Articles
Monitoring mating liveweight and body condition score on BETTER sheep farms
0 Monitoring mating liveweight and body condition score on BETTER sheep farms Frank Campion of the Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Teagasc Athenry, reports on mating liveweight and body condition scores on the BETTER sheep farms. Mating liveweight and body condition scores (BCSs) for the mature ewes from the lowland BETTER […]
7 November 2023
Recording Hill Sheep Groups – an opportunity for the hill sector to improve
0 Recording Hill Sheep Groups – an opportunity for the hill sector to improve Ireland, along with other countries, had tried hill sheep breed improvement in the past, but ultimately it failed for several reasons. These include: a lack of market for parentage recorded rams; no short-term gains seen; practical difficulties of recording […]
7 November 2023
ACRES planning – the right action in the right place
0 ACRES planning – the right action in the right place On this episode of the Signpost Series, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, was joined by Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, and John Lusby, Birdwatch Ireland, to discuss planning ACRES – the right action in the right place. […]
7 November 2023
The financial performance of dairy farms in 2023
0 The financial performance of dairy farms in 2023 Jim Moyles, Teagasc Dairy Advisor, joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss the financial performance of dairy farms in 2023 and potential areas where farmers can focus on to protect profits. Jim documents farm accounts for 27 farms from January to […]
6 November 2023
Solar energy opportunities for dairy farms
0 Solar energy opportunities for dairy farms As we all know, energy costs have increased dramatically since the war in Ukraine started and are unlikely to go back to pre-war levels. In this article, Patrick Gowing, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, offers some key advice for farmers considering installing solar on their farm. Rising energy […]
6 November 2023
Examining the options with store lambs
0 Examining the options with store lambs With the large number of store lambs currently on farms, farmers are considering finishing lambs, selling as stores, or buying store lambs for finishing. Eamonn Dempsey, Drystock Advisor in Tralee, looks at the options available to farmers. The target is to finish store lambs from grazed […]
6 November 2023
The rise of all women discussion groups
0 The rise of all women discussion groups Discussion groups are typically male dominated, but the establishment of women only discussion groups has created an environment where everyone feels welcome, valued and able to contribute. Teagasc has established a number of all women discussion groups over recent times in locations spanning from Meath […]
6 November 2023
Watch: Clipping an important winter management task on this Future Beef farm
0 Watch: Clipping an important winter management task on this Future Beef farm Oliver O’Hara farms full time with help from his children Shane and Karen in Gortnaskeagh, Leckaun, Co. Leitrim. Farming 43ha of owned and leased land, plus mountain commonage, his soil type is typically heavy clay with some peaty areas adjacent […]
5 November 2023
Growing Wild – Crab Apples and Elderberries
0 Growing Wild – Crab Apples and Elderberries Now is the time to look out for Crab Apples and Elderberries. Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, who takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity. Crab Apples Look out for crab apples. They are not ideal for Halloween apple games […]
5 November 2023
Watch: Irish agriculture over the last 50 years
0 Watch: Irish agriculture over the last 50 years Dr Emma Dillon, Teagasc economist, takes us on a journey of the changing structure of Irish agriculture over the last 50 years There has been a transformative change in Irish agriculture since joining the EEC 50 years ago, a sector now modernised, mechanised and […]
5 November 2023