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Highlights from the Teagasc Crops Open day Part 2 – Protein Crops
0 Highlights from the Teagasc Crops Open day Part 2 – Protein Crops This is the second of four shows from the Teagasc Crops Open Day in Oak Park Carlow and this episode of the Tillage Edge podcast is focusing on protein crops. You’ll hear from with Ciaran Collins, a tillage specialist in […]
6 July 2023
Do you suspect herbicide resistance on your farm?
0 Do you suspect herbicide resistance on your farm? Avail of the free herbicide resistance testing from Oak Park to test suspect resistant weeds, of Blackgrass, Italian ryegrass, Wild oats, Bromes, Annual meadow-grass, Poppy, Chickweed, and Corn marigold. We encourage growers/advisors to submit ANY grass and broad-leaved weeds that you suspect to be […]
6 July 2023
Ballymaloe Farm Update with Signpost Tillage Farmer Darren Allen
0 Ballymaloe Farm Update with Signpost Tillage Farmer Darren Allen On a recent visit to Ballymaloe Farm near Shanagarry in East Cork, John Mahon, Teagasc Signpost Tillage Advisor caught up with Darren Allen who updated him on progress to date through what has proven to be quite a difficult spring campaign. Winter Crops […]
6 July 2023
Results from the cow-calf contact systems study
0 Results from the cow-calf contact systems study Researchers in Teagasc Moorepark have studied the impact of two different cow-calf contact rearing systems compared to the conventional Irish calf rearing system. The results of this research were presented yesterday, July 4th, at the Teagasc Moorepark Open Day. Study background In current dairy calf […]
5 July 2023
Dosing advice to slow the build-up of resistance
0 Dosing advice to slow the build-up of resistance There is a huge issue around the use of not only antibiotics but also anthelmintics on farms in Ireland and around the world. Martina Harrington, Teagasc Beef Specialist, explains that the main concern is the rate at which resistance to these products is building. […]
5 July 2023
Grassland management and an update from the DairyBeef 500 Campaign
0 Grassland management and an update from the DairyBeef 500 Campaign Tommy Cox, Teagasc DairyBeef 500 advisor, joins Catherine Egan on this week’s Beef Edge Podcast with an update on the programme. As well as discussing grassland management, Tommy also touches on the upcoming national open day on the farm of Austin and […]
5 July 2023
Counting down to the end of breeding with Future Beef Farmer John Barry
0 Counting down to the end of breeding with Future Beef Farmer John Barry Farming in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, the breeding season commenced on John Barry’s farm on April 29th and will continue until mid-July. Aisling Molloy, Future Beef Programme Advisor to the farm, provides an update on its progress. This year, John […]
5 July 2023
Threats to the Barn Owl – actions to encourage their conservation
0 Threats to the Barn Owl – actions to encourage their conservation John Carrig, the founder of the Barn Owl Project, joins Cathal and Deirdre on this episode of the Environment Edge podcast for the second part of his discussion about Barn Owls in Ireland. In this episode, John highlights the threats to […]
5 July 2023
Ask your Teagasc Advisor about Farm Health and Safety
0 Ask your Teagasc Advisor about Farm Health and Safety Tom Curran, Teagasc Head of Advisory Services, has called on farmers to emphasise health and safety when consulting with advisors. He made his call at the Teagasc Moorepark Dairy Open Day, where the importance of farm health and safety was emphasised. Tom Curran’s […]
5 July 2023
Moorepark ’23: Current and future technologies to meet sustainability challenges
0 Moorepark ’23: Current and future technologies to meet sustainability challenges Irish dairy farming has undergone a transformation during the last 10 years. Up until 2015, there had been 31 years of the EU milk quota regime, which stifled innovation. Since then, there has been significant expansion due to the pent up capacity […]
4 July 2023