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Higher cattle prices boost beef finisher farm incomes in 2022
Higher cattle prices boost beef finisher farm incomes in 2022 Improvements in finished cattle prices had a positive impact on the levels of income generated on ‘cattle other’ farms – typically cattle finishing farms – as reported in the National Farm Survey 2022 report, which was published earlier this week. Representative of […]
14 June 2023
What’s happening at the ICBF Tully Research Centre?
What’s happening at the ICBF Tully Research Centre? The Tully test centre is the national commercial progeny test centre, located at the edge of Kildare town. In this article, Catherine Egan, Teagasc Beef Specialist, outlines the work being carried out there. Historically, pedigree bull breeders used to bring their young bulls to […]
14 June 2023
Rising gross output fails to lift cattle rearing income in 2022
Rising gross output fails to lift cattle rearing income in 2022 Although gross output levels increased by 6% on cattle rearing farms in 2022, in part due to improved prices for young stock, the average Family Farm Income declined by 13% to €9,408 on these farms. Published earlier this week, the results […]
14 June 2023
Tillage Incentive Scheme 2023 open for applications
Tillage Incentive Scheme 2023 open for applications The opening of the 2023 Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) was today announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D. The Tillage Incentive Scheme aims to provide support to tillage farmers who continue to maintain the current tillage area converted under […]
14 June 2023
Gearing up for Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations 2023
Gearing up for Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations 2023 Teagasc and the Irish Farmers Journal have teamed up for the major tillage event of the year – Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations, which will be held at Oak Park on Wednesday, June 21st. This biennial event will incorporate machinery demonstrations, as well […]
14 June 2023
New Signpost Advisory Programme in place
New Signpost Advisory Programme in place A new free Signpost Advisory service has been established to assist farmers in making their farms more environmentally sustainable. A team of 20 Signpost advisors is in place across the Teagasc advisory regions and will work with farmers to develop and implement plans to reduce greenhouse […]
14 June 2023
Watch: Higher milk and solids yields from grass-white clover swards at Moorepark
Watch: Higher milk and solids yields from grass-white clover swards at Moorepark Aine Murray’s research is looking at the herbage and milk performance of three different groups of cows, comparing grass-only swards to grass/clover swards at different nitrogen rates. Aine will speak about her work at the Teagasc Moorepark Open Day on July […]
13 June 2023
Technology solutions to feature at Moorepark Dairy Open Day
Technology solutions to feature at Moorepark Dairy Open Day Teagasc, Enterprise Ireland and AgTech Ireland have agreed to provide a platform for AgTech Ireland member companies at the Teagasc Dairy Open Day in Moorepark on Tuesday, July 4th. Showcasing technologies which are regarded as being valuable and widely available to farmers by […]
13 June 2023
Can we reduce ewe wastage and improve their longevity in a flock?
Can we reduce ewe wastage and improve their longevity in a flock? Why are ewes leaving the flock and can we reduce the level of ewe wastage? On this week’s OviCast podcast, this topic is discussed in more detail with Prof. Paul Keynon from New Zealand’s Massey University. Paul discusses the reasons […]
13 June 2023
Is an animal’s scrapie genotype associated with performance?
Is an animal’s scrapie genotype associated with performance? Genetic susceptibility to scrapie, a fatal disease of sheep and goats, is controlled by differences in one specific gene – the prion protein. The resulting scrapie genotype has been shown to be associated with an animal’s susceptibility to scrapie, with the ARR variant associated […]
13 June 2023