Articles
Increase profitability of March-lambing flocks by shearing at housing
0 Increase profitability of March-lambing flocks by shearing at housing Dr. Tim Keady advises that shearing March-lambing ewes at housing in December improves subsequent animal performance by increasing lamb birth weight, enhances lamb weaning weight, reduces lamb age at slaughter by approximately two weeks, and offers additional benefits. Many producers house their March […]
9 January 2024
Scanning – making use of the information
0 Scanning – making use of the information With scanning complete on many flocks, Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer Programme, joins OviCast host Ciaran Lynch to speak about making use of this valuable information. The discussion starts on this year’s scanning results, before moving on to the immediate management changes that […]
9 January 2024
New Teagasc/FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards launched
0 New Teagasc/FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards launched New Teagasc/FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards were launched today, Tuesday, January 9 by Teagasc, with generous support from FBD. The aims of the Teagasc/FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards are to promote environmentally sustainable farming and highlight the progress that farmers are making to reduce their impact on the […]
9 January 2024
Why Cash is still King
0 Why Cash is still King Cash is the lifeblood of every farm business and cashflow management is critical to success, writes Trevor Dunwoody Teagasc Farm Management Specialist. Put simply, cash flow is the measure of the movement of money in and out of your farm business. Years with lower product prices, higher […]
9 January 2024
Getting ready for the 2024 dairy season
0 Getting ready for the 2024 dairy season Decisions made over the next few weeks will have long-lasting consequences for the profitability for the dairy business in 2024, writes Michael Donoghue, B&T Dairy Advisor, Teagasc Galway/Clare. Most spring-calving herds are now 2-3 weeks away from calving. Hopefully cows on most dairy farms have […]
8 January 2024
How to maximise the value of slurry
0 How to maximise the value of slurry Pat Tuohy and William Burchill join Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss how farmers can maximise the value of slurry through tactical use and having optimum storage facilities on farm. At the outset, William says, if you are not prepared to […]
8 January 2024
Teagasc Supporting Farming in Kenya
0 Teagasc Supporting Farming in Kenya Teagasc currently leads three dairy development projects funded by Irish Aid and the EU across three different countries in East Africa – Kenya, Eritrea and Tanzania. Paul Maher, Dr. Anne-Marie Butler and Dr. Edna Curley tell us more. Combined, the three projects have an overall expenditure budget […]
8 January 2024
Optimizing Suckler Farming: Wesley Browne’s Approach
0 Optimizing Suckler Farming: Wesley Browne’s Approach Farming just outside Monaghan Town, Wesley Browne calves 90 cows in spring with all males finished as under-16 month old bulls and yearling heifers sold as breeding stock. Wesley’s farm is fragmented and heavy in nature and he has adopted a system that best suits him […]
8 January 2024
The National Centre for Brewing and Distilling
0 The National Centre for Brewing and Distilling It’s been almost a year since work began getting the national centre for brewing and distilling set-up and running. Commissioning, validation, risk assessments, licencing, explosion protection documentation, SOP writing, tender writing, new supplier set up, lab setup and validation while all the time supporting industry […]
8 January 2024
Teagasc in Tanzania
0 Teagasc in Tanzania Paul Maher & Padraig French discuss an agricultural development project, titled ‘Maziwa Faida’ funded by Irish Aid in collaboration with partners in Tanzania, aimed at enhancing dairy production research & extension capabilities in the Tanga region to benefit small dairy farming households. Teagasc staff have been working on an […]
7 January 2024