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The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Ruaraidh Petre, Executive Director, Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, joins Catherine Egan on this week’s episode of the Beef Edge podcast. Ruaraidh discusses the work of the Global Roundtable, which is carried out across 24 countries working together to produce sustainable beef. Originally from Ireland, but […]
12 July 2023
Future Beef Farmer Trevor Boland’s 10 point autumn calving plan
Future Beef Farmer Trevor Boland’s 10 point autumn calving plan Trevor Boland farms in partnership with his father Joseph in Dromard, Co. Sligo. Along with farming, which centres on a herd of 50 autumn-calving cows, he also works full time as an accountant with IFAC. The farm size is 48ha, with 23ha […]
12 July 2023
Explainer: What is and why is a new MACC needed?
Explainer: What is and why is a new MACC needed? The third iteration of the Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) was published earlier today, July 12th. Presented in graph form, the Teagasc MACC identifies the most cost-effective pathway to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and enhance carbon sequestration. Speaking from the […]
12 July 2023
New Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve launched
New Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve launched A new Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) to assist farmers and the agriculture industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, was launched today, Wednesday, 12 July by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD, in Dublin. The Teagasc MACC looks at […]
12 July 2023
Prioritising work-life balance with Shay Ryan Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farmer
Prioritising work-life balance with Shay Ryan Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farmer Shay Ryan farms 97ha outside New Ross, Co. Wexford. The milking platform is 56ha. There is also a small beef enterprise on the farm. Shay is currently milking an average of 180 cows and has 45 replacement heifers. The EBI of the herd […]
11 July 2023
The Genotyped Ram Task – what’s involved for lowland and hill producers?
The Genotyped Ram Task – what’s involved for lowland and hill producers? Kevin McDermott, Sheep Ireland Manager, joins this week’s OviCast to talk about the genotyped ram task that forms part of the Sheep Improvement Scheme. Kevin first explains what’s involved in the task for lowland and hill producers. He talks about […]
11 July 2023
Lower 2023 cereal harvest predicted
Lower 2023 cereal harvest predicted The harvest estimate published by Teagasc estimates total cereal production in Ireland will be 2.1 million tonnes in 2023. This represents a decrease of 300,000t (-13%) when compared to 2022. Estimated crop yields by Teagasc advisors indicates that crop yields for harvest 2023 will be close to […]
11 July 2023
Eligibility criteria for the Women Farmers’ Capital Investment Scheme
Eligibility criteria for the Women Farmers’ Capital Investment Scheme The Women Farmers’ Capital Investment Scheme (WFCIS) is one of 10 schemes falling under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS III) umbrella. To promote gender equality, employment, growth, generation renewal, social inclusion and local development in rural areas by supporting the participation of […]
11 July 2023
More beef-sired calves from the dairy herd with sexed semen
More beef-sired calves from the dairy herd with sexed semen The use of sexed semen to produce the next generation of dairy replacement heifers is a technology being embraced by many Irish dairy farmers. Along with increasing the levels of genetic gain, as females with the highest Economic Breeding Index (EBI) are […]
10 July 2023
Lime Application and Clover Establishment – Sustainable Actions
Lime Application and Clover Establishment – Sustainable Actions Anne O’ Malley, Business & Technology Advisor, Teagasc Ballina, tells us more about two sustainable actions, lime application and clover establishment. Lime programme 2023 has focused attention on soil condition, pasture quality, soil sampling and the importance of lime and good fertility to sustain […]
10 July 2023