Articles
Economic impacts of sward species diversity and Nitrogen application level in pasture based dairy systems
A new study from Teagasc has found that using diverse grass mixes in dairy farming systems can lead to increased farm profits while cutting nitrogen (N) fertiliser application levels.
15 December 2025
Should you be making any changes to your farm enterprise in 2026?
With the sun setting on 2025, Andy Ryder, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Westport, encourages drystock farmers to review the performance of their farms over the past 12 months in order to plan effectively for the year ahead.
15 December 2025
Signpost update: Silage testing and controlling fluke
Tomas O’Toole, sheep farmer participant in the Teagasc Signpost Programme, looks at his plans for winter feeding and flock management prior to housing.
14 December 2025
Challenging dairy year ahead
Weaker milk prices, elevated costs and global market uncertainty mean that Irish dairy farmers are facing into a more challenging year in 2026.
13 December 2025
New Reconstitution Scheme to Assist Forest Owners Impacted by Storms
A much-anticipated Reconstitution Scheme to assist private forest owners impacted by recent severe storms was announced on 10 December 2025. Applications for this new scheme are set to open in early 2026. Tom Houlihan tells us more.
12 December 2025
Irish turkey production at Christmas time
On this episode of the Poultry Edge podcast and as we approach Christmas, Rebecca Tierney looks at Irish turkey production in advance of the festive period, with Padraig McKenna, Managing Director with Whitakers Hatcheries, one of the major suppliers of turkeys in Ireland.
12 December 2025
Insights from FarmBioNet’s second workshop
The second Farmer-Focused Biodiversity and Agricultural Knowledge Network (FarmBioNet) workshop brought together farmers, advisors, researchers and policy makers to explore knowledge gaps in biodiversity-friendly farming (BFF) practices and to better understand the needs of farmers implementing these practices.
12 December 2025
Teagasc Unveils New Study on Agricultural Feedstocks for Ireland’s Emerging Biomethane Industry
Teagasc today, December 11th, announced the publication of a landmark research report assessing the potential for agriculture-based anaerobic digestion (AD) to support Ireland’s growing biomethane industry.
11 December 2025
Know the costs of growing your crops
The only way to truly know the costs of growing crops is to calculate your own figures, writes Crops Specialist, Shay Phelan who looks at the role of the Teagasc Profit monitor when making crucial decisions going forward into 2026 and beyond.
11 December 2025
A winter project – building your own GPS autosteer system
GPS technology is now commonplace on tillage farms, but many do not have auto steer installed.
11 December 2025