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Organics – good for soil and the bottom line

Organics – good for soil and the bottom line Donal and Frederique Keane run an organic suckler-to-beef and cereal farm with their daughters Pauline, Marie and son John at Camelton Stud, Summerhill, Co Meath. “There have always been cat- tle and tillage enterprises on our farm,” says Donal. “In the early 2000s, […]
12 December 2022

Management and housing guidelines to achieve excellent calf welfare

Management and housing guidelines to achieve excellent calf welfare At the Teagasc Dairy Conference 2022, Dr. Emer Kennedy spoke about management and housing guidelines to achieving excellent calf welfare. Summary Irish farmers have a good reputation in terms of animal welfare it is now more important than ever that this is retained […]
11 December 2022

Nitrogen strategy on clover swards – what does the research say?

Nitrogen strategy on clover swards – what does the research say? At the Teagasc Dairy Conference 2022, Dr. Deirdre Hennessy presented on Nitrogen strategy on clover swards – what does the research say? Summary White clover is a It can fix atmospheric N and make it available for grass growth Fixed N […]
11 December 2022

Signpost Programme Featured Farmers – Ken Gill

Signpost Programme Featured Farmers – Ken Gill Ken Gill farms full time on his own in Clonbullogue, Co Offaly. He is trading as Ballydermot Organic Farm Ltd. Ken’s breeding season started on 2nd November and is going well. Breeding Ken’s breeding season started on 2nd November and is going well. There have been […]
11 December 2022

Increasing milk production efficiency from pasture-based diets

Increasing milk production efficiency from pasture-based diets Michael Dineen, Teagasc, presented this research at the National Dairy Conference 2022 which took place on Tuesday December 6th, Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork and Thursday December 8th, Mullingar Park Hotel, Co. Westmeath. Summary Ruminant production systems must maximise their use of human inedible feeds Lower […]
10 December 2022

Opportunity at Teagasc – Animal Nutritionist

Opportunity at Teagasc – Animal Nutritionist An exciting opportunity is available at Teagasc for an Animal Nutritionist to actively lead and support the development of a Teagasc ruminant nutrition advisory programme that will improve competitiveness, profitability and environmental efficiency on dairy and dry stock farms. Job Objectives Working in close collaboration with […]
10 December 2022

Signpost Programme Featured Farmers – Joseph Egan

Signpost Programme Featured Farmers – Joseph Egan Joseph Egan is an organic dairy farmer near Ballygar, Co. Galway, milking 65 cows at present of which 20 are heifers, with all milk supplied to Aurivo. The herd supplied 357kgs of milk solids in 2021 at 4.36% butterfat and 3.46% protein. 80 acres of […]
10 December 2022

Meeting the challenges of lower chemical N use on my farm – Michael Gowen

0 Meeting the challenges of lower chemical N use on my farm – Michael Gowen Dairy farmer Michael Gowen joined the Teagasc Dairy Conference to share his experiences on meeting the challenges of lower chemical N use on his farm. Michael says managing clover will be a challenge but it is a challenge […]
9 December 2022

Time for Soil Sampling

0 Time for Soil Sampling Under the new nitrates directive all tillage farmers are required to take soil tests. For 2023 if an up to date soil test for P is not available then P is assumed to be index 4 (no P allowance). Now is the ideal time to identify fields on […]
9 December 2022

Teagasc Forestry Development Department (FDD) presented its innovative “outdoor classroom “educational programme to the European annual meeting of the Integrate Network in Madrid

0 Teagasc Forestry Development Department (FDD) presented its innovative “outdoor classroom “educational programme to the European annual meeting of the Integrate Network in Madrid Between October 19 and 21, more than 40 participants involved with Integrate Network met in Madrid, Spain, to discuss the progress and future development of this pan-European training network. […]
9 December 2022