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Planning for autumn and winter with Shay Ryan
Planning for autumn and winter with Shay Ryan Shay Ryan is a Signpost programme demonstration farmer, farming outside New Ross in Co. Wexford. Shay farms 97 Ha. The milking platform is 56Ha. There is also a small beef enterprise on the farm. Shay is currently milking an average of 180 cows and […]
14 October 2023
A Taste of Things to Come!
A Taste of Things to Come! Teagasc has established a new apple research orchard at its crops research centre in Oak Park, Carlow. This new research programme represents a fundamental step in developing the apple sector in Ireland. Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity in the Department of Agriculture, Food […]
13 October 2023
Pick your paddocks now for next spring’s grazing
Pick your paddocks now for next spring’s grazing All farms should have started closing paddocks, the Teagasc Grass10 team has reminded farmers in its most recent weekly newsletter. Remember, every week delay in closing reduces spring grass supply by 100kg DM/ha. To get good clean outs on paddocks, farmers are encouraged to […]
13 October 2023
Agroforestry: a new innovation in Irish agriculture
Agroforestry: a new innovation in Irish agriculture Ian Short & Rachel Irwin tell us that over the last few years, the interest in planting agroforestry, as a climate change mitigation and adaptation strategy, has risen in Ireland, with supports for increasing tree cover on farms available under the suite of forestry grants […]
13 October 2023
Ear Necrosis – know your enemy
Ear Necrosis – know your enemy Ear necrosis is a relatively new problem in pig production that has developed over the last 20 years but in particular during the last decade, Michael McKeon tells us how we can manage it. In order to control / reduce / eliminate the problem, we need […]
13 October 2023
Watch: Maintaining Mental Health and Safety in Challenging Time
Watch: Maintaining Mental Health and Safety in Challenging Time A webinar on Maintaining Mental Health and Safety in Challenging Time took place on Tuesday, 10th October to coincide with World Mental Health Day. Know how to manage your mental health – everyone is likely to be affected at some time in their […]
13 October 2023
Taking steps to improve sustainability on a west Cork dairy-beef farm
Taking steps to improve sustainability on a west Cork dairy-beef farm James O’Sullivan, a Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Campaign and Teagasc Signpost Programme participant, is implementing steps to improve the sustainability of his west Cork holding. Joining Catherine Egan on a recent episode of the Beef Edge podcast, James detailed how he’s farming […]
12 October 2023
An update on winter barley and winter wheat plantings
An update on winter barley and winter wheat plantings Shay Phelan, Teagasc Crops Specialist, provides an update on winter barley and winter wheat plantings and provides some key agronomic advice on the management of these crops and winter oilseed rape. Winter Barley Winter barley planting is reported to be well back on […]
12 October 2023
How this Wexford farmer is getting the best from precision machinery
How this Wexford farmer is getting the best from precision machinery The third of a three part series from a recent Signpost farm walk on Don Somers’ farm in Wexford, Michael Hennessy chats to Don Somers & Dermot Forristal, a machinery researcher in Teagasc, about how he utilises the information from the […]
12 October 2023
Attention turns to autumn planting
Attention turns to autumn planting With the 2023 harvest now confined to memory except for a few late crops, attention has turned to planting winter crops, writes Shay Phelan, Crops and Potato Specialist. September weather has delayed the progress of many of the early drillers so some of the larger growers or […]
12 October 2023