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New Sustainable Livestock Village to feature at Tullamore Show
New Sustainable Livestock Village to feature at Tullamore Show The Tullamore Show and FBD National Livestock Show, taking place this Sunday, August 13th, features a new addition with the establishment of a Sustainable Livestock Village. A collaboration between the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Teagasc, Bord Bia, ICBF, Animal Health […]
10 August 2023
Teagasc Oak Park farm harvest update
Teagasc Oak Park farm harvest update Brendan Burke, the Farm Manager in Teagasc Oak Park, joins the Tillage Edge this week to chat about the harvest progress on the farm. Despite the weather, Brendan says his team have made good progress and pretty much all of the ripe crops have been harvested. […]
10 August 2023
Harvest ’23 continues to be a stop-start affair
Harvest ’23 continues to be a stop-start affair Despite the poor weather, many farmers are either finished or very close to being finished the harvest. However, Michael Hennessy, Teagasc Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer, reports that is certainly not the case all across the country. There is still quite a substantial amount […]
10 August 2023
Scheme to help with succession planning costs unveiled
Scheme to help with succession planning costs unveiled The Succession Planning Advice Grant (SPAG), a scheme to help older farmers plan their future and the future of their farms, was announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., yesterday, August 9th. The objectives of the Succession Planning […]
10 August 2023
An update from the Derrypatrick herd
0 An update from the Derrypatrick herd Peter Doyle, Teagasc Research Officer in Teagasc Grange, joins Catherine Egan on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to give an update on the Derrypatrick herd. Reviewing this spring’s calving and breeding seasons, Peter explained that the pre-breeding scan was worthwhile this year, as it helped resolve […]
9 August 2023
Building grass for the autumn on Future Beef farms
0 Building grass for the autumn on Future Beef farms As it moves into the autumn season, Future Beef farmers are now preparing for autumn grazing. Aisling Molloy, Teagasc Future Beef Advisor, tells us more on the benefits extending the grazing season can bring. Extending the grazing season by 10 days can reduce […]
9 August 2023
Market challenges for the sheep sector
0 Market challenges for the sheep sector Bord Bia Sheep Sector Manager, Seamus McMenamin joins Ciaran Lynch, Teagasc Sheep Specialist, on the latest OviCast podcast to give a market update. Seamus discusses current levels of throughput and some of the challenges being seen with light carcasses at present. He also touches on the […]
9 August 2023
New Horticultural Apprenticeship Programme available
0 New Horticultural Apprenticeship Programme available Are you Interested in an Apprenticeship in Horticulture? The Launch of the new Horticulture apprenticeship programme may be for you! Covering a range of different streams such as Fruit, Garden and Parks, Garden Centres Landscaping, Nursery and Vegetables. A new Horticultural Apprenticeship Programme has been developed for […]
9 August 2023
Raising soil water storage capacity to meet new requirements
0 Raising soil water storage capacity to meet new requirements From December 1st 2023, dairy farmers will be obliged to have capacity to store 21 days’ worth of soiled water. Many farms will need to raise their storage capacity to meet the new requirements. TAMS can help. Tom Fallon, Teagasc Infrastructure Specialist, has […]
8 August 2023
Getting to the bottom of infectious lameness
0 Getting to the bottom of infectious lameness The prolonged wet and damp conditions witnessed across the country in recent weeks can facilitate the spread of infectious lameness conditions such as footrot within sheep flocks, Jake Delaney, Teagasc Athenry, tells us more. Many flocks have already reported high rates of scald during the […]
8 August 2023