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Calculate fodder demand for winter
Calculate fodder demand for winter Fodder budgeting requires assessing current feed reserves on farm and forward planning now for the winter months ahead. On farms across the country, additional fodder may have been fed during drought conditions and wet weather. This has depleted reserves on some farms. It is important to complete […]
20 August 2023
Red clover a winner on suckler farms
Red clover a winner on suckler farms Red clover for silage is being established on four farms in the Future Beef Programme for the first time this year. It is not a new crop to Ireland, so why is it increasing in popularity now? Aisling Molloy, Teagasc Future Beef Programme, tells us […]
20 August 2023
Sizing up the National Beef Welfare Scheme
Sizing up the National Beef Welfare Scheme A new one year scheme aimed at suckler farms was announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue recently and will remain open for applications until September 12th, James FitzGerald, Drystock Advisor in Ballina, expands on the scheme’s details. This scheme, with a total budget […]
19 August 2023
Signpost update: Measuring carbon and rewetting in Gurteen College
Signpost update: Measuring carbon and rewetting in Gurteen College Ken Flynn, Farm Manager and Lecturer in Gurteen College, highlights some of the interesting findings seen at the college since an Eddy covariance tower was installed. A little over a year ago we started a conversation with the Teagasc research team from Johnstown […]
19 August 2023
Is your farm on target for autumn grass build up?
Is your farm on target for autumn grass build up? This week, the Grass10 weekly newsletter focuses on building grass for the autumn, when to start extending the rotation, rotation length and target farm covers. Now is the time to focus on target farm cover, extending the rotation length and grass budgeting, […]
18 August 2023
If you go down to the woods today you just might find a forest school
If you go down to the woods today you just might find a forest school In a forest school setting, children can run, climb and play in ways that are not always possible in traditional classrooms. This can help them build strength, co-ordination and self-confidence. Michael Somers, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer, found […]
18 August 2023
Watch: Teagasc Pig Research Farm Update August 2023
Watch: Teagasc Pig Research Farm Update August 2023 Aisling Holmes, Research Technician in Teagasc Pig Research Farm, gives us an update on the research trials currently taking place in the unit. A trial using the liquid feed system is taking place in the farrowing rooms. In the weaner section a complex trial […]
18 August 2023
Success for Teagasc students at Agro Challenge in Slovakia
Success for Teagasc students at Agro Challenge in Slovakia Students Ellen Doherty and Conor Farrell, both attending Teagasc Kildalton Agricultural College, and Wayne Smith and Rosie O’Brien, students in Gurteen College, successfully participated in the Agro Challenge competition, which took place in Nitra, Slovakia from August 15th to 18th. The first time […]
18 August 2023
Support for Baraka Agriculture College in Kenya to upgrade dairy facilities
Support for Baraka Agriculture College in Kenya to upgrade dairy facilities The Baraka Agriculture College in Kenya, a sister college of Mountbellew Agricultural College in Co. Galway, has been provided capital funding to support the update of its dairy facilities. Made available through the FBD Trust, the funding will create the opportunity […]
18 August 2023
Rule changes for grazing cover crops and oilseed rape planting season
Rule changes for grazing cover crops and oilseed rape planting season New rules brought in this year under Conditionality GAEC 6 will exclude tillage farmers who do not have grassland from grazing cover crops, according to Shay Phelan, a Tillage Specialist in Teagasc. On this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Shay outlines the […]
17 August 2023