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Reseeding checklist: spring or autumn?
0 Reseeding checklist: spring or autumn? Regular reseeding of pasture allows farmers to grow increased yields of higher quality grass. Despite this, reseeding levels in Ireland are low with less than 2% of our national grassland area reseeded annually. As grass is our dominant feed during the main grazing season, and the primary […]
8 April 2023
Growing Wild: Lesser Celandine and Ivy berries
0 Growing Wild: Lesser Celandine and Ivy berries Now is the time to look out for Lesser Celandine and Ivy Berries, according to Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, who takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity. Lesser Celandine The glossy, yellow, star-like flowers of Lesser Celandine (pictured above), […]
8 April 2023
What you need to know about young farmer top up payments
0 What you need to know about young farmer top up payments The CAP 2023 schemes have been announced. Serena Gibbons, Education Officer, Teagasc Galway/Clare, explains why we all now need to familiarise ourselves with the new titles, acronyms and terms and conditions of the new schemes. There is a lot to examine […]
8 April 2023
Harvesting the benefits of clover swards
0 Harvesting the benefits of clover swards Patrick O’Neill farms in partnership with his father Tom, 5km north of Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford. They milk approximately 115 cows, supply Lakeland Dairies, and rear their own replacements. Patrick is a participant under the Ballyhaise Monitor Farm project. “The project was set up by Donal Patton […]
7 April 2023
Native honey bees in your forest
0 Native honey bees in your forest When we think of honey bees, we usually think of them as living in human-managed beehives and with honey production for humans as their purpose. Paul Butler, Forestry Liaison Officer, Teagasc Athenry, explains more in this article. For a number of years, it was considered that […]
7 April 2023
Will the Irish pig sector produce the first carbon neutral meat?
0 Will the Irish pig sector produce the first carbon neutral meat? The Irish pig sector, at times, receives negative comments as it addresses a number of its challenges – financial, environmental, welfare etc. However, one of the big positives for the sector is that the carbon footprint of pigs is very low […]
7 April 2023
Setting a clear breeding strategy in Co. Kilkenny
0 Setting a clear breeding strategy in Co. Kilkenny As part of Dairy Breeding Week, Teagasc hosted a farm walk on the farm of Philip Donohoe, Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny. In this article, Teagasc Dairy Advisor, Kevin Brennan, Oak Park, Carlow, outlines the main topics discussed. Philip has focused on breeding since the Economic […]
6 April 2023
Counting sheep emissions
0 Counting sheep emissions Experts at Teagasc have been using life cycle assessment, an internationally-recognised methodology, to calculate the environmental performance of average sheep systems in Ireland and to determine the effect of recommended practices. Ireland is the largest net exporter of sheepmeat within the European Union, with the sheep sector generating approximately […]
6 April 2023
Tillage advice: An update on crop performance
0 Tillage advice: An update on crop performance Shay Phelan, Teagasc Crops and Potato specialist, tells us how a variety of crops are performing right now. Winter barley Growth in winter barley has increased in the last few days, despite cool temperatures. Most crops are approaching GS 31 with earlier-developing varieties like KWS […]
6 April 2023
A view of current UK agricultural policies with Andy Mahon, a Dubliner farming in the UK
0 A view of current UK agricultural policies with Andy Mahon, a Dubliner farming in the UK Andy Mahon, a Dubliner and farm manager of a large farm in the UK, joins Michael Hennessy on the latest Tillage Edge podcast to talk about the UK’s agriculture policy and the frustration it is causing […]
6 April 2023