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Using digital advisory tools to help the adoption of improved farming practices
Using digital advisory tools to help the adoption of improved farming practices Teagasc hosts EU conference on new technologies that support European farmers in becoming more efficient and sustainable. The FAIRshare project, an EU, Horizon 2020, funded initiative focused on improving the uptake of digital technologies in agriculture, will hold its final […]
17 June 2023
Watch: Body Condition Scoring at Moorepark
Watch: Body Condition Scoring at Moorepark Here John Paul Murphy, Moorepark farm manager, and Kieran McCarthy, assistant farm manager, are body condition scoring and weighing cows after milking. Cows are weighed and body condition scored weekly. The majority of the cows are at the ideal body condition score (BCS) of 3.00. Measured […]
16 June 2023
Developing a domestic centre of excellent for brewing and distilling
Developing a domestic centre of excellent for brewing and distilling The aim of the National Centre for Brewing and Distilling (NCBD) is to develop a domestic centre of excellence for brewing and distilling, with resources and expertise to allow these industries to develop. Lisa Ryan, Manager of NCBD, tells us more. Currently […]
16 June 2023
Silvicultural characteristics of oak and beech
Silvicultural characteristics of oak and beech Silviculture is the cultivation of trees for the production of timber. In this article, Kevin O’Connell, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer, looks at the silvicultural characteristics of oak and beech. The silvicultural characteristics of a tree are the special features of the growth and site requirements of […]
16 June 2023
Moorepark Pig Farm Update June 2023
Moorepark Pig Farm Update June 2023 In this video, we meet Aisling Holmes, research technician at the Teagasc Pig Research Facility (TPRF). Aisling discusses some of the main performance figures in the TPRF for 2022, and highlights some of the areas they are concentrating on and husbandry changes they have made in […]
16 June 2023
Foot bath design and use to help with lameness
Foot bath design and use to help with lameness There are higher incidences of lameness after the spring due to the bad weather, with roadways and paddock access in unsatisfactory conditions. Foot baths can help with lameness issues. When using foot baths, it is important that they are correctly designed and used […]
15 June 2023
Average tillage income rises 32% year-on-year
Average tillage income rises 32% year-on-year Favourable weather conditions and an increase in cereal area in 2022 resulted in an increase in cereal production volumes in aggregate in 2022, results from the National Farm Survey, which was published earlier this week, reveal. A total of 6,246 tillage farms were represented in the […]
15 June 2023
A preview of the 2023 Teagasc Oak Park open day
A preview of the 2023 Teagasc Oak Park open day On this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Dr. Ewen Mullins, Head of Crops Research, and Dermot Forristal, a researcher in crops and mechanisation, join Michael Hennessy to preview Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations 2023. The crops open day, which is held every two […]
15 June 2023
Unravelling the complex interaction of cereal aphids and the virus they vector
Unravelling the complex interaction of cereal aphids and the virus they vector A greater understanding about the interplay between virus strain, insect vector, timing of infection, weather and barley genetics, and their impact on yield loss is needed if we are to advance decision support tools for control of BYDV. Louise McNamara, […]
15 June 2023
Lime use at highest rate in 22 years, as fertiliser sales decline
Lime use at highest rate in 22 years, as fertiliser sales decline Data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have pointed to increases in the quantity of lime being sold while, at the same time, a reduction in fertiliser sales volumes were reported. Releasing data for 2022 fertiliser sales, the CSO has […]
15 June 2023