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Good handling units cut the workload and enhance safety
Good handling units cut the workload and enhance safety The TAMS 3 grants available for sheep handling facilities can help farmers cut their workload by 24 days per annum and reduce the risk of injuries. Damian Costello and Francis Bligh tell us more. A Teagasc study has found that good handling facilities […]
24 September 2023
Hedgerows and ACRES requirements
Hedgerows and ACRES requirements Mary Roache, Teagasc Advisor, Westport, tells us how the immense value of hedges on Irish farms is increasingly being recognised in legislation, conditionality and farm schemes. Of the 110 bird species regularly recorded during the breeding season in Ireland 55 use hedgerows and of these 35 species nest […]
24 September 2023
Significant farmer demand to host apprentices
Significant farmer demand to host apprentices Up to 100 farms have registered to take on the first ever farming apprentices this year. Two new farming apprenticeships – the Farm Manager apprenticeship and the Farm Technician apprenticeship – will host 30 students on each programme over a two year duration. Apprentices will be […]
24 September 2023
Dairy farmers select their top five time savers
Dairy farmers select their top five time savers Dairy farmers were asked to select their top five time savers at the Moorepark Open Day, Marion Beecher, Bernadette O’Brien and Conor Hogan tell us more. Large crowds attended the Moorepark Open Day on July 4th 2023, which focussed on building resilient dairy farm […]
23 September 2023
Store lamb markets and the challenges and potential of store lamb finishing
Store lamb markets and the challenges and potential of store lamb finishing Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, joins Ciaran Lynch in the first of a two-part series on store lambs. In this episode, Michael discusses the current market condition for stores, some the challenges and the potential of store lamb […]
23 September 2023
Why choose a Teagasc course?
Why choose a Teagasc course? Teagasc is unrivalled in the depth of knowledge and expertise it can draw on to support your education. Our education courses offer a hands on environment, real life experience and meet the ‘trained farmer’ requirements. Learn more on the benefits of studying with Teagasc in this article. […]
23 September 2023
Planning for the autumn drilling season
Planning for the autumn drilling season With the harvest of 2023 still not complete in some areas, we are now quickly approaching the start of drilling for the 2024 harvest. Now is a good time to sit down and plan out the necessary cropping plan, Shay Phelan tells us how. One thing […]
22 September 2023
How plants in your garden remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
How plants in your garden remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere Analysis: They’re up there with forests, bogs and oceans as serious players in the business of taking and storing carbon from the atmosphere. Plants are nature’s unsung heroes when it comes to combating climate change. You often hear about carbon emissions […]
22 September 2023
ForestMoocForChange – the first free online course on continuous cover forestry
ForestMoocForChange – the first free online course on continuous cover forestry Forests are under increasing pressure today; on one side sees society’s increasing demand for productivity and multipurpose use and other is an increasing pressure from climatic extremes and intensification of disturbance. There is now a growing need for integrated approach to […]
22 September 2023
Pig Farmers’ Conference 2023
Pig Farmers’ Conference 2023 The Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference will take place on October 17th in the Hotel Kilmore, Cavan and on October 18th in the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Co. Tipperary. The event will begin at 1pm on both days with a light lunch provided. We urge all those involved in […]
22 September 2023