the Teagasc Future Beef Programme, John and James Dunne have focused on efficiency when it comes to breeding their suckler herd.
26 May 2026
Aspiring to grow your own veg?
Are you one of the many thousands visiting Bord Bia Bloom over the coming days and aspire to grow you own veg? If so, then a visit to the Teagasc presence at one of Europe’s largest horticulture events is a must.
26 May 2026
Securing the future of Irish dairying: Succession, progression and collaborative farming
This week’s episode of the Dairy Edge podcast focuses on generation renewal in Irish dairying and the challenges facing young farmers trying to enter and progress within the sector.
25 May 2026
Attend an organic crop walk this June
Two Organic Crop Walks will take place in early June, offering farmers the chance to see how organic crops are performing this season.
25 May 2026
Tractor Safety Week: Maintenance and tidy tractors
Tractor Safety Week shares simple steps that can save lives on farms. Monday’s Tractor Safety Week theme highlights the importance of Tractor maintenance and tidy tractors, Teagasc Health and Safety Specialist, Francis Bligh tells us more.
25 May 2026
Finding the optimum summer stocking rate
To correct/maintain grass quality through June, July and August, there must be flexibility in the grazing system, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, James Dunne writes on the importance of finding the optimum stocking rate.
25 May 2026
More farmers availing of off-farm income
It is evident that the gap between the incomes earned by different farming systems has grown in recent years, according to Professor Frank O’Mara, Director of Teagasc, who addressed the Nuffield International Triennial in Ireland at Queen’s University on May 18th.
25 May 2026
Top-performing suckler farmer to host Future Beef walk
One of Ireland’s top-performing suckler farms, operated by John Pringle, Co. Wicklow, will be the venue for a fast-approaching Future Beef Farm Walk.
24 May 2026
Fuel support scheme welcome as silage costs remain high
Sean Mannion, Teagasc Drystock Advisor, discusses the Fuel Income Support Scheme, which provides timely support for farmers and contractors as high diesel prices continue to drive up silage-making costs.
24 May 2026