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Series of walks planned on BETTER Sheep Farms
Series of walks planned on BETTER Sheep Farms Commencing on Wednesday, August 23rd, a series of farm walks will get underway next week on farms enrolled in the BETTER Farm Sheep Programme. A collaboration between the Teagasc Sheep Specialist and Research teams and led from Teagasc Athenry by Dr Frank Campion, the […]
15 August 2023
How to check if wormers are working on your farm
How to check if wormers are working on your farm As livestock graze pastures they are constantly picking up gastrointestinal nematodes, also known as stomach worms. Orla Keane, Research Officer in Infection Biology, tells us how to deal with them. These parasites cause disease, including scour and ill-thrift. Sheep develop immunity to […]
15 August 2023
New Farm Manager Apprenticeship Programme
New Farm Manager Apprenticeship Programme The Farm Manager Apprenticeship is for anyone who wishes to pursue a managerial career in the agricultural sector or existing personnel employed on farms to progress with their existing educational qualifications. The programme will provide the person with the latest research and best practice management knowledge to successfully […]
15 August 2023
Top 5 tips for August
Top 5 tips for August Joe Patton, Teagasc Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer, gives his top five tips for dairy farmers this August. Last change to correct grass quality before building farm cover Building grass covers off a clean base has to be the key target in the second half of August. […]
14 August 2023
Sustainable Farmer Award winners announced
Sustainable Farmer Award winners announced Winners highlight benefits of implementing sustainability practices. The winners of the inaugural Sustainable Farmer Awards, a partnership between the FBD National Livestock Show, Bord Bia, Teagasc and the Irish Farmers Journal were presented with their prizes by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. […]
14 August 2023
Doubling of budget for liming programme
Doubling of budget for liming programme An increased budgetary provision has been announced for the Liming Programme 2023, which sees the scheme’s total budget increase from an initial €8m, which was allocated at part of Budget 2023, to €16m. Due to a high number of applications under the scheme, which creates an […]
14 August 2023
Major international farm safety and farmer health conference to be held in Ireland
Major international farm safety and farmer health conference to be held in Ireland Teagasc will host a major international conference on farm safety and farmer wellbeing from August 23rd to August 25th 2023 at Teagasc Research and Innovation Centre, Dunsany, Grange, Co. Meath and Teagasc, Ashtown, Dublin 15. The conference has attracted […]
14 August 2023
How can we breed for a younger age of slaughter?
How can we breed for a younger age of slaughter? Ireland is the first in the world to include age of slaughter in national breeding objectives. Alan Twomey, Teagasc researcher in genetics, explains why age of slaughter is a key trait for beef herds to reduce costs and improve environmental efficiency. Beef […]
13 August 2023
Weaning early a good move
Weaning early a good move Frank Campion of the Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Athenry, Co. Galway reports on how early weaning worked well on some of the BETTER sheep farms. As mentioned in the July update, some of the flocks took the decision to wean lambs off the ewes […]
13 August 2023
Seeking training in new product development?
Seeking training in new product development? The development of new products is one of the many key elements for success of both established and fledgling food and beverage companies. This October, the Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Co. Dublin, will host two courses for actors in the food and beverage sector looking […]
13 August 2023