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Growers and students gather for nursery stock composting demo
Around 60 nursery growers and students attended a practical composting demonstration at Kelly’s Nursery on October 22 to see nursery scale, green waste systems in action and to hear Teagasc updates on safe use of composted green waste in growing media.
6 November 2025
Compulsory poultry housing order announced
In an effort to protect poultry from the risk of avian influenza, a compulsory housing order for poultry and captive birds will take effect from Monday, November 10, 2025.
6 November 2025
Building skills in dairy-beef – a Limerick farmer’s story
Liam Doherty from Co. Limerick is well on the road to becoming a top-class dairy calf to beef farmer, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Fergal Maguire writes on the route he’s taking and why five days off the farm proved instrumental in his journey.
5 November 2025
Why this award-winning tillage farmer is making space for nature
Due to the nature of their farming systems and larger field sizes, tillage farmers – in the main – tend to have a lower space for nature on their farms. Breaking the mould in this regard is Tom Tierney, a tillage farmer from Co. Kildare and winner of the Biodiversity Category of the Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards 2025.
5 November 2025
Listen: A Preview of the 2025 National Beef Conference
Pearse Kelly, Teagasc’s Head of Drystock Knowledge Transfer, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to give an insight into what’s in store at the Teagasc National Beef Conference, which is taking place on 18th November in the Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry, Co. Galway, starting at 5pm.
5 November 2025
How Artificial Intelligence is shaping the future of Ireland’s food industry
Teagasc has brought together industry and researchers to hear how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could shape the future of the food industry, at the Teagasc Food Innovation Gateway event. It was held at the Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, County Cork, on Tuesday 4 November.
5 November 2025
Sustainability performance of Irish farms in 2024 revealed
Teagasc has released its latest Sustainability Report focusing on the year 2024. It has also launched a new sustainability data visualisation dashboard, featuring over a decade’s worth of sustainability metrics for Irish farming.
4 November 2025
Gaining an Edge in Grower Performance
Emer McCrum and Michael McKeon discussed the key pillars of pig production; health, housing and feed, and how effective management drives profitability at the recent Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference.
4 November 2025
Succession: you can’t avoid it
Succession is inevitable, so starting the process early, communicating well, and taking good advice will help ensure the best outcome for all. James McDonnell tells us more.
4 November 2025
Winter feeding starts with silage quality
High-quality silage forms the foundation of winter feeding in dairy-beef systems. However, achieving target liveweight gains depends on balancing this with appropriate concentrate supplementation. Silage analysis is therefore essential in planning feeding strategies.
4 November 2025