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Environmental Benefit of Key ACRES Measures
Environmental Benefit of Key ACRES Measures Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is Ireland’s new agri-environment scheme under Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan and administered by the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine. Its objective is to help address biodiversity decline while delivering an income support for up to 50,000 farm families in […]
31 December 2022
Getting Ready for 2023 Dairy Season
Getting Ready for 2023 Dairy Season The 2022 dairy season is almost finished on most spring calving herds. Here we highlight some areas that will require some attention over the next few weeks before cows start calving again in February. Grass: In general 2022 will be remembered as a good grass growing […]
31 December 2022
In order to forward sell grain, we must know our costs
In order to forward sell grain, we must know our costs Tillage farmers are heading into the 2023 season with some trepidation. Input costs have increased to unprecedented levels and positive crop margins can only be sustained by a continuation of current high grain prices and high yields. Often an elusive combination. […]
31 December 2022
Sustainable and Profitable Beef – The Key Drivers
Sustainable and Profitable Beef – The Key Drivers The Teagasc National Beef Conference 2022 took place at the shearwater hotel Ballinasloe amidst freezing conditions experienced earlier in mid-December 2022. “Profitable Pathways to Sustainable Beef Farming” was the theme of the conference set against the increasing challenges posed by increasing input prices and […]
30 December 2022
Conserving Local Farming History in East Cork
Conserving Local Farming History in East Cork Tillage farmer Brenda Scanlan from Co. Cork approached me earlier this year enquiring if there was any aid available to help people repair and protect old farm buildings from inevitable decay. Some roof slates on one particular building on the farm had been lost or […]
30 December 2022
The role of trees and forests on farms
The role of trees and forests on farms Can agriculture and forestry be compatible land uses? Can trees provide benefits for the farm business, the environment and the farm family? A new Forest Strategy to 2030 is being finalised and sets out clear objectives for the role of trees and forests in […]
30 December 2022
Bring your paperwork up to date
Bring your paperwork up to date The level of field work which can be undertaken at this time of the year is minimal and will remain so for the next couple of months. You may be thinking about the mountain of paperwork which is waiting for you in the office but you […]
29 December 2022
The Chinese New Year for Irish producers
The Chinese New Year for Irish producers In 2023 according to the Chinese zodiac it will be the ‘Year of the rabbit’, which is reputed to symbolise peace and prosperity. Irish pig and beef producers will definitely be hoping that that this prophecy comes through as Chinese import demand has a growing […]
29 December 2022
The 5 key requirements for a calf shed
The 5 key requirements for a calf shed With the spring-calving period fast approaching on dairy and beef farms, we take a look back the key requirements of calf housing as presented by Teagasc’s Tom Fallon at this year’s Beef 2022 open day in Grange. There are five key requirements for a […]
28 December 2022
Gaining Wellness around Christmas Time
Gaining Wellness around Christmas Time John McNamara Health & Safety Specialist has Wellness pointers for all. Diet Enjoying good food is synonymous with the holiday period. We live in a period of time when good food is both readily available. However, it is far easier to avoid weight gain than to lose […]
27 December 2022