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Previewing Sheep 2023
0 Previewing Sheep 2023 Sheep 2023 takes place on Saturday, June 17th and this will be the most important date in this year’s sheep calendar. Michael Gottstein, Teagasc Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, previews the event in this article. This year, the event is taking place in a new location of Gurteen Agricultural […]
6 June 2023
Save money and reduce GHG emissions switching from CAN to protected urea
0 Save money and reduce GHG emissions switching from CAN to protected urea Vincent Macken, Signpost Programme Tillage Farmer, has saved money by switching from CAN to protected urea, while also reducing his GHG emissions on the farm. Here Vicent gives us an update on his farm. Fertiliser calibration Earlier this spring, I […]
5 June 2023
When do you reduce chemical fertiliser in a grass clover sward?
0 When do you reduce chemical fertiliser in a grass clover sward? Dr. Deirdre Hennessy features on this edition of the Environment Edge podcast, where she speaks about the nutrient management of grass clover swards. Speaking from her years of experience in managing these swards under research conditions at Teagasc Moorepark, the lecturer […]
5 June 2023
Achieving animal performance targets at pasture
0 Achieving animal performance targets at pasture Irish beef production is largely pasture-based where collectively grazed and conserved pasture account for almost 90% of the lifetime feed consumption. As spring-calving predominates nationally, suckler and dairy-bred progeny taken through to slaughter spend at least two seasons at pasture and in most cases have two […]
4 June 2023
Getting the most from your fungicide spend
0 Getting the most from your fungicide spend Timing is all, but rate and product choice are also important, explain Teagasc Tillage Specialist Shay Phelan and Teagasc Tillage Advisor John Kelly. In the Teagasc Costs and Returns 2023 figures, projected fungicide costs in winter wheat are €245/ha (€99/ac), €145/ha (€59/ac) in winter barley […]
4 June 2023
Focusing on sustainability at Newford
0 Focusing on sustainability at Newford Attendees at last week’s open day at Newford farm were told of a number of measures that have been implemented on the farm in recent years to improve sustainability and the farm’s carbon footprint. For example, in May 2021, 8ha of grassland were over sown with white […]
3 June 2023
Control and treatment of stomach worms in sheep
0 Control and treatment of stomach worms in sheep Grazing sheep are continually exposed to gastrointestinal nematodes (stomach worms). In the case of naïve lambs, heavy infection can result in a depression in appetite and increased protein loss from the gut, which results in ill-thrift and in severe cases even death. Even sub-clinical […]
3 June 2023
Farm succession and inheritance planning
0 Farm succession and inheritance planning The subject ‘transferring the family farm’ is one that every farm family should plan for during the life of the farm. People in general do not like to talk about succession and inheritance. It is a sensitive subject, as farmers may feel it marks the end of […]
3 June 2023
Fertiliser for second cut silage
0 Fertiliser for second cut silage As first cut silage is currently underway or just completed, now is a good time to assess the nutrient requirements to support second cut silage later in the season. Eddie Webb, B&T Soils & Environment Advisor, tells us more. Lower yields in first cut have been reported, […]
2 June 2023
Watch: Preparing for second thinning – conifer forest management
0 Watch: Preparing for second thinning – conifer forest management Noel Kennedy, Forestry Development Officer with Teagasc, explains the difference between thinning a conifer forest for the first or the second time. He discusses the key elements that need to be considered when preparing a conifer forest for second thinning. These include: the […]
2 June 2023