Articles
Healthy soil is important for Ireland’s bees
0 Healthy soil is important for Ireland’s bees As part of World Soil Day 2023, Saorla Kavanagh and Colm O’Leary explain how pollination services and soil and water are connected, and how they are collectively vital for ensuring resilient farming systems. The symbiotic relationship of soil and water is the foundation of our […]
5 December 2023
A grá for nematodes and the EU’s first soil health law
0 A grá for nematodes and the EU’s first soil health law Dr Fiona Brennan, Teagasc Senior Research Officer in Soil and Microbiology, joins Cathal Somers and Deirdre Glynn on this episode of the Environment Edge podcast to mark World Soils Day. World Soil Day is marked on December 5th each year, as […]
5 December 2023
Why do we need a Soil Health Law?
0 Why do we need a Soil Health Law? World Soil Day is upon us again, this is an annual event held on the 5th of December where the focus is on soil health and advocating the sustainable management of soils. Cathal Somers, Teagasc ASSAP advisor tells us why we need a soil […]
5 December 2023
FBD contributes €6 million to new research centre at Teagasc Moorepark
0 FBD contributes €6 million to new research centre at Teagasc Moorepark The new research centre is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving the environment sustainability of Irish agriculture. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue today announced that contributions by FBD Holdings plc, FBD Trust CLG and Farmer […]
4 December 2023
David Beca on the fundamentals of cost control in grazing systems
0 David Beca on the fundamentals of cost control in grazing systems International dairy consultant, David Beca, joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss the fundamentals of cost control in grazing systems. David discusses pasture harvest, as defined as grass utilised on the milk platform, and consequently, the proportion […]
4 December 2023
Grass half full
0 Grass half full Grass and other plant biomass may represent an innovative new protein source for use in food and beverages. With the world’s population expected to increase from eight billion in 2023 to ten billion by 2050, the demand for protein for human consumption is rising. Accordingly, there is a need […]
4 December 2023
Steps to assess your feed options this winter
0 Steps to assess your feed options this winter Aisling Molloy, Teagasc Future Beef Programme Advisor, details how farmers enrolled in the programme are managing fodder supplies and outlines a number of simple steps to assess your feed options this winter. Update your fodder budget The fodder budget tool in PastureBase is a […]
3 December 2023
Rectifying soil fertility starts now
0 Rectifying soil fertility starts now John Kilboyle, B&T Advisor at Teagasc Galway/Clare, reminds farmers of the two new requirements of the latest Nitrates Action Plan, while highlighting what they mean for farmers. Below is a reminder of the two new requirements from the latest Nitrates Action Plan: From 1st January 2023, all […]
3 December 2023
IBR: impacts and control
0 IBR: impacts and control As a bonus Beef Edge episode, Dr. Maria Guelbenzu from Animal Health Ireland (AHI) who presented at the Teagasc National Beef Conference, discusses the prevalence of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR), and why Ireland needs to move towards a national eradication programme. For more episodes from the Beef Edge […]
2 December 2023
Minding yourself this winter
0 Minding yourself this winter The main cause of poor mental health is stress, explains Roisin Scully, KT Masters Student at Teagasc Ballinrobe, and working in agriculture at present is a taxing profession. This is due to influences such as record high input costs, labour shortages and the recent unfavourable weather affecting crop […]
2 December 2023