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Gearing up for Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations 2023
Gearing up for Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations 2023 Teagasc and the Irish Farmers Journal have teamed up for the major tillage event of the year – Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations, which will be held at Oak Park on Wednesday, June 21st. This biennial event will incorporate machinery demonstrations, as well […]
14 June 2023
New Signpost Advisory Programme in place
New Signpost Advisory Programme in place A new free Signpost Advisory service has been established to assist farmers in making their farms more environmentally sustainable. A team of 20 Signpost advisors is in place across the Teagasc advisory regions and will work with farmers to develop and implement plans to reduce greenhouse […]
14 June 2023
Watch: Higher milk and solids yields from grass-white clover swards at Moorepark
Watch: Higher milk and solids yields from grass-white clover swards at Moorepark Aine Murray’s research is looking at the herbage and milk performance of three different groups of cows, comparing grass-only swards to grass/clover swards at different nitrogen rates. Aine will speak about her work at the Teagasc Moorepark Open Day on July […]
13 June 2023
Technology solutions to feature at Moorepark Dairy Open Day
Technology solutions to feature at Moorepark Dairy Open Day Teagasc, Enterprise Ireland and AgTech Ireland have agreed to provide a platform for AgTech Ireland member companies at the Teagasc Dairy Open Day in Moorepark on Tuesday, July 4th. Showcasing technologies which are regarded as being valuable and widely available to farmers by […]
13 June 2023
Can we reduce ewe wastage and improve their longevity in a flock?
Can we reduce ewe wastage and improve their longevity in a flock? Why are ewes leaving the flock and can we reduce the level of ewe wastage? On this week’s OviCast podcast, this topic is discussed in more detail with Prof. Paul Keynon from New Zealand’s Massey University. Paul discusses the reasons […]
13 June 2023
Is an animal’s scrapie genotype associated with performance?
Is an animal’s scrapie genotype associated with performance? Genetic susceptibility to scrapie, a fatal disease of sheep and goats, is controlled by differences in one specific gene – the prion protein. The resulting scrapie genotype has been shown to be associated with an animal’s susceptibility to scrapie, with the ARR variant associated […]
13 June 2023
Management of multispecies swards
Management of multispecies swards The Multi Species Sward Measure, introduced by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, aimed to incentivise farmers to sow a multispecies sward, with a payment rate of €300/ha for crop establishment. Eamonn Dempsey, Teagasc Advisor, tells us more. The measure was closed for applications on the […]
13 June 2023
Tips on managing through dry June conditions
Tips on managing through dry June conditions Despite a very dry start to June, average grass growth rates had been 60kg DM per day and farm covers had been holding well in most regions However, as Joe Patton, Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer explains, with soil moisture deficits heading >60mm in many […]
12 June 2023
Management key to maximise lamb performance from brassica crops
Management key to maximise lamb performance from brassica crops Research work carried out in Teagasc Athenry has examined ways to get maximum utilisation and performance from winter grazed brassica crops. As part of the recent Growing Organics farm walk on Jason Stanley’s farm in Co. Laois, Dr. Frank Campion, Teagasc Research Officer, […]
12 June 2023
Ripe for the picking
Ripe for the picking Seeking to bolster the market for Irish apples, a new screening project will develop in-depth blueprints of customer preferences, allowing growers to focus on producing the most desirable varieties. The market is ripe for the development of Ireland’s dessert apple sector. Across the globe, demand is increasing for […]
12 June 2023