Articles
Lungworm – the key questions
Lungworm – the key questions Lungworm infection or hoose is one of the most important respiratory diseases of cattle in Ireland, Catherine Egan, Teagasc Beef Specialist, explains. Outbreaks can be widespread and unpredictable, resulting in reduced animal performance and in severe cases animal losses. Infection can also be more severe when a […]
27 July 2023
Tim Bergin’s update from Poland
Tim Bergin’s update from Poland Tim Bergin, an Irish man farming in Poland, joined the Tillage Edge this week to chat about the year so far and his harvest progress. Tim said that a cold spell early in the year followed by a prolonged drought has affected cereal growth and he is […]
27 July 2023
Harvest Progress July 2023
Harvest Progress July 2023 The stop/start nature of the harvest is causing many issues on farms, growers can’t seem to get a number of days dry together to get on top of work while variable yields, quality problems and lodging are just three of the issues growers are dealing with at the […]
27 July 2023
From new entrants to dairying to achieving gold standards in milk production
From new entrants to dairying to achieving gold standards in milk production Located adjacent to Tuam, Co. Galway, the Connelly family – despite only cupping their first cow in 2019 – are excelling in the production of high quality milk. Overall winners of the NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards in 2022, […]
26 July 2023
Mid-season parasite control for dairy-beef animals
Mid-season parasite control for dairy-beef animals Ensuring animals are free from parasites is an important factor to achieve the desired levels of performance on calf-to-beef farms, Tommy Cox, Teagasc DairyBeef 500 advisor, tells us more. Parasite burdens can have a significant impact on animal performance and, with the majority of dairy-beef stock […]
26 July 2023
Kilbeggan students’ journey on the Certified Irish Angus Competition
Kilbeggan students’ journey on the Certified Irish Angus Competition The Certified Irish Angus Schools competition challenges students to rear five Irish Angus calves over 18 months while completing a research project, and is organised in partnership with ABP Ireland and Kepak Group. On this week’s Beef Edge podcast, the students from […]
26 July 2023
IMPRESS: An EU Project building zero-waste, sustainable aquatic food value chains
IMPRESS: An EU Project building zero-waste, sustainable aquatic food value chains IMPRESS is an industry driven project, based on sound science and centred around the EU Bioeconomy and Blue Growth strategies, striving to promote sustainable and zero-waste production and consumption. The four year project, co-funded by Horizon Europe officially began earlier this […]
26 July 2023
Growing and refining a calf-to-beef system in Co. Mayo
Growing and refining a calf-to-beef system in Co. Mayo From modest beginnings in 2016 when 10 calves were purchased, Jarlath and Austin Ruane have developed their calf-to-beef enterprise considerably over recent years. Now purchasing ~80 calves annually – a mix of Holstein Friesian, Angus, Limousin and Hereford males – the Ruanes’ journey […]
25 July 2023
TAMS III Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme: Sheep Handling Equipment
TAMS III Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme: Sheep Handling Equipment We’re joined on the latest OviCast episode by Teagasc Advisor, Edward Egan, to talk to us about the sheep handling equipment available under the TAMS III Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme. We discuss what the grant aid rates are and how these […]
25 July 2023
Designing the low input potato
Designing the low input potato Late blight remains a threat to the Irish and EU potato industry year after year, causing ~€1 billion in losses each year across the EU alone. In this article, Dr. Amanpreet Kaur tells us more about the research work being undertaken as part of the ESoLaB project […]
25 July 2023