Articles
Early life health of breeding bulls
Early life health of breeding bulls Across both beef and dairy sectors, genomic selection has increased the rate at which we can select young bulls that have superior genetics. High demand from farmers, for these high genetic merit, first-season bulls means that there is a high demand for their semen at a […]
17 June 2023
Using genetics to reduce methane emissions from the Irish sheep sector
Using genetics to reduce methane emissions from the Irish sheep sector Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for research and innovation, Martin Heydon T.D., today, Saturday 17th June, launched new breeding values for sheep aimed at reducing methane emissions. The Minister launched the […]
17 June 2023
Tackling sterile brome through integrated weed management
Tackling sterile brome through integrated weed management With high seedbank populations, sterile brome is a persistent weed. Teagasc researcher Vijaya Bhaskar outlines some of the integrated weed management (IWM) options to prevent the weed from growing into yield-robbing infestations. In Ireland, there are five different brome types: sterile; great; soft; rye; and […]
17 June 2023
Low-input grassland and arable grass margins
Low-input grassland and arable grass margins Catherine Keena, Countryside Management Specialist, writes about scoring low-input grassland and arable grass margins. Scoring low-input grassland Approximately 100,000ha of low-input grassland was selected under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES). These fields will be assessed by ACRES advisors this summer to determine how they score […]
17 June 2023
Using digital advisory tools to help the adoption of improved farming practices
Using digital advisory tools to help the adoption of improved farming practices Teagasc hosts EU conference on new technologies that support European farmers in becoming more efficient and sustainable. The FAIRshare project, an EU, Horizon 2020, funded initiative focused on improving the uptake of digital technologies in agriculture, will hold its final […]
17 June 2023
Watch: Body Condition Scoring at Moorepark
Watch: Body Condition Scoring at Moorepark Here John Paul Murphy, Moorepark farm manager, and Kieran McCarthy, assistant farm manager, are body condition scoring and weighing cows after milking. Cows are weighed and body condition scored weekly. The majority of the cows are at the ideal body condition score (BCS) of 3.00. Measured […]
16 June 2023
Developing a domestic centre of excellent for brewing and distilling
Developing a domestic centre of excellent for brewing and distilling The aim of the National Centre for Brewing and Distilling (NCBD) is to develop a domestic centre of excellence for brewing and distilling, with resources and expertise to allow these industries to develop. Lisa Ryan, Manager of NCBD, tells us more. Currently […]
16 June 2023
Silvicultural characteristics of oak and beech
Silvicultural characteristics of oak and beech Silviculture is the cultivation of trees for the production of timber. In this article, Kevin O’Connell, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer, looks at the silvicultural characteristics of oak and beech. The silvicultural characteristics of a tree are the special features of the growth and site requirements of […]
16 June 2023
Moorepark Pig Farm Update June 2023
Moorepark Pig Farm Update June 2023 In this video, we meet Aisling Holmes, research technician at the Teagasc Pig Research Facility (TPRF). Aisling discusses some of the main performance figures in the TPRF for 2022, and highlights some of the areas they are concentrating on and husbandry changes they have made in […]
16 June 2023
Average tillage income rises 32% year-on-year
Average tillage income rises 32% year-on-year Favourable weather conditions and an increase in cereal area in 2022 resulted in an increase in cereal production volumes in aggregate in 2022, results from the National Farm Survey, which was published earlier this week, reveal. A total of 6,246 tillage farms were represented in the […]
15 June 2023