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Teagasc launch interactive online learning tool – Pig Staff Induction Module
0 Teagasc launch interactive online learning tool – Pig Staff Induction Module The Teagasc Pig Department in conjunction with the Health & Safety Authority and FBD Insurance launched their Pig Staff Induction Module today, 9th June 2023. This is the first time an online module has been developed for the Irish pig sector […]
9 June 2023
Get snapping – ‘This is Dairying’ photo competition launched
0 Get snapping – ‘This is Dairying’ photo competition launched The ‘This is Dairying’ competition, in conjunction with the Teagasc Moorepark Dairy Open Day, will run throughout June 2023. The idea behind the competition is to give people the opportunity to show what they love about dairy farming. The competition aims to exhibit […]
8 June 2023
Pay heed to grass and clover varieties when choosing multispecies swards
0 Pay heed to grass and clover varieties when choosing multispecies swards Numerous studies have shown the benefits of multispecies swards relative to a perennial ryegrass only sward. These include increased animal and sward performance, reduced requirement for artificial nitrogen application and reduced need for anthelmintic drenches. At last Friday’s Growing Organics farm […]
8 June 2023
Eoin Lyons in Kilkenny on his direct drill cropping system
0 Eoin Lyons in Kilkenny on his direct drill cropping system Featuring on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast is Eoin Lyons, Kilkenny, who uses a direct drill system to establish crops every year. Joining Michael Hennessy, Teagasc Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer, he speaks about the lessons learned over the years of using […]
8 June 2023
Using pig slurry to reduce fertiliser costs and inputs
0 Using pig slurry to reduce fertiliser costs and inputs A range of environment initiatives made this pig business a logical choice as a Signpost farm, John Mahon, Mark Plunkett and Gerard McCutcheon tell us more. Miriam and Mattie Moore have two pig units: a 1,600-sow pig unit, rearing pigs up to 18kg […]
8 June 2023
ACRES – how will your farm score?
0 ACRES – how will your farm score? The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is Ireland’s new agri-environment climate scheme under Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan. This new €1.5 billion flagship agri-environment scheme is to address biodiversity decline, while delivering an income support. In this article, Joanne Masterson, ASSAP Advisor, Teagasc Galway/Clare, explains how the […]
8 June 2023
How to produce high Commercial Beef Value calves
0 How to produce high Commercial Beef Value calves On many dairy farms, the decision of what beef bull to use on cows is often based on having a very low calving difficulty, along with having as short a gestation as possible. While it makes sense to use these type of bulls to […]
7 June 2023
Parasite control – what do I need to dose for?
0 Parasite control – what do I need to dose for? Natascha Meunier from Animal Health Ireland is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss parasite control, managing resistance on farms and the Targeted Advisory Service on Animal Health (TASAH). As part of the TASAH, a Parasite Control TASAH consult between trained […]
7 June 2023
Under 16 month bulls – a profitable system that suits Future Beef farmer Wesley Browne
0 Under 16 month bulls – a profitable system that suits Future Beef farmer Wesley Browne Wesley Browne farms full time in Leagh, Dunraymond, three miles outside Monaghan town. Farming 58ha of grassland, which is fragmented into three main grazing blocks, the soil type can be described as heavy drumlin, which is typical […]
7 June 2023
Protect average farm cover as ‘green drought’ takes hold
0 Protect average farm cover as ‘green drought’ takes hold Following a prolonged period of dry weather, many areas are experiencing a decline in the daily grass growth rates being recorded. In this week’s edition of the Grass10 newsletter, the Grass10 team detail steps farmers can take to manage in this period when […]
7 June 2023