Articles
Balancing silage quality and concentrate feeding on calf to beef farms
Balancing silage quality and concentrate feeding on calf to beef farms Grass silage is an important winter feed in calf to beef systems. Balancing this forage with the correct quantity/quality of concentrate is key to achieving the desired winter weight gains. Why complete a silage analysis? The starting point in balancing calf […]
28 October 2023
Using poultry manures on tillage farms – a win-win opportunity
Using poultry manures on tillage farms – a win-win opportunity Building stable and healthy relationships between tillage and poultry enterprises will create a win-win for both, John Mahon, Teagasc Signpost Tillage Advisor, told those attending the recent Signpost Programme Poultry event in Monasterboice, Co. Louth. John explained: “There are opportunities for tillage […]
28 October 2023
Reaping the rewards from sustainability measures in Co. Leitrim
Reaping the rewards from sustainability measures in Co. Leitrim Farming just outside Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim, Teagasc Signpost Programme participant John O’Connell is reaping the rewards of implementing sustainability measures on his farm. Operating a mid-season lambing flock and a contract dairy heifer rearing enterprise, this article focuses on the nine steps John […]
27 October 2023
Sustainable Timber Transport Solutions – the Scottish experience
Sustainable Timber Transport Solutions – the Scottish experience A recent study tour saw how technological solutions and a collaborative approach are helping Scotland’s drive for sustainable timber transport. Noel Kennedy, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer reports. Scotland’s forestry sector is often referenced in Ireland because of the many similarities between the two countries […]
27 October 2023
Weather, workload and money: the issues stressing Irish farmers
Weather, workload and money: the issues stressing Irish farmers Emma Dillon, Mary Brennan and Brian Moran, tell us how the National Farm Survey shows how the social sustainability side of agriculture is changing. Sustainability is generally said to have three dimensions, namely economic, environmental and social. Much focus to date has been […]
27 October 2023
Moorepark weighs in on farrowing room feeding
Moorepark weighs in on farrowing room feeding Aisling Holmes & Kieran Keane presented recently at the Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference 2023. They spoke about how productivity on Irish pig farms is always improving, and some practices in the farrowing house in Moorepark that help sustain and enhance these production improvements. Productivity on […]
27 October 2023
Teagasc Conference on 50 years of EU membership and Irish Agriculture
Teagasc Conference on 50 years of EU membership and Irish Agriculture A conference to mark 50 years of Ireland’s membership of the European Union and its impact on agriculture, is taking place at the Teagasc Research Centre Ashtown, County Dublin today, Friday, . Teagasc Director Professor Frank O Mara welcomed […]
27 October 2023
Bringing precision to the spreading of organic manures
Bringing precision to the spreading of organic manures Although farmers try to be accurate with chemical fertiliser spreading, through the use of tray testing and fertiliser spreader calibration, bringing precision into spreading organic manures is very important. That’s a according to Dermot Forristal, Teagasc researcher in crop mechanisation, who joined Michael Hennessy, […]
26 October 2023
Signpost Series – From Data to Decarbonisation
Signpost Series – From Data to Decarbonisation On this episode of The Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 20 October, Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer, Teagasc is joined by James Rambaud, Technologist, Teagasc to discuss ‘From Data to Decarbonisation: Building the Backbone of a National Carbon Monitoring Network’. A […]
26 October 2023
ACRES courses and October tasks for completion
ACRES courses and October tasks for completion October 2023 has been a busy month to date for agricultural schemes and compliance with deadline dates. Sinéad Devaney, B&T Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Galway/Clare, includes some reminders of these in this article. National Genotyping Programme – sign up to this via ICBF by 31st October […]
26 October 2023