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Growing Organics: A profitable suckler system in Co. Mayo
Growing Organics: A profitable suckler system in Co. Mayo Oliver and Anna Dixon began looking at organic farming as an option in 2010. The high costs associated with conventional farming had become prohibitive. After careful consideration, the decision was made to take the organic option. An overview of their organic farming system […]
24 July 2023
Relief milking – more than just holiday cover
Relief milking – more than just holiday cover While many dairy farmers employ someone to complete a number of milkings each week, many others have no ‘set time off’ in the normal week, and possibly only take a week’s holidays in summer and some time in winter. We have surveyed quite a […]
23 July 2023
Kay O’Sullivan is thorough in preventing animal health issues
Kay O’Sullivan is thorough in preventing animal health issues Kay O’Sullivan, Future Beef Programme Farmer, had the lowest veterinary bill in the Future Beef Programme n 2022 at €22/ha. She successfully achieved this figure by taking precautions to prevent animal health issues. One of these measures is taking faecal egg count (FEC) […]
23 July 2023
Leader of the pack(aging)
Leader of the pack(aging) An innovative approach to sustainable food packaging saw Teagasc’s Shivani Pathania receive recognition at this year’s UCC SPRINT Awards, with commercialisation for her concept next on the agenda. At UCC’s 2023 SPRINT Awards, all of the top accolades were awarded to female researchers. Among the winners was Teagasc […]
23 July 2023
Getting your Grazing Back on Track
Getting your Grazing Back on Track With thundery showers & heavy rainfall throughout the country soil moisture deficits have disappeared. Grass growth rates have increased. It is important at this stage of the grazing season to keep quality in the sward and use this opportunity to remove paddocks with poor grass quality. […]
22 July 2023
Know My Number – Make a Plan (The Signpost Advisory Programme)
Know My Number – Make a Plan (The Signpost Advisory Programme) With the recent launch of the updated Teagasc MACC, we know it is possible for farmers to meet climate action targets by 2030, however mass adoption of new technologies and practices must be implemented on farm. Teagasc Director of Knowledge Transfer, […]
22 July 2023
High levels of herbage production and animal performance from red clover
High levels of herbage production and animal performance from red clover Red clover can contribute substantially to organic, low-input and conventional animal production systems due to its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen (N) and support of high animal performance. Dr. Nicky Byrne, Research Officer in Teagasc Grange, explained that these benefits contribute […]
21 July 2023
Watch: Timber categories and sales methods – conifer forest management
Watch: Timber categories and sales methods – conifer forest management In this video, Sean Kelly who is the Purchasing Manager with Laois Sawmills explains the difference between different timber categories including pulpwood, stakewood, palletwood and sawlog. Sean also discusses the three different ways how forest owners can sell their timber.Laois Sawmills are […]
21 July 2023
Watch: Moorepark Pig Farm Update
Watch: Moorepark Pig Farm Update In this video we meet Aisling Holmes, research technician at the Teagasc Pig Research Facility (TPRF). Aisling discusses some of the main performance figures in the TPRF for 2022 and highlights some of the areas they are concentrating on and husbandry changes they have made in the […]
21 July 2023
Energy and Farm Diversification Options Showcased
Energy and Farm Diversification Options Showcased Thousands of people attended the Energy and Farm Diversification show which took place in Gurteen Agricultural College yesterday, Thursday 20 July. Talks were delivered all day across three pavilions: Energy Pavilion – Anaerobic Digestion, Energy Policy, Solar, Electricity, Biomass, Community Energy Farm Diversification Pavilion – Secrets […]
21 July 2023