Articles
Animal performance, red clover silage and finishing with DairyBeef 500 farmer Aidan Maguire
Animal performance, red clover silage and finishing with DairyBeef 500 farmer Aidan Maguire Like the rest of the country, ground conditions have deteriorated rapidly since the middle of October on Aidan Maguire’s farm in Navan, Co. Meath. In this article, Fergal Maguire, DairyBeef 500 Advisor to the farm, provides an update on […]
25 October 2023
Maximise all beef and suckler scheme payments this year
Maximise all beef and suckler scheme payments this year There was a number of new beef schemes introduced in 2023, namely the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP), the National Beef Welfare Scheme (NBWS) and the National Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme. In a year where costs are remaining high and it looks like […]
25 October 2023
Breeding, grassland and finishing lambs in Ballyhaise College
Breeding, grassland and finishing lambs in Ballyhaise College Fergus O’Rourke and Niall Conaty from Teagasc Ballyhaise Agricultural College in Co. Cavan join the latest OviCast podcast to provide an update on the flock. To start, Fergus gives a background to the farm and flock, while Niall discusses the breeding plan, keeping an […]
25 October 2023
New collaboration to enhance the growing malting, brewing and distilling sector in Ireland
New collaboration to enhance the growing malting, brewing and distilling sector in Ireland Ireland’s South East is Ireland’s principal area for the production of grain for the drinks sector. It is also home to a national cluster of breweries, distilleries and malt houses, as well to the country’s only ab initio honours […]
25 October 2023
Wet weather grazing practices back in play on Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farms
Wet weather grazing practices back in play on Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farms Sandra Hayes, Co-ordinator of the Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farm Programme, outlines how last week’s heavy rain has affected farmers, bringing about the rapid resumption of wet weather grazing practices. The weather has affected a number of things on all the farms. Many […]
24 October 2023
Selecting AI sires for autumn breeding on Future Beef farms
Selecting AI sires for autumn breeding on Future Beef farms A number of farmers enrolled in Teagasc’s Future Beef Programme operate either entirely autumn-calving or a combination of spring and autumn-calving herds. In this article, Aisling Molloy, Future Beef Programme Advisor, looks at sire selection on a number of the farms enrolled. […]
24 October 2023
Keeping dairy beef animals healthy this winter
Keeping dairy beef animals healthy this winter This year’s wet and mild summer has resulted in higher parasitic burdens in dairy beef animals. With housing underway in many parts of the country, it is important to eliminate these burdens to ensure animals remain healthy to optimise performance during the indoor period. Stomach […]
24 October 2023
Successfully implementing selective dry cow therapy
Successfully implementing selective dry cow therapy Pablo Silva Bolona, mastitis researcher at Teagasc Moorepark, is on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss his research and recommendations into successfully implementing selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) on farms for the drying off season in 2023. Pablo first explains the concept of selective dry […]
23 October 2023
How these dairy farmers more than halved chemical nitrogen applications
How these dairy farmers more than halved chemical nitrogen applications As part of Signpost Sustainability Month, dairy farmers John and Brendan Walsh detail the evolution in their farming practices in an effort to improve the sustainability of their farm system. Joining Emma-Louise Coffey on a recent episode of the Dairy Edge podcast, […]
23 October 2023
Evaluation of how chlorine-free cleaning protocols for milking equipment are applied on farms
Evaluation of how chlorine-free cleaning protocols for milking equipment are applied on farms A requirement for chlorine-free cleaning of milking equipment on-farm has been adopted by milk processors since January 2021. To address this scenario (and to compensate for the removal of chlorine), five new milking machine cleaning protocols have been developed […]
23 October 2023