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Equines on an organic farm
Equines on an organic farm Robert and Maura McCabe, who farm 45ha in Corbally, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, joined the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Organic Farming Scheme in January 2023. They farm suckler cows and horses, keeping all bovine weanlings for one winter and selling them at 18 months off […]
16 July 2023
The drainage of grassland peat soils in Ireland
The drainage of grassland peat soils in Ireland Pat Tuohy, Senior Research officer at Teagasc Moorepark, is on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss the drainage status of grassland peat soils in Ireland. Pat and his colleagues, Lillian O’Sullivan, Conor Bracken and Owen Fenton have recently released a review paper that […]
15 July 2023
Rumen microbiome as a predictor of methane output
Rumen microbiome as a predictor of methane output Stuart Kirwan, Paul Smith and Sinéad Waters report on microbiome analysis to investigate methane production in beef cattle in an effort to reduce methane gas emissions by 2030. Under EU legislation, Ireland has committed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% by 2030, […]
15 July 2023
50,000 farmers sought for phase one of Signpost Advisory Programme
50,000 farmers sought for phase one of Signpost Advisory Programme The Teagasc Signpost Advisory Programme has been established to assist farmers make their farms more environmentally sustainable; it will play a key role in the implementation and adoption of technologies highlighted in the Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC). Published on July […]
15 July 2023
Weaning lamb performance from the INZAC flock
Weaning lamb performance from the INZAC flock Fiona McGovern, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Teagasc Athenry, Co. Galway reports on the latest from the INZAC and breeding flocks at Athenry. Thankfully over the past week, mid June, we have seen some thundery rain showers in Athenry, which were definitely needed […]
14 July 2023
The key focus areas of MACC 2023
The key focus areas of MACC 2023 A pathway for the Irish agricultural industry to meet its greenhouse gas (GHG) targets by 2030 was presented on Wednesday, July 12th, when Teagasc launched the Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) 2023. The agriculture sector must reduce from the 2018 level of GHGs of 23MT […]
14 July 2023
Take care when working with firewood
Take care when working with firewood Liam Kelly, Teagasc Forestry Advisor, tells us about potential hazards when working with firewood. The photographs show a split firewood log of ash, taken from a hedgerow tree. I came across this when handling some firewood logs recently. Potential hazard I assume that the tree […]
14 July 2023
Update on pig production in the US
Update on pig production in the US Gerard McCutcheon attended the Interpig meeting in Iowa in early June. InterPig consists of representatives of a group of countries (currently 15) that compare pig production costs on an annual basis using an agreed method. The data generated allows comparisons to be made in the […]
14 July 2023
New Knowledge Transfer Programme open
New Knowledge Transfer Programme open Details of a new three year Knowledge Transfer (KT) Programme, which will be delivered by a network of approved KT facilitators, was today, July 14th, announced by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The new programme, which offers reimbursement rates of €750/participant/year, requires participants to […]
14 July 2023
Looking into a crystal ball for harvest 2023
Looking into a crystal ball for harvest 2023 As the growing season on Irish tillage farms comes to an abrupt end, Tom Tierney’s crops are no different to others in that the Irish weather has had a significant part to play. In this article, the Teagasc Signpost Programme tillage farmer looks forward […]
13 July 2023