Articles
Balancing AI breeding and off-farm work commitments
0 Balancing AI breeding and off-farm work commitments By being organised and using technology, Aonghusa Fahy manages to use AI despite working full time off farm. Aonghusa farms in Tullira, just outside Ardrahan in Co. Galway. He is married to Olivia and they have two young girls, Kayla (four years) and Hallie (two). […]
7 June 2024
Cavan farmer foresters scoop 2024 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Award
0 Cavan farmer foresters scoop 2024 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Award Derek and Yvonne McCabe’s sustainable integration of their farming and forestry enterprises makes them worthy winners of 2024 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Award. Noel Kennedy tells us more. Teagasc congratulates Derek and Yvonne McCabe who are the winners of the 2024 RDS […]
7 June 2024
Doing the simple things right on the road to clover
0 Doing the simple things right on the road to clover The recently crowned Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year, Patrick O’Neill first commenced establishing white clover on his dairy farm in Co. Longford in 2018 – long before high fertiliser prices brought this legume’s nitrogen fixation benefits back into vogue. Joining host […]
6 June 2024
What’s new in dairy-beef systems?
0 What’s new in dairy-beef systems? A Teagasc team recently met with a group of Wexford farmers to discuss the latest developments in dairy-beef production, writes Pearse Kelly, Head of Drystock Knowledge Transfer at Teagasc. Ellen Fitzpatrick, Research Technologist at Teagasc Johnstown Castle, opened the discussion by explaining that the trials in Johnstown […]
6 June 2024
‘Off colour’ spring barley causing concern for growers
0 ‘Off colour’ spring barley causing concern for growers Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Crops Specialist, looks at some of the factors leading to spring barley crops being ‘off colour’, and some of the remedial actions required. Overall, this year’s spring barley crops are better than expected considering that the majority of crops were planted […]
6 June 2024
The Kilkenny farmer getting the best from organic manures
0 The Kilkenny farmer getting the best from organic manures Kilkenny farmer Kevin O’Donnell joins Michael Hennessy on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast to explain how he is getting the best from organic manures on his tillage operation. Kevin has been using manures for a number of years and is in the process […]
6 June 2024
Mid-season breeding decisions to improve farm profitability
0 Mid-season breeding decisions to improve farm profitability Effectively at half time, Michael Donoghue, B&T Dairy Advisor, Teagasc Galway/Clare, writes on the decisions farmers need to make in the second half of the 2024 breeding season to ensure it’s a success. Most spring-calving dairy herds are now entering the fifth week of the […]
5 June 2024
Breeding, drafting lambs and preparing for silage with Oliva Hynes, Future Beef Farmer
0 Breeding, drafting lambs and preparing for silage with Oliva Hynes, Future Beef Farmer Olivia Hynes farms full time in Co. Roscommon on 70ha, split between owned and rented land. Operating a mixed farming system, carrying 45 suckler cows and 280 ewes, June centres on breeding, saving silage and the drafting of lambs. […]
5 June 2024
Mid-season worm control for dairy-beef systems
0 Mid-season worm control for dairy-beef systems As we move through the summer and stock return to paddocks they have already grazed, parasite burdens will start to develop across farms. Tommy Cox, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, offers some key advice on dosing dairy-beef animals. Parasites can have a significant impact on animal performance, therefore […]
5 June 2024
‘Standardising of carbon credits an opportunity to bring money into agriculture’
0 ‘Standardising of carbon credits an opportunity to bring money into agriculture’ The future introduction of carbon removals and carbon farming (CRCF) regulations by the EU will create opportunities for Irish agriculture. That’s according to David Dolan, Nuffield Scholar and dairy farmer, who joined a recent episode of the Teagasc Signpost Series webinar, […]
5 June 2024