Articles
Seeking higher profits from dairy beef in Co. Cavan
Seeking higher profits from dairy beef in Co. Cavan Charlie Smyth joined Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 Campaign in 2022 and is on a journey to improve the profitability of his beef system through a combined focus on animal sourcing, animal performance, grassland management and livestock output. His DairyBeef 500 advisor Fergal Maguire explains […]
24 February 2023
What is the purpose of the Nitrates Action Programme measures?
What is the purpose of the Nitrates Action Programme measures? Edward Burgess, Teagasc Agricultural Catchments Programme, tells us all about the Nitrates Action Programme measures. What is the purpose of Nitrates Action Programme measures? The Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) and its derogation is arguably the most significant piece of legislation regulating farm […]
24 February 2023
The Northeast Forestry Group – promoting locally grown timber for local end use
The Northeast Forestry Group – promoting locally grown timber for local end use The North East Forestry Group (NEFG) is a Forest Owner Group with over 90 members from counties Meath/Louth/Cavan/Monaghan. Kevin O’Connell, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer tells us more. The NEFG was formed in 2013 with the aim of promoting peer […]
24 February 2023
Supplemental milk and liquid feed for newly weaned pigs
Supplemental milk and liquid feed for newly weaned pigs Shiv Vasa & Peadar Lawlor tell us the abrupt change from a highly digestible liquid diet (sow’s milk) at weaning to a pelleted solid diet with a different texture, smell and composition leads to severe nutritional stress in newly weaned piglets. Due to […]
24 February 2023
Tillage advice: Guidance on spring cereal planting
Tillage advice: Guidance on spring cereal planting After a small amount of rain in the past week, the weather looks to be relatively dry for the next week to 10 days. Michael Hennessy, Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer, offers advice to farmers considering planting in this article. March is just around the […]
23 February 2023
Grazing infrastructure incentivised under TAMS 3
Grazing infrastructure incentivised under TAMS 3 Earlier this week, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine published its reference costs and eligible items available for grant aid under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme 3 (TAMS 3). A number of items which will improve grassland management and grazing infrastructure area eligible for […]
23 February 2023
Climate Action Plan brings financial rewards to Cavan dairy farm
Climate Action Plan brings financial rewards to Cavan dairy farm Alan Clarke, who farms at Killinkere, Virginia, Co. Cavan, has been a Signpost Farmer since 2021. Owen McPartland and Seamus Kearney outlined how a Climate Action Plan is benefiting his farm – both environmentally and financially – in the latest edition of […]
23 February 2023
Teat disinfectant – part of the solution to reducing SCC
Teat disinfectant – part of the solution to reducing SCC With milking in full swing, Martina Gormley, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, explains why now is a good time to evaluate post-milking teat disinfectant products. New intramammary infections caused by contagious pathogens can be reduced by at least 50% when post-milking teat disinfection is […]
22 February 2023
Nutrition of the dairy-beef calf during the milk feeding stage
Nutrition of the dairy-beef calf during the milk feeding stage February and March mark the traditional months for calf rearing on the majority of dairy-beef farms nationally. Feeding the calf correctly from arrival to weaning is critical to achieve the desired levels of liveweight gain and to ensure a successful calf rearing […]
22 February 2023
Missed the National Sheep Conference?
Missed the National Sheep Conference? The Teagasc National Sheep Conference – held in two locations in 2023 – featured topics such as resistance to drenches, organics, greenhouse gas emissions and multi-species swards. If you were unable to attend either event, recordings of the main speaker’s presentations are available below. Parasites of sheep […]
22 February 2023