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Salesian Agricultural College launch organic conversion plan for drystock enterprise
Salesian Agricultural College launch organic conversion plan for drystock enterprise The Salesian Agricultural College’s proposed conversion of their beef and sheep unit to organic was officially launched at Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick today, Thursday, . The organic conversion proposal was officially launched by Pippa Hackett, Minister of State at the Department […]
11 May 2023
Nitrogen uptake by catch crops and catch crop uptake by farmers
Nitrogen uptake by catch crops and catch crop uptake by farmers Catch crops, also known as cover crops or green manure, are a valuable tool for protecting soil health and water quality, explains Dr. Bridget Lynch, Senior Researcher Officer in the Teagasc Agricultural Catchments Programme. Catch crops are commonly used in Ireland […]
11 May 2023
How to prepare for your BISS application consultation
How to prepare for your BISS application consultation With a substantial amount of BISS applications still to be submitted, there is growing pressure on all advisors to ensure farmer consultations are efficient so that all applications can be completed on time. John Brophy, a Teagasc Advisor in Naas, is on this week’s […]
11 May 2023
Monitor spring crops for trace element deficiencies
Monitor spring crops for trace element deficiencies Weather conditions over the past 10 days have really provided the ingredients for rapid spring crop growth. With longer sunny days and improving air temperatures, there has been an exponential increase in demand for major and minor nutrients, explains Mark Plunkett, Teagasc Soil and Plant […]
11 May 2023
Using satellite data to monitor soil moisture on the Agricultural Catchments Programme
Using satellite data to monitor soil moisture on the Agricultural Catchments Programme In Ireland, we are more familiar with soil moisture deficit (SMD) rather than volumetric soil moisture content (VSMC), but both are measuring the amount of water in the soil using different concepts. In this article, Una Cullen, Data Technologist in […]
11 May 2023
What you can expect from and the requirements for a Bord Bia audit
What you can expect from and the requirements for a Bord Bia audit With 95% of beef Quality Assured at point of slaughter and 54,000 audits taking place on Irish beef and sheep farms, Damien Murray, Operations Co-ordinator Origin Green with the Bord Bia Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme, busts some […]
10 May 2023
Optimising carbon storage of peat key focus of workshop
Optimising carbon storage of peat key focus of workshop Sixty participants attended the first day of the ‘Grassland Peat Agriculture Workshop’, which was hosted by the new Teagasc Climate Centre and the ReWet (Teagasc and University of Galway) project at Gurteen College in Tipperary today, Wednesday, May 10th. The workshop is bringing […]
10 May 2023
Water quality investigates – the sub-catchment approach
Water quality investigates – the sub-catchment approach Traditionally research into stream water quality has be carried out on large scales, such as at regional scales. This approach can allow a picture of water quality trends at the national scales to be identified relatively quickly and also keeps costs down if measurement points […]
10 May 2023
Ellen Vaughan is the Teagasc/FBD Student of the Year for 2022
Ellen Vaughan is the Teagasc/FBD Student of the Year for 2022 The Teagasc/FBD Student of the Year Awards were presented by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD at an awards ceremony yesterday evening, Tuesday, 9th May. Ellen Vaughan is the Teagasc/FBD Student of the Year for 2022. […]
10 May 2023
Farmer Focus: Aidan and Eddie Connell, Co. Offaly
0 Farmer Focus: Aidan and Eddie Connell, Co. Offaly This week on OviCast, Ciaran Lynch, Teagasc Sheep Specialist, sat down with father and son Eddie and Aidan Connell, who farm at Clonbullogue, Co. Offaly, and will host this year’s Irish Grassland sheep event. The father and son partnership are running a 400 ewe […]
9 May 2023