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Silage cutting: Wilting, nitrogen and sugar levels
Silage cutting: Wilting, nitrogen and sugar levels Silage quality has a major impact on the overall profit of the farm, but some farmers fear earlier cutting due to the presence of nitrogen in the crop. Stephen O’Callaghan, a B&T Drystock Advisor in Teagasc Mullingar, shares some key tips to take advantage of […]
20 May 2025
Will you have enough heifers in 2027?
Will you have enough heifers in 2027? With a significant drop in dairy heifer calf numbers in recent years, Stuart Childs, Joe Patton, and Laurence Shalloo stress the importance of breeding enough replacements to meet herd needs, urging farmers to plan ahead. Recent statistics show that there has been a significant drop […]
19 May 2025
Listen: Making informed investment decisions that benefit your farming business
Listen: Making informed investment decisions that benefit your farming business Teagasc farm management specialist, Kevin Connolly, joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss and explain why farmers should make informed decisions when it comes to managing their farming business, managing cash surpluses and how to best complete an investment […]
19 May 2025
Fabrication at Kildalton: Bringing designs to life
Fabrication at Kildalton: Bringing designs to life From initial concept to design and finally manufacture, students of the Advanced Machinery and Crops Course in Kildalton College gain valuable hands-on experience in fabrication, College Lecturer, Patrick Heffernan tells us more. Through the fabrication module of the Advanced Machinery and Crops Course at Kildalton […]
19 May 2025
Teagasc Annual Layer Conference returns this week
Teagasc Annual Layer Conference returns this week The Teagasc Annual Layer Conference will return for a third year, with the event taking place on Wednesday, May 21 at the Hotel Kilmore, Dublin Road, Co. Cavan. Offering something to suit all – from sustainability to the benefits of eating quality Irish eggs – […]
19 May 2025
Staying safe on farm this May
Staying safe on farm this May With May being a very busy month, B&T Drystock Advisor in Teagasc Galway/Clare, Ciara Collins shares key tips on staying safe on farm. The month of May is a very active farming month, particularly with machinery work, including spraying, silage harvesting, fertiliser and slurry spreading. The […]
18 May 2025
40 potential water quality improvement measures to choose from
40 potential water quality improvement measures to choose from With a total budget of €50 million to benefit 15,000 farmers up until 2027, Teagasc ASSAP Advisor in Teagasc Galway/Clare, Sinead Devaney reminds us of some of the key actions available under the Farming for Water EIP. The Farming for Water EIP, which […]
18 May 2025
Controlling Rushes – No spraying!
Controlling Rushes – No spraying! John Noonan, Teagasc Organic Advisor, Mayo, Galway & Clare, tells us how common rush (Juncus effuses) has become an increasing problem on Irish farms in recent years with the increasing levels of rainfall. Rush seeds can lie dormant in the ground for up to 60 years, and […]
17 May 2025
7 ACRES actions to be monitored from the sky
7 ACRES actions to be monitored from the sky The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced that its Area Monitoring System (AMS), colloquially known by some as the ‘eye in the sky’, will be used to monitor seven ACRES actions this year. Used to ensure that area-based schemes have […]
17 May 2025
Returning Dexter cattle to the hills of Kerry
Returning Dexter cattle to the hills of Kerry In a return to their roots, Teagasc Growing Organics Monitor Farmer, Sarah Turner has added a group of Dexter cattle to her organic hill farm in Co. Kerry. Sarah recently joined Teagasc Organic Advisor, Kevin Fitzgerald in the below video to detail her reasoning […]
17 May 2025