Articles

Measuring the value of plants with DNA

Measuring the value of plants with DNA Teagasc researchers are using DNA technologies to improve the efficiency of plant selection and deliver highly digestible cultivars. Improving perennial ryegrass cultivars in order to support pastoral-based production systems for milk and meat is critically important. Specifically, better digestibility of the forage is an important […]
26 November 2022

Watch: Managing farm safety and health video series launched

Watch: Managing farm safety and health video series launched Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Farm Safety, Martin Heydon TD launched videos covering a range of farm safety and health hazards on farms. The videos show ‘best practice’ related to facilities and behaviours […]
25 November 2022

Facts and figures from harvest 2022

Facts and figures from harvest 2022 The Harvest Report 2022 published by Teagasc this week estimates that the production of cereals was 2.42 million tonnes in 2022. This represents an increase of 93,200 tonnes (4%) from harvest 2021.  There was record yields in spring barley, oilseed rape and spring oats. Ciaran Collins, Teagasc […]
25 November 2022

Challenging season sees potato acreage drop 5%

Challenging season sees potato acreage drop 5% Irish potato growers have had a very challenging season. Market distortion following the Covid pandemic, coupled with soaring input costs, created the ‘perfect storm’. The area of potatoes planted this year reduced by 5% compared to 2021 plantings, bringing the planted acreage in line with […]
25 November 2022

Winner of the ‘Forests for People’ Category of the 2022 Teagasc Forest Photo Competition Announced

Winner of the ‘Forests for People’ Category of the 2022 Teagasc Forest Photo Competition Announced The Teagasc Forestry Development Department today announced the prize winners in category 2 of its ongoing forest photo competition ‘Celebrating a shared national vision of trees, woods and forests’. The theme of category 2 is “Forests for […]
25 November 2022

David Gannon Galway – Grass 10 Featured Farmer

David Gannon Galway – Grass 10 Featured Farmer Wet weather over the weekend forced our hand and we had to house cows fulltime, however we had a great run up to that and apart from a few wet days, we got consistent grass in by day for the first 3 weeks of […]
24 November 2022

Selective Dry Cow Therapy – Dairy Farmers making life saving changes!

Selective Dry Cow Therapy – Dairy Farmers making life saving changes! Tom Murphy, Dairy Advisor, Teagasc, Galway/Clare writes about regulatory changes to veterinary medicine legislation governing Dry Cow Therapy which came into law in January 2022. The new changes are designed to protect human health against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR or antibiotic […]
24 November 2022

The two critical measures of silage

The two critical measures of silage With a lot of dairy-beef animals now indoors, grass silage will contribute to a high proportion of the diet of animals over the course of the winter period. Balancing this silage with the correct quantity/quality of concentrate is key to achieving the desired levels of winter […]
24 November 2022

Ballyhaise Research Farm Update

Ballyhaise Research Farm Update Donal Patton manager of the Ballyhaise research farm reports that 2022 was a very good grass year in most parts of Cavan including Ballyhaise. The farm has grown 12.7 t DM / ha to November 15th with 30% of area reseeded as part of our current trial. Main […]
23 November 2022

Sourcing calves for next Spring

Sourcing calves for next Spring As we head into December, now is the time to reflect on how and where we should be sourcing are calves next spring. Having the right calf in place is one of the main ingredients in having a profitable and sustainable dairy calf to beef system on […]
23 November 2022