Articles
Growing Wild Winter Heliotrope and Frogspawn
Growing Wild Winter Heliotrope and Frogspawn Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity to look out for in the countryside. Winter Heliotrope Look out for one of the baddies – winter heliotrope with distinctive kidney shaped leaves, which are downy on the […]
18 March 2023
Application of Multi-Omics technologies for tree improvement
Application of Multi-Omics technologies for tree improvement Jie Huang, Teagasc Walsh Scholar, and Dr Dheeraj Rathore, Teagasc Tree Improvement Researcher, discuss the potentials of omics technologies in accelerating the tree improvement research. Tree breeding programmes have been developed for commerciallly and ecologically important tree species throughout the world for the purpose of […]
17 March 2023
Teagasc Pig Welfare Workshops 2023
Teagasc Pig Welfare Workshops 2023 The Teagasc Pig Development Department will be running two certified pig welfare workshops on the 22nd of March in the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Co. Tipperary at 2pm and on the 23rd of March in the Kilmore Hotel, Co. Cavan at 2pm. This workshop gives a thorough […]
17 March 2023
Setting your fertiliser spreader for Urea
Setting your fertiliser spreader for Urea The switch to urea on tillage farms comes with the added risk of uneven spreading and on the latest Tillage Edge podcast, Francis Quigley, a Machinery Specialist in Teagasc, explains fertiliser spreader settings for urea. Francis says that many spreaders require a specific vein for urea […]
16 March 2023
Diversifying into brewing – the story of Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery
Diversifying into brewing – the story of Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery David Walsh-Kemmis took over the family farm in 2004 – a multi-generational farm, which has been in his family since the 1630s. At the recent National Malting Barley Conference, he shared his experiences of setting up Ballykilcavan Brewery. After previously completing […]
16 March 2023
Urea as an Efficient & Cost Effective Nitrogen Source
Urea as an Efficient & Cost Effective Nitrogen Source With longer days and improving soil temperatures, the demand for applied N is increasing as grass and crop growth takes off, Mark Plunkett, Soil & Plant Nutrition Specialist, tells us more. Currently grass growth rates of up to 25 kg DM/ha/day are predicted […]
16 March 2023
Grass 10 Newsletter – 14th March 2023
Grass 10 Newsletter – 14th March 2023 This week’s edition of the Grass 10 newsletter features PastureBase Ireland data, predicted growth, soil temperatures and rainfall levels and the weekly Grass10 checklist. PastureBase Data Predicted rainfall Counties map showing predicted rainfall (mm) for the next 7 days from farms involved in the MoSt […]
16 March 2023
Multispecies swards at ‘Farming for Soil Health’
Multispecies swards at ‘Farming for Soil Health’ Shona Baker and John Finn, at the Farming for Soil Health event on 16th March at Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, explore the importance of multispecies swards with an emphasis on soil health. Multispecies swards (combinations of grass, legume, and herb species) are becoming increasingly popular among […]
16 March 2023
Good soil health is the Foundation of Productive and Resilient Agricultural Systems
Good soil health is the Foundation of Productive and Resilient Agricultural Systems The key message from a field event being held in Teagasc Soil, Environment and Land use Research centre in Johnstown Castle, County Wexford today, Thursday, 16 March, is that good soil health is the foundation of productive and resilient agricultural […]
16 March 2023
Profitability reduces on DairyBeef 500 Demonstration farms in 2022
Profitability reduces on DairyBeef 500 Demonstration farms in 2022 The Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Demonstration farms will be having mixed emotions about their eProfit Monitor results for 2022. Alan Dillon, DairyBeef 500 Campaign Co-ordinator, explains why while outlining the financial performance for 2022 in this article. The massive increase in input costs that […]
15 March 2023