Articles
Benefits of having a relief milker this summer
0 Benefits of having a relief milker this summer It is common for dairy farmers to employ someone to just complete a number of milkings each week. In this article, Teagasc Dairy Specialist Martina Gormley outlines the benefits this can bring. Benefits can be seen from the average herd size and above. For […]
6 June 2023
Managing through the dry spell on drystock farms – your questions answered
0 Managing through the dry spell on drystock farms – your questions answered As parts of the country are now entering significant soil moisture deficits, the Teagasc Future Beef Programme has prepared a technical note which answers farmers’ questions on managing through the current dry spell. Question 1: I’ve just cut first-cut silage […]
6 June 2023
What’s the impact of the difficult spring on lamb performance?
0 What’s the impact of the difficult spring on lamb performance? On this week’s OviCast, we talk to Dr. Frank Campion about the impact this spring has had on lamb performance. Frank gives us an update on the growth rate of lambs on the BETTER farms and we talk about the variation among […]
6 June 2023
An update from Tomas O’Leary – BETTER Sheep Farm participant
0 An update from Tomas O’Leary – BETTER Sheep Farm participant Tomas O’ Leary, his wife Eileen and children Míchéal, Yvonne and Sinead farm approximately 40ha (adj.) in two blocks of land in Kerry. The farm currently operates a flock of approximately 250 ewes (181 mature ewes and 69 ewe lambs mated), plus […]
6 June 2023
Previewing Sheep 2023
0 Previewing Sheep 2023 Sheep 2023 takes place on Saturday, June 17th and this will be the most important date in this year’s sheep calendar. Michael Gottstein, Teagasc Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, previews the event in this article. This year, the event is taking place in a new location of Gurteen Agricultural […]
6 June 2023
Save money and reduce GHG emissions switching from CAN to protected urea
0 Save money and reduce GHG emissions switching from CAN to protected urea Vincent Macken, Signpost Programme Tillage Farmer, has saved money by switching from CAN to protected urea, while also reducing his GHG emissions on the farm. Here Vicent gives us an update on his farm. Fertiliser calibration Earlier this spring, I […]
5 June 2023
When do you reduce chemical fertiliser in a grass clover sward?
0 When do you reduce chemical fertiliser in a grass clover sward? Dr. Deirdre Hennessy features on this edition of the Environment Edge podcast, where she speaks about the nutrient management of grass clover swards. Speaking from her years of experience in managing these swards under research conditions at Teagasc Moorepark, the lecturer […]
5 June 2023
Achieving animal performance targets at pasture
0 Achieving animal performance targets at pasture Irish beef production is largely pasture-based where collectively grazed and conserved pasture account for almost 90% of the lifetime feed consumption. As spring-calving predominates nationally, suckler and dairy-bred progeny taken through to slaughter spend at least two seasons at pasture and in most cases have two […]
4 June 2023
Getting the most from your fungicide spend
0 Getting the most from your fungicide spend Timing is all, but rate and product choice are also important, explain Teagasc Tillage Specialist Shay Phelan and Teagasc Tillage Advisor John Kelly. In the Teagasc Costs and Returns 2023 figures, projected fungicide costs in winter wheat are €245/ha (€99/ac), €145/ha (€59/ac) in winter barley […]
4 June 2023
Control and treatment of stomach worms in sheep
0 Control and treatment of stomach worms in sheep Grazing sheep are continually exposed to gastrointestinal nematodes (stomach worms). In the case of naïve lambs, heavy infection can result in a depression in appetite and increased protein loss from the gut, which results in ill-thrift and in severe cases even death. Even sub-clinical […]
3 June 2023