Articles
Feeding for higher profit
0 Feeding for higher profit Emer McCrum, Michael McKeon and Gerard McCutcheon tell us that as a country with a relatively low percentage of its land base utilised for tillage (12%), by necessity our pig sector has to import a significant amount of feed ingredients. Due to importation costs unfortunately these ingredients costs […]
3 November 2023
Dairy advice: Act early when managing body condition score over an extended dry period
0 Dairy advice: Act early when managing body condition score over an extended dry period With milk yields falling rapidly, some cows may have to be dried off well in advance of their planned dry off date. Given that early dry off is normally one of the options suggested for cows that are […]
2 November 2023
Examining the trends in the national ewe flock
0 Examining the trends in the national ewe flock Darren Carty, Sheep and Schemes Editor with the Farmers Journal is on this week’s OviCast episode to look back on the trends in the national ewe flock over the past decade and the implications of this for the sheep industry. Darren discusses the change […]
2 November 2023
Grass Weed Conference a must attend
0 Grass Weed Conference a must attend Michael Hennessey, Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer, previews the upcoming Grass Weed Conference, detailing what to expect at next week’s event. There appears to be almost no respite from the rain over the coming week and next week is not looking great. The window for planting […]
2 November 2023
‘Smash and grab’ grazing and managing silage in the diet
0 ‘Smash and grab’ grazing and managing silage in the diet The term ‘smash and grab’ when it comes to grazing has been a common saying among many farmers when discussing grazing management over recent days. As part of its weekly newsletter, the Teagasc Grass10 team look at the options available to maximise […]
2 November 2023
Improving heart health for farmers – tips and advice from Croí
0 Improving heart health for farmers – tips and advice from Croí With farmers seven times more likely to have cardiovascular disease, on this week’s Beef Edge podcast, Catherine Egan is joined by Croí’s, Annie Costelloe, Head of Patient & Community Engagement and Community Nurse, Caroline Dermody, to discuss tips and advice relating […]
1 November 2023
Teagasc welcomes horticulture apprentices with sportsturf and agriculture intake imminent
0 Teagasc welcomes horticulture apprentices with sportsturf and agriculture intake imminent The Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture at the National Botanic Gardens welcomed the first ever land-based apprenticeship class recently. Ten horticulture apprentices from across Ireland completed their first week of block training and look forward to the two-year programme. Each apprentice is […]
1 November 2023
Farm Family CPD – online farm safety training for all
0 Farm Family CPD – online farm safety training for all Online farm safety training, with courses designed to suit all generations of the farm family. FRS Training partnered with the Farm Families, HSA, IFA, Teagasc, FBD Insurance and FRS Network to develop and launch Farm Family CPD (Continuous Professional Development) – Online […]
1 November 2023
What’s behind Irish whiskey’s second coming?
0 What’s behind Irish whiskey’s second coming? Analysis: Ireland is the birthplace of whiskey, but very little growth occurred in the sector until relatively recently. This article by Kieran Kilcawley, David Mannion and Thomas Kelly, Teagasc; and Christine O’Connor and Chioke Okolo, TU Dublin, first appeared on RTÉ Brainstorm. Ireland is the birthplace […]
1 November 2023
Optimising post-weaning feed intake: Effective management and nutritional strategies
Optimising post-weaning feed intake: Effective management and nutritional strategies Peadar Lawlor & Louise Clarke presented recently at the Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference 2023. They spoke about their research in optimising post-weaning feed intake. Weaning is a critical period in the pig’s life. Piglets are confronted with abrupt changes to their physical and […]
31 October 2023