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Watch: Pre-lambing nutrition in the first year of organic conversion
Watch: Pre-lambing nutrition in the first year of organic conversion Barry O’Hagan, a sheep farmer from Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim, entered the organic conversion process earlier this year. Featuring in a recent Let’s Talk Organics webinar, he detailed how he is managing the nutritional needs of his ewes prior to lambing, which is […]
24 March 2023
Teagasc Signpost webinar series reached 150th milestone
Teagasc Signpost webinar series reached 150th milestone On the 150th edition of the Teagasc Signpost webinar series, Professor Frank O Mara, Director of Teagasc outlined the technology pathway that Irish agriculture and Irish farmers should follow to achieve the required reductions in Greenhouse gas emissions. Professor O’Mara, who also outlined the steps […]
24 March 2023
Transformation of Sitka spruce stands to continuous cover forestry- ContinuFOR
Transformation of Sitka spruce stands to continuous cover forestry- ContinuFOR Grace Jones & Ian Short, Forestry Development Department, tell us that in the 1920’s only 1% of Ireland’s land area had forests, yet now over 11% of Ireland is forested. About half of this forest is Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) plantations. Sitka […]
24 March 2023
Reviewing financials and preparing for breeding with Future Beef Farmer James Skehan
Reviewing financials and preparing for breeding with Future Beef Farmer James Skehan James Skehan farms part-time in O’Briensbridge, Co. Clare, with his wife Joanne, and his father Batt lends a hand. He works full-time off farm. Future Beef Programme Advisor to the farm Aisling Molloy provides an update on James’ farm in […]
23 March 2023
Tillage advice: Product choices and management of winter crops
Tillage advice: Product choices and management of winter crops The poor weather over the past couple of weeks has resulted in waterlogged soils on most farms. The forecast for the next few days isn’t a lot better. Michael Hennessy, Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer, offers advice on product selection and the management […]
23 March 2023
Improving farm efficiency and the environment on Ballymaloe Farm
Improving farm efficiency and the environment on Ballymaloe Farm All tillage farmers can make small changes to reduce the farms environmental impact. On this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Darren Allen, a farmer from Ballymaloe Farm, Co. Cork, talks about the steps he has taken over the past few years to improve his […]
23 March 2023
Women researchers won all accolades at the 2023 GatewayUCC’s SPRINT Awards
Women researchers won all accolades at the 2023 GatewayUCC’s SPRINT Awards A new technology to enhance performance in electric vehicles, a new approach to green food packaging and a supplement to improve maternal health are among the award-winning projects at the SPRINT Awards 2023. Women researchers were awarded the top accolades in […]
23 March 2023
Bursaries awarded to ‘nurture and develop’ the agri-business leaders of the future
Bursaries awarded to ‘nurture and develop’ the agri-business leaders of the future Dairygold Co-operative Society has awarded two undergraduate bursaries to students undertaking the Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree at University College Cork (UCC). The course is anchored in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UCC, with input from across […]
23 March 2023
Watch: Missed the National Hill Sheep Conference?
Watch: Missed the National Hill Sheep Conference? This year’s National Hill Sheep Conference focused on: flock health and production planning; ACRES; the Sheep Improvement Scheme; and the factors to consider with organic conversion. If you were unable to attend, recordings of each speaker are available below. ACRES The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme […]
22 March 2023
The benefits of grass measuring
The benefits of grass measuring Grass is the cheapest form of feed available, so the objective is to maximise the amount of grass in the animal’s diet, while conditioning the sward for future grazing. Eamonn Dempsey, Teagasc advisor in Tralee, discusses the benefits of grass measuring in this article. When discussing good […]
22 March 2023