Articles
Ear Necrosis – know your enemy
Ear Necrosis – know your enemy Ear necrosis is a relatively new problem in pig production that has developed over the last 20 years but in particular during the last decade, Michael McKeon tells us how we can manage it. In order to control / reduce / eliminate the problem, we need […]
13 October 2023
Watch: Maintaining Mental Health and Safety in Challenging Time
Watch: Maintaining Mental Health and Safety in Challenging Time A webinar on Maintaining Mental Health and Safety in Challenging Time took place on Tuesday, 10th October to coincide with World Mental Health Day. Know how to manage your mental health – everyone is likely to be affected at some time in their […]
13 October 2023
Taking steps to improve sustainability on a west Cork dairy-beef farm
Taking steps to improve sustainability on a west Cork dairy-beef farm James O’Sullivan, a Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Campaign and Teagasc Signpost Programme participant, is implementing steps to improve the sustainability of his west Cork holding. Joining Catherine Egan on a recent episode of the Beef Edge podcast, James detailed how he’s farming […]
12 October 2023
An update on winter barley and winter wheat plantings
An update on winter barley and winter wheat plantings Shay Phelan, Teagasc Crops Specialist, provides an update on winter barley and winter wheat plantings and provides some key agronomic advice on the management of these crops and winter oilseed rape. Winter Barley Winter barley planting is reported to be well back on […]
12 October 2023
How this Wexford farmer is getting the best from precision machinery
How this Wexford farmer is getting the best from precision machinery The third of a three part series from a recent Signpost farm walk on Don Somers’ farm in Wexford, Michael Hennessy chats to Don Somers & Dermot Forristal, a machinery researcher in Teagasc, about how he utilises the information from the […]
12 October 2023
Attention turns to autumn planting
Attention turns to autumn planting With the 2023 harvest now confined to memory except for a few late crops, attention has turned to planting winter crops, writes Shay Phelan, Crops and Potato Specialist. September weather has delayed the progress of many of the early drillers so some of the larger growers or […]
12 October 2023
Aiming to improve animal performance without additional meal
Aiming to improve animal performance without additional meal Martin Connolly farms part-time just outside the village of Castleplunket in Co. Roscommon where he operates a dairy calf-to-bull beef system. The farm consists of 60 Ha of grassland in total, which is divided in four main blocks within a 3-mile radius of the […]
11 October 2023
Research update: Breeding and weaning update from the maternal herd at Grange
Research update: Breeding and weaning update from the maternal herd at Grange Colin Byrne, Animal and Bioscience Research Department, Teagasc Grange, Dunsany, Co. Meath, reports on the breeding performance of the maternal herd and weaning update. Breeding took place for 10 weeks beginning on May 2 until July 11. Two rounds of […]
11 October 2023
Factors to consider when buying autumn born calves from the dairy herd
Factors to consider when buying autumn born calves from the dairy herd Gordon Peppard tells us that a number of winter milk producers are currently calving cows and many of these calves will be sold on to beef farmers to be reared and slaughtered in a calf to beef system. These calves […]
11 October 2023
Signpost General Assembly takes place
Signpost General Assembly takes place The Signpost General Assembly was held, today, Tuesday, 10 October at Trim Castle in Meath followed by a visit to Teagasc Grange Research Centre at Dunsany, County Meath. The Signpost Programme is a multi-annual campaign to lead climate action by all Irish farmers, and includes over 60 […]
10 October 2023