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Profitable Pathways to Sustainable Beef farming
Profitable Pathways to Sustainable Beef farming The theme of this year’s Teagasc National Beef Conference was “Profitable Pathways to Sustainable Beef Farming. It took place on Tuesday, 13 December in the Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe, County Galway. The opening address was delivered by the Teagasc Director, Professor Frank O’Mara. He said; “Irish […]
14 December 2022
ACRES Update
ACRES Update Teagasc Environment specialist, Catherine Keena, joins Catherine Egan on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to give an update on the new Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme also known as ACRES. This new €1.5 billion flagship agri-environment scheme closed last week for applications of which there were 47,000 applications. There were 27,000 […]
14 December 2022
Teagasc Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management graduation
Teagasc Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management graduation The 2022 Graduates of the Teagasc/University College Dublin Level 7 Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management course were presented with their diplomas at an awards ceremony at Teagasc Moorepark on Monday 12 December. The awards were presented by Dr Anne-Marie Butler, Head of Education […]
13 December 2022
Another year of high Agriculture Production Costs expected in 2023
Another year of high Agriculture Production Costs expected in 2023 A new report, by economists at Teagasc, provides the latest estimates of average incomes for various farm types in 2022 and looks ahead to future prospects by forecasting farm incomes in 2023. In 2022 farmers faced considerable uncertainty relating to input and […]
13 December 2022
Tomas O’ Leary BETTER Sheep Farm Participant Farm Update
Tomas O’ Leary BETTER Sheep Farm Participant Farm Update Tomas O’ Leary, his wife Eileen and Children Míchéal, Yvonne and Sinead farm just over 40 adjusted hectares in two blocks of land in Kerry. Traditionally a suckler and sheep farm, the O’Leary’s joined the Teagasc BETTER Sheep Farm Programme in 2013 with […]
13 December 2022
Know the feed value of silage for ewe flock
Know the feed value of silage for ewe flock Damian Costello, Sheep Specialist, Teagasc Athenry, tells us that for the majority of ewe flocks that are housed during mid and late pregnancy, grass silage is the most common forage offered. The cornerstone of any feeding plan should be maximising the use of […]
13 December 2022
One-stop shop: introducing Teagasc’s Bioprocess Innovation Suite
One-stop shop: introducing Teagasc’s Bioprocess Innovation Suite Following years of planning, Teagasc Moorepark is set to launch its new Bioprocess Innovation Suite – a one-stop shop for bioprocess development, optimisation and scale-up. Leading the project is Principal Research Officer at Teagasc Food Research Centre Olivia McAuliffe. Here, she gives us an insight […]
13 December 2022
Cows at high risk of mastitis around drying off
Cows at high risk of mastitis around drying off Environmental mastitis sometimes occurs in cows after they are dried off. Cows are at greatest risk of becoming infected by environmental mastitis at this time because their teat ends take a number of days after drying off to fully close. Research has found […]
12 December 2022
Greenhouse gas mitigation potential of chemical N fertiliser
Greenhouse gas mitigation potential of chemical N fertiliser The National Dairy Conference 2022 took place on Tuesday December 6th, Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork and Thursday December 8th, Mullingar Park Hotel, Co. Westmeath. This paper was presented by Jonathan Herron, Siobhan Kavanagh and Laurence Shalloo, Teagasc. Summary Nitrous oxide makes up 25% of […]
12 December 2022
Beef farmers are willing agents of change to drive sustainability of the sector confirms BovINE
Beef farmers are willing agents of change to drive sustainability of the sector confirms BovINE For its final dissemination conference in Brussels (1st December 2022), BovINE partners welcomed online over 250 delegates from across Europe in the morning, and key EU policy-players including from DG Agri, DG Sante, Copa-Cogeca and EUFRAS to […]
12 December 2022