Articles
Harvesting the benefits of clover swards
0 Harvesting the benefits of clover swards Patrick O’Neill farms in partnership with his father Tom, 5km north of Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford. They milk approximately 115 cows, supply Lakeland Dairies, and rear their own replacements. Patrick is a participant under the Ballyhaise Monitor Farm project. “The project was set up by Donal Patton […]
7 April 2023
Native honey bees in your forest
0 Native honey bees in your forest When we think of honey bees, we usually think of them as living in human-managed beehives and with honey production for humans as their purpose. Paul Butler, Forestry Liaison Officer, Teagasc Athenry, explains more in this article. For a number of years, it was considered that […]
7 April 2023
Will the Irish pig sector produce the first carbon neutral meat?
0 Will the Irish pig sector produce the first carbon neutral meat? The Irish pig sector, at times, receives negative comments as it addresses a number of its challenges – financial, environmental, welfare etc. However, one of the big positives for the sector is that the carbon footprint of pigs is very low […]
7 April 2023
Setting a clear breeding strategy in Co. Kilkenny
0 Setting a clear breeding strategy in Co. Kilkenny As part of Dairy Breeding Week, Teagasc hosted a farm walk on the farm of Philip Donohoe, Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny. In this article, Teagasc Dairy Advisor, Kevin Brennan, Oak Park, Carlow, outlines the main topics discussed. Philip has focused on breeding since the Economic […]
6 April 2023
Counting sheep emissions
0 Counting sheep emissions Experts at Teagasc have been using life cycle assessment, an internationally-recognised methodology, to calculate the environmental performance of average sheep systems in Ireland and to determine the effect of recommended practices. Ireland is the largest net exporter of sheepmeat within the European Union, with the sheep sector generating approximately […]
6 April 2023
Tillage advice: An update on crop performance
0 Tillage advice: An update on crop performance Shay Phelan, Teagasc Crops and Potato specialist, tells us how a variety of crops are performing right now. Winter barley Growth in winter barley has increased in the last few days, despite cool temperatures. Most crops are approaching GS 31 with earlier-developing varieties like KWS […]
6 April 2023
A view of current UK agricultural policies with Andy Mahon, a Dubliner farming in the UK
0 A view of current UK agricultural policies with Andy Mahon, a Dubliner farming in the UK Andy Mahon, a Dubliner and farm manager of a large farm in the UK, joins Michael Hennessy on the latest Tillage Edge podcast to talk about the UK’s agriculture policy and the frustration it is causing […]
6 April 2023
Future Beef Update: Matching the bull with the cow and using sexed semen
0 Future Beef Update: Matching the bull with the cow and using sexed semen Eamon and Donnchadh McCarthy – a father and son team – operate a suckler-to-beef enterprise in Youghal, Co. Waterford, with bulls finished under 16 months and heifers at 22 months. Farming 45.6ha on a part-time basis, 31 spring and […]
5 April 2023
Using sexed semen in the suckler herd
0 Using sexed semen in the suckler herd Artificial insemination (AI) is a breeding technology that has been around for a long number of years. However, only 17% of suckler calves are born from AI sires, despite AI being the fastest way of making genetic improvement in the herd. Using AI also avoids […]
5 April 2023
Watch: The multiple benefits of multispecies swards
0 Watch: The multiple benefits of multispecies swards High nitrogen fertiliser prices, combined with a drive to farm in a more environmentally sustainable way, has seen the interest in multispecies swards peak at farm level. These swards, as discussed by Dr. Shona Baker at the recent Farming for Soil Health event in Teagasc […]
5 April 2023