Articles
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
ACRES – how will your farm score?
0 ACRES – how will your farm score? The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is Ireland’s new agri-environment climate scheme under Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan. This new €1.5 billion flagship agri-environment scheme is to address biodiversity decline, while delivering an income support. In this article, Joanne Masterson, ASSAP Advisor, Teagasc Galway/Clare, explains how the […]
8 June 2023
How to produce high Commercial Beef Value calves
0 How to produce high Commercial Beef Value calves On many dairy farms, the decision of what beef bull to use on cows is often based on having a very low calving difficulty, along with having as short a gestation as possible. While it makes sense to use these type of bulls to […]
7 June 2023
Parasite control – what do I need to dose for?
0 Parasite control – what do I need to dose for? Natascha Meunier from Animal Health Ireland is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss parasite control, managing resistance on farms and the Targeted Advisory Service on Animal Health (TASAH). As part of the TASAH, a Parasite Control TASAH consult between trained […]
7 June 2023
Under 16 month bulls – a profitable system that suits Future Beef farmer Wesley Browne
0 Under 16 month bulls – a profitable system that suits Future Beef farmer Wesley Browne Wesley Browne farms full time in Leagh, Dunraymond, three miles outside Monaghan town. Farming 58ha of grassland, which is fragmented into three main grazing blocks, the soil type can be described as heavy drumlin, which is typical […]
7 June 2023
Protect average farm cover as ‘green drought’ takes hold
0 Protect average farm cover as ‘green drought’ takes hold Following a prolonged period of dry weather, many areas are experiencing a decline in the daily grass growth rates being recorded. In this week’s edition of the Grass10 newsletter, the Grass10 team detail steps farmers can take to manage in this period when […]
7 June 2023
Benefits of having a relief milker this summer
0 Benefits of having a relief milker this summer It is common for dairy farmers to employ someone to just complete a number of milkings each week. In this article, Teagasc Dairy Specialist Martina Gormley outlines the benefits this can bring. Benefits can be seen from the average herd size and above. For […]
6 June 2023
Managing through the dry spell on drystock farms – your questions answered
0 Managing through the dry spell on drystock farms – your questions answered As parts of the country are now entering significant soil moisture deficits, the Teagasc Future Beef Programme has prepared a technical note which answers farmers’ questions on managing through the current dry spell. Question 1: I’ve just cut first-cut silage […]
6 June 2023
What’s the impact of the difficult spring on lamb performance?
0 What’s the impact of the difficult spring on lamb performance? On this week’s OviCast, we talk to Dr. Frank Campion about the impact this spring has had on lamb performance. Frank gives us an update on the growth rate of lambs on the BETTER farms and we talk about the variation among […]
6 June 2023
An update from Tomas O’Leary – BETTER Sheep Farm participant
0 An update from Tomas O’Leary – BETTER Sheep Farm participant Tomas O’ Leary, his wife Eileen and children Míchéal, Yvonne and Sinead farm approximately 40ha (adj.) in two blocks of land in Kerry. The farm currently operates a flock of approximately 250 ewes (181 mature ewes and 69 ewe lambs mated), plus […]
6 June 2023