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Diary dates: Four farm walks for Teagasc Winter Milk Week
Teagasc Winter Milk Week will see four farm walks taking place from November 17 to 21. The theme of Teagasc Winter Milk Week is Maximising Margins from Winter Milk.
13 November 2025
High-value weanlings out west
With West of Ireland farmers being the backbone of the Irish suckler herd, Keith Fahy, Drystock Advisor in Athenry, writes why the upcoming Teagasc National Beef Conference is a must attend event.
13 November 2025
Hybrid burgers: Meat meets plants…
Hybrid beef burgers blend traditional meat with a portion of plant protein, providing options and choice for those who wish to increase the proportion of plant-based nutrients in their diet, without compromising on eating experience.
12 November 2025
Tipperary and Cavan destinations for Teagasc Dairy Conference
The Teagasc National Dairy Conference 2025 takes place on Wednesday 26 November in the Talbot Hotel Clonmel, County Tipperary and Thursday, 27th November in the Kilmore Hotel, Cavan.
12 November 2025
Efficiency that pays: Grass, breeding and better results with John Barry
With the Teagasc National Beef Conference taking place on Tuesday, November 18, at the Raheen Woods Hotel in Athenry, Co. Galway, Future Beef farmer John Barry from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary is on this week’s Beef edge podcast to explain his suckling-to-weanling system and how he balances shape and quality to meet both home and export market demands.
12 November 2025
Calf-to-beef: Maximising performance over the first winter
The first winter housing period is a key stage in any dairy calf-to-beef system, writes DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Gordon Peppard, as how young cattle are managed over the coming months will have a considerable influence on growth rates, finishing age and the overall profitability.
12 November 2025
Promoting safer cattle handling practices among farmers
Farmers have benefitted from a training course, coordinated by Teagasc, delivered by Miriam Parker, Livestockwise UK, and supported by Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Farm Safety, Michael Healy-Rae, T.D., that will allow for the safer handling of cattle on Irish farms.
12 November 2025
Carbon farming and practical tools
Leading researchers, policymakers, industry personnel and farmers gathered in Co. Offaly today, November 11, to discuss practical and emerging solutions to enable farming for a better climate.
11 November 2025
Management tips as the breeding season enters the final phase
Teagasc Advisor, Tom Coll is on this episode of the OviCast podcast with some practical management tips as the breeding season draws to a close.
11 November 2025
Bird flu and biosecurity advice with Aonghus Lane
With confirmed cases of Avian Influenza, commonly referred to as Bird Flu, in Ireland,
poultry veterinary practitioner, Aonghus Lane from St David’s Poultry Veterinary Team joins Rebecca Tierney on the latest Poultry Edge podcast to discuss the importance of biosecurity and its implementation.
11 November 2025