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Carbon Farming Initiatives
Carbon Farming Initiatives Carbon farming is a new green business model to reward farmers and land managers for curbing climate change, Donal O’Brien, Researcher at Teagasc Johnstown Castle, tells us more. This form of farming is defined by the European Commission as a carbon removal activity that leads to greater storage of […]
11 June 2023
Opportunity for greater flexibility on dairy farms
Opportunity for greater flexibility on dairy farms Completing the evening milking earlier is good for the farmer and helps recruit and retain employees, Martina Gormley, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, tells us more. Milk recording data from 2,366 herds across 23 counties shows that the average milking finish time was 6.43pm and the length […]
10 June 2023
Grange Maternal Herd update: 88% submitted for AI in the first 21 days of breeding
Grange Maternal Herd update: 88% submitted for AI in the first 21 days of breeding The Teagasc Grange Maternal Herd consists of 90 cows made up of Limousin x Simmental or Simmental x Limousin cows. The herd calves from the first week of February to the end of April. Usually heifers and […]
10 June 2023
Leitrim farmer Sean Creamer wins 2023 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Award
Leitrim farmer Sean Creamer wins 2023 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Award Sean Creamer was presented with his award in Dublin on Wednesday, June 7th by Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Pippa Hackett and Dr. Stan Lalor, Teagasc Director of Knowledge Transfer. Farming full-time on 53ha […]
10 June 2023
How maternal genetic merit influences reproductive traits in ewes
0 How maternal genetic merit influences reproductive traits in ewes Genetic indexes, as produced for sheep in Ireland by Sheep Ireland, provide producers with an additional tool when making informed breeding decisions. Fiona McGovern tells us more about the INZAC flock in Athenry and its role in investigating the role of ewe genetic […]
9 June 2023
Spring crops will welcome forecast rain
0 Spring crops will welcome forecast rain Mark Plunkett, Teagasc Soil and Plant Nutrition Specialist, takes a closer look at soil moisture deficits and offers advice on fungicide treatments for spring barley. Soil moisture deficits (SMDs) have continued to increase due to lack of rainfall over the majority of the country over the […]
9 June 2023
5 steps to understanding your forest’s potential
0 5 steps to understanding your forest’s potential Frances McHugh, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer, sets out five ways a forest owner can develop their knowledge about their own forest and how to manage it in order to achieve multiple objectives. Many private forest owners feel they do not know much about their forest […]
9 June 2023
Teagasc launch interactive online learning tool – Pig Staff Induction Module
0 Teagasc launch interactive online learning tool – Pig Staff Induction Module The Teagasc Pig Department in conjunction with the Health & Safety Authority and FBD Insurance launched their Pig Staff Induction Module today, 9th June 2023. This is the first time an online module has been developed for the Irish pig sector […]
9 June 2023
Eoin Lyons in Kilkenny on his direct drill cropping system
0 Eoin Lyons in Kilkenny on his direct drill cropping system Featuring on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast is Eoin Lyons, Kilkenny, who uses a direct drill system to establish crops every year. Joining Michael Hennessy, Teagasc Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer, he speaks about the lessons learned over the years of using […]
8 June 2023
Using pig slurry to reduce fertiliser costs and inputs
0 Using pig slurry to reduce fertiliser costs and inputs A range of environment initiatives made this pig business a logical choice as a Signpost farm, John Mahon, Mark Plunkett and Gerard McCutcheon tell us more. Miriam and Mattie Moore have two pig units: a 1,600-sow pig unit, rearing pigs up to 18kg […]
8 June 2023