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Teagasc National Dairy Conference: ‘Adapting to a changing dairy farming environment’
Teagasc National Dairy Conference: ‘Adapting to a changing dairy farming environment’ This year’s Teagasc National Dairy Conference will take place on Wednesday, 29 November in the Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny. The conference theme is ‘Adapting to a changing dairy farming environment’. Speaking in advance of the event, Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer in […]
16 November 2023
Explainer: Changes to the Terminal and Replacement Indexes – why are they required?
Explainer: Changes to the Terminal and Replacement Indexes – why are they required? From November 28, suckler farmers may notice a re-ranking of their animals on the Terminal and Replacement Indexes. The Terminal Index ranks breeding animals on the profitability of their resulting offspring in finishing systems, whereas the Replacement Index focuses […]
16 November 2023
Potato harvesting difficulties persist
Potato harvesting difficulties persist Progress in terms of potato harvesting is still very slow, explains Teagasc Crops Specialist Shay Phelan, with the continuing poor weather conditions showing no sign of improvement. At the moment, there are estimates that approximately 20-30% of the maincrop remains to be harvested. However, this varies from region […]
16 November 2023
Part 1: Dealing with drainage issues on tillage land
Part 1: Dealing with drainage issues on tillage land The wet autumn has shown up areas in all farms which are wet and may need some drainage attention in the coming months or years. In this, the first of a two-part series of the Tillage Edge podcast, host Michael Hennessy talks to […]
16 November 2023
Why early budgeting is key when managing fodder supplies
Why early budgeting is key when managing fodder supplies 2023 has been an annus horribilis for many beef farmers when it comes to grazing and silage. Martina Harrington, Manager of the Teagasc Future Beef Programme, tells us more on the importance of fodder budgeting after a challenging year. This year started well […]
15 November 2023
DairyBeef 500 update and winter management on your farm
DairyBeef 500 update and winter management on your farm Alan Dillon, DairyBeef 500 Manager, and Fergal Maguire, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, are on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to give an update on the campaign. They also discuss winter management on farms. Alan describes how the difficult weather conditions have decreased performance this […]
15 November 2023
Chasing cost reductions through breeding – the role of the updated Replacement Index
Chasing cost reductions through breeding – the role of the updated Replacement Index An updated Replacement Index will be published on November 28. Within the improved breeding tool, there is a strong focus placed on reducing the costs associated with the keeping of suckler cows and the carbon emissions from both the […]
15 November 2023
Watch: Assessing the extent of grass weed problems on Irish tillage farms
Watch: Assessing the extent of grass weed problems on Irish tillage farms As part of the Enable Conservation Tillage Project – a pan-European project which aimed to improve farmer and industry knowledge of grass weeds – Teagasc undertook a survey of 103 tillage farms over 2020 and 2021 to assess the extent […]
15 November 2023
Greater awareness of anaerobic digestion benefits at farm level needed
Greater awareness of anaerobic digestion benefits at farm level needed A survey conducted to assess farmers’ willingness to adopt anaerobic digestion has identified a potential knowledge gap at farm level in terms of the benefits this technology can bring. Speaking from the Catchment Science 2023 Conference last week, Sadhbh Mahony, a Sustainability […]
15 November 2023
Teagasc Food Innovation Gateways 2023: Building a Sustainable Food System – The Role of Bioprocessing and Fermentation Technology
Teagasc Food Innovation Gateways 2023: Building a Sustainable Food System – The Role of Bioprocessing and Fermentation Technology The latest Food Innovation Gateways event recently took place at the Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork. The theme of this year’s event was “Building a Sustainable Food System – The Role […]
14 November 2023