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Tillage advice: Fungicide treatments and grass weeds
0 Tillage advice: Fungicide treatments and grass weeds Early-drilled crops of spring barley are now at awns peeping stage, which is the ideal timing for the final fungicide. Shay Phelan, Teagasc Tillage Specialist, tells us more. With the dry weather at the moment, many growers may opt to delay applying the final fungicide […]
1 June 2023
Strip-till establishment with Michael Grace in Clane, Co. Kildare
0 Strip-till establishment with Michael Grace in Clane, Co. Kildare For this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Michael Hennessy visited Michael Grace’s farm in Clane, Co. Kildare, to chat about the strip-till establishment system on the farm. Michael Grace explains that yields are as good as any of his neighbours and he is very […]
1 June 2023
Be Sun Smart
0 Be Sun Smart Farmers are one of the highest risk groups for skin cancer. Overexposure to UV can cause sunburn, skin and eye damage and skin cancer. With the warm weater we are experiencing it is important to take lots of drinks, stay indoors during periods of high temperatures and avoid exposure […]
1 June 2023
Shane Keaveney’s breeding season and farm update
Shane Keaveney’s breeding season and farm update Roscommon Future Beef Farmer Shane Keaveney is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss the breeding season to date and to give an update on the farm. The breeding season is underway and Shane discusses using AI. He outlines the sires used on the […]
31 May 2023
Artificial insemination: Proven, practical and profitable
Artificial insemination: Proven, practical and profitable Three-quarters of all calves born in suckler herds are from stock bulls (ICBF). By not using AI, a lot of farmers are missing out on access to the best genetics at a lower cost than maintaining a stock bull, explains Gabriel Trayers, Teagasc Future Beef Programme […]
31 May 2023
Dosing cattle – habit or necessity?
Dosing cattle – habit or necessity? Aidan Murray, Teagasc Beef Specialist, offers advice on dosing and questions do farmers need to change their dosing practices. As we near the end of May with stock out grazing, there is something very satisfying about seeing cattle clean up, stretched out and thriving on good […]
31 May 2023
Weighing up early weaning
Weighing up early weaning For this week’s OviCast, Ciarán Lynch caught up with Prof. Paul Keynon from Massey University to discuss the option of early weaning as a management tool for certain sheep systems. Paul defines what early weaning is and at what age and weight lambs need to be for it […]
31 May 2023
Grass10: Managing through the current dry period
Grass10: Managing through the current dry period With high temperatures and very little rainfall expected for the next 10 days, this week’s Grass10 newsletter focuses on managing through the current dry spell. In parts of the east and south east, soil moisture deficits of >40mm are present. Growth rates, however, have remained […]
31 May 2023
How’s the breeding season progressing for Future Beef Programme farmers?
How’s the breeding season progressing for Future Beef Programme farmers? Aisling Molloy, Future Beef Programme Advisor, outlines how the breeding season is progressing for some of the farmers enrolled in the Future Beef Programme. Ruairi Cummins, Kilmoganny, Co. Kilkenny Farming 35ha of owned land, split into two main blocks, Ruairi Cummins carries […]
30 May 2023
Blowfly strike: Why prevention is better than cure
Blowfly strike: Why prevention is better than cure The risk period for blowfly strike has begun and will continue through to October, and beyond, where conditions allow. Unchecked blowfly will cause welfare issues, production losses and mortality, Teagasc Sheep Specialist Ciaran Lynch tells us more. Flies are attracted to soiled areas of […]
30 May 2023