Articles
Ensuring the health and success of your replacement heifers
Ensuring the health and success of your replacement heifers Managing pre-breeding replacement heifers in spring after turnout to grass can be a critical component of a successful dairy cattle operation. George Ramsbottom, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, highlights some key considerations and practices to keep in mind. Nutrition Replacement heifers need to receive adequate […]
13 March 2023
3rd Global Soil Biodiversity conference co-hosted by Teagasc and UCD
3rd Global Soil Biodiversity conference co-hosted by Teagasc and UCD A major international conference on soil biodiversity, co-hosted by University College Dublin and Teagasc, in association with the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, is taking place in Dublin, commencing today, Monday 13th of March. The 3rd Global Soil Biodiversity conference, a 3 day […]
13 March 2023
Screening seaweeds for positive health benefits
Screening seaweeds for positive health benefits The SeaHealth Project aims to provide new insight and technical know-how for the seaweed processing sector to develop high-value functional prebiotic ingredients from raw biomass. Teagasc’s SeaHealth project is screening seaweed extracts that have the potential to positively impact the human gut microbiome if ingested. The […]
13 March 2023
The Importance of the 1st spring grazing
The Importance of the 1st spring grazing This week, Sandra Hayes, co-ordinator of the Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farm Programme, visited John and Shane Fitzgerald of Portlaw, Co. Waterford, Teagasc Tirlán Future Farmers, to assess how well the first grazing rotation of 2023 was going. The farm achieved 33% grazed by the end of […]
12 March 2023
Hitting your grass targets
Hitting your grass targets Pearse Kelly, Head of Drystock, tells us how we can hit our grass targets in this months Teagasc Beef newsletter. Both weather and ground conditions have been excellent across the country in recent weeks. Air and soil temperatures have been well above normal, and rainfall levels have been […]
12 March 2023
Scanning of ewes and ensuring lambs receive adequate colostrum
Scanning of ewes and ensuring lambs receive adequate colostrum Frank Campion, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Athenry, Co. Galway, reports on scanning of yearling ewes and the hill flocks, and we learn more about why making sure lambs receive adequate colostrum is so vital. Scanning The flocks lambing yearling ewes […]
11 March 2023
Higher value from protein crops
Higher value from protein crops The demand for plant protein is increasing exponentially. Globally, the plant protein market is estimated to be worth 17 billion per annum and Irish farmers are well positioned to tap into this developing market. Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Tillage Specialist, explains more. Exploiting the benefits of plant protein […]
11 March 2023
Evaluating different establishment systems for malting barley
Evaluating different establishment systems for malting barley The Teagasc/Boortmalt joint programme undertook a demonstration to evaluate the performance of different establishment systems in a 2022 malting barley crop. With an increased interest in non-plough systems for the establishment of malting barley – driven by the cost and time involved with ploughing and […]
10 March 2023
Ag cosaint ár n-ithreacha
Ag cosaint ár n-ithreacha An Dr Fiona Ní Bhraonáin Tá ithreacha i measc na n-acmhainní nádúrtha is tábhachtaí atá againn. Cuireann a ról ríthábhachtach i dtáirgeadh bia, i stóráil carbóin agus i sláinte plandaí iad i gcroílár na ndúshlán domhanda maidir le slándáil bia agus athrú aeráide. Ar an leibhéal idirnáisiúnta, tá […]
10 March 2023
Earnáil na Foraoiseachta in Éirinn – Roinnt Fíricí agus Figiúirí
Earnáil na Foraoiseachta in Éirinn – Roinnt Fíricí agus Figiúirí Steven Meyen agus Nuala Ní Fhlatharta Déanaimid ceiliúradh freisin ar Seachtain na Gaeilge na bliana seo le físeán gearr. Soláthraíonn Ciara, comhairleoir foraoiseachta fíorúil Teagasc, roinnt fíricí agus figiúirí bunúsacha ar earnáil na foraoiseachta in Éirinn. Pléann sí clúdach foraoise, úinéireacht, comhdhéanamh […]
10 March 2023