Articles
If you use fertiliser – farm sensibly, spread lime
Chasing crop or grass yields but forgetting to spread lime? You could be leaving money behind. Dr. Veronica Nyhan, Soil and Plant Nutrition Specialist at Teagasc, tells us more.
16 October 2025
Profit, production and performance – the Dollards’ dairy beef system
A practical and sensible approach to dairy beef in Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny has allowed for the alignment of performance, production and ultimately profit for the Dollard family.
16 October 2025
BISS and CRISS payments set to roll
Advance payments under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) are expected to begin today, Thursday, October 16.
16 October 2025
Harnessing Ireland’s marine bio-resources in a sustainable, circular way
Teagasc has welcomed the announcement of new funding under the Shared Island initiative to support the growth of Ireland’s bioeconomy, with a particular focus on the blue bioeconomy.
15 October 2025
Sourcing autumn calves – getting it right from the start
Autumn-born calves can slot in well to beef systems, but only if they’re the right calves to begin with, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Tommy Cox shares some key advice.
15 October 2025
Getting Winter Ready Part 1: Winter Housing
In the first part of a three-part series on ‘Getting Winter Ready’ on the Beef Edge, Teagasc Beef Specialist, Niall Kerins discusses ‘Winter Housing’.
15 October 2025
Annual and rough-stalk meadow grass: the problem and the solution
Autumn residual herbicides remain effective against meadow grasses and help reduce ALS-resistance risk, but this strategy is increasingly under threat, writes Teagasc's Vijaya Bhaskar.
15 October 2025
Continuous progress at Derrynahinch
In what’s shaping up to be a great year for suckler farmers, Manager of the Future Beef Programme, Martina Harrington visits James Madigan’s farm in Co. Kilkenny where a continued focus on doing the simple things well every day is delivering results.
14 October 2025
Autumn grassland management guidelines for sheep farms
Autumn is the starting point of the grassland year. Management and decisions made in this period have a direct effect on the quality and availability of grass the following spring, Dr Philip Creighton, Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Athenry Co. Galway, shares some key advice.
14 October 2025
A preview of the Broiler Conference 2025
Rebecca Tierney, Teagasc Poultry Advisor, previews the upcoming Teagasc Broiler Conferences on this episode of the Poultry Edge podcast.
14 October 2025