Articles
Mid-season parasite control for dairy-beef animals
Mid-season parasite control for dairy-beef animals Ensuring animals are free from parasites is an important factor to achieve the desired levels of performance on calf-to-beef farms, Tommy Cox, Teagasc DairyBeef 500 advisor, tells us more. Parasite burdens can have a significant impact on animal performance and, with the majority of dairy-beef stock […]
26 July 2023
Kilbeggan students’ journey on the Certified Irish Angus Competition
Kilbeggan students’ journey on the Certified Irish Angus Competition The Certified Irish Angus Schools competition challenges students to rear five Irish Angus calves over 18 months while completing a research project, and is organised in partnership with ABP Ireland and Kepak Group. On this week’s Beef Edge podcast, the students from […]
26 July 2023
IMPRESS: An EU Project building zero-waste, sustainable aquatic food value chains
IMPRESS: An EU Project building zero-waste, sustainable aquatic food value chains IMPRESS is an industry driven project, based on sound science and centred around the EU Bioeconomy and Blue Growth strategies, striving to promote sustainable and zero-waste production and consumption. The four year project, co-funded by Horizon Europe officially began earlier this […]
26 July 2023
The benefits of red clover silage
The benefits of red clover silage On this week’s episode of the Dairy Edge podcast, Nicky Byrne, Research Officer in Teagasc Grange, discusses the benefits of red clover silage. Nicky explains that red clover has a huge potential to fix nitrogen and dramatically lower the chemical nitrogen input for silage. With yields […]
25 July 2023
Growing and refining a calf-to-beef system in Co. Mayo
Growing and refining a calf-to-beef system in Co. Mayo From modest beginnings in 2016 when 10 calves were purchased, Jarlath and Austin Ruane have developed their calf-to-beef enterprise considerably over recent years. Now purchasing ~80 calves annually – a mix of Holstein Friesian, Angus, Limousin and Hereford males – the Ruanes’ journey […]
25 July 2023
TAMS III Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme: Sheep Handling Equipment
TAMS III Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme: Sheep Handling Equipment We’re joined on the latest OviCast episode by Teagasc Advisor, Edward Egan, to talk to us about the sheep handling equipment available under the TAMS III Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme. We discuss what the grant aid rates are and how these […]
25 July 2023
Designing the low input potato
Designing the low input potato Late blight remains a threat to the Irish and EU potato industry year after year, causing ~€1 billion in losses each year across the EU alone. In this article, Dr. Amanpreet Kaur tells us more about the research work being undertaken as part of the ESoLaB project […]
25 July 2023
Sharp fall in 2023 dairy and tillage incomes expected, while cattle and sheep incomes to increase slightly
Sharp fall in 2023 dairy and tillage incomes expected, while cattle and sheep incomes to increase slightly A new report, by economists at Teagasc, provides an update on the forecast average margins and incomes which are likely across the agricultural sector in Ireland in 2023. Agriculture continues to face substantial input price […]
25 July 2023
Maximising the effective operation of automatic washers for milking equipment
Maximising the effective operation of automatic washers for milking equipment Automatic washers were conceived and installed to reduce labour requirements and save time on farms, which they undoubtedly do. Like any machine, they require regular monitoring and calibration to ensure that they are working correctly. David Gleeson and Lorna Twomey tell us […]
24 July 2023
Alternative slurry amendments for cattle slurry storage
Alternative slurry amendments for cattle slurry storage Agriculture is responsible for 37.5% of national greenhouse gas emissions and 99% of national ammonia emissions. Manure management contributes a substantial proportion of these emissions, 11.7% of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and 78% of agricultural ammonia emissions. The release of these gases pollute the atmosphere […]
24 July 2023