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Highlights from the Teagasc Crops Open Day Part 3 – Establishment Systems, Cover Crops & the Environment
Highlights from the Teagasc Crops Open Day Part 3 – Establishment Systems, Cover Crops & the Environment This is the third of four shows highlighting content from the Teagasc Crops Open Day in Oak Park Carlow and this week’s Tillage Edge focuses on the different establishment systems, cover crops and the environment. […]
13 July 2023
Stubble cultivation – measures to establish green cover
Stubble cultivation – measures to establish green cover Ciaran Collins, Tillage Specialist, tells us how to establish green cover. The Nitrates Directive is designed to prevent pollution of surface waters and groundwater from agricultural sources and to protect and improve water quality. As part of the Nitrates Directive, tillage farmers are now required […]
13 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
Think safety when moving bales
Think safety when moving bales Farmers and contractors are currently very busy making, transporting and stacking bales of silage, hay and straw. Data from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) show falling bales account for about 5% of farm workplace deaths. Francis Bligh and John McNamara tell us how to stay safe […]
13 July 2023
Dairy breeding and calf welfare
Dairy breeding and calf welfare The mistreatment of the animals shown on the RTE Investigates programme is totally unacceptable, and is in breach of animal welfare legislation. Such practices cannot be tolerated. We welcome the investigation by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) into the alleged breaches of animal […]
12 July 2023
The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Ruaraidh Petre, Executive Director, Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, joins Catherine Egan on this week’s episode of the Beef Edge podcast. Ruaraidh discusses the work of the Global Roundtable, which is carried out across 24 countries working together to produce sustainable beef. Originally from Ireland, but […]
12 July 2023
Future Beef Farmer Trevor Boland’s 10 point autumn calving plan
Future Beef Farmer Trevor Boland’s 10 point autumn calving plan Trevor Boland farms in partnership with his father Joseph in Dromard, Co. Sligo. Along with farming, which centres on a herd of 50 autumn-calving cows, he also works full time as an accountant with IFAC. The farm size is 48ha, with 23ha […]
12 July 2023
Explainer: What is and why is a new MACC needed?
Explainer: What is and why is a new MACC needed? The third iteration of the Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) was published earlier today, July 12th. Presented in graph form, the Teagasc MACC identifies the most cost-effective pathway to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and enhance carbon sequestration. Speaking from the […]
12 July 2023
New Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve launched
New Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve launched A new Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) to assist farmers and the agriculture industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, was launched today, Wednesday, 12 July by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD, in Dublin. The Teagasc MACC looks at […]
12 July 2023
Lower 2023 cereal harvest predicted
Lower 2023 cereal harvest predicted The harvest estimate published by Teagasc estimates total cereal production in Ireland will be 2.1 million tonnes in 2023. This represents a decrease of 300,000t (-13%) when compared to 2022. Estimated crop yields by Teagasc advisors indicates that crop yields for harvest 2023 will be close to […]
11 July 2023