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Organic Beef Open Day – Red clover silage
Organic Beef Open Day – Red clover silage Red clover silage swards can produce high yields without the need for chemical N inputs due to its ability to fix in excess of 200 kg N/ha. Nicky Byrne and Donall Fahy write about some of the benefits of red clover. Introduction Red clover […]
29 September 2022
Teagasc Sustainability Week 2022
Teagasc Sustainability Week 2022 The Teagasc Signpost Sustainability Week will take place from 14 – 21 October. The theme of Sustainability Week 2022 is ‘Farming for a Better Future’, when a series of public in person and virtual events will take place. The week’s activities will kick off on Friday, 14th October […]
29 September 2022
Grassland Farmer of the Year – John & Brendan Walsh
Grassland Farmer of the Year – John & Brendan Walsh John and Brendan Walsh & family were the 2021 Clover & Sustainability winners in the Grassland Farmer of the Year Competition. They farm in Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary, milking 153 cows. The Walshes, are hosting a farm walk on their farm on Tuesday […]
29 September 2022
Autumn drilling
Autumn drilling With drilling of winter cereals having already started there have been many questions posed about the required seed rates for the different crops and varieties. Shay Phelan, Teagasc Crops and Potato specialist, discusses autumn drilling. As always the rates used last season may not be exactly correct for the current […]
29 September 2022
Time to Soil Sample
Time to Soil Sample With fertiliser prices at all-time highs now is a good time to take the first step to controlling fertiliser costs in 2023. Mark Plunkett, Soil & Plant Nutrition Specialist, Teagasc, talks about soil sampling and what to look out for. Over the coming weeks assess soil fertility levels […]
29 September 2022
Change of finishing strategy after summer drought
Change of finishing strategy after summer drought DairyBeef 500 Campaign participant Shane Cranny operates a calf to beef system, just outside Myshall, Co. Carlow, where approximately 100 autumn born bull calves are purchased annually and carried to beef as steers at 24 months. In a typical year, steers are supplemented at grass […]
28 September 2022
Teagasc targeting a September 2023 start for a range of Land-based Apprenticeship Programmes
Teagasc targeting a September 2023 start for a range of Land-based Apprenticeship Programmes At the National Ploughing Championships last week the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris welcomed the impending change in legislation that will allow apprenticeships in an area of agriculture, horticulture, or fishing. Four […]
28 September 2022
Meet the Farmer – Martin Connolly
Meet the Farmer – Martin Connolly Martin Connolly operates a 20 month Friesian bull beef system on 60 ha of grassland just outside the village of Castleplunket, Co. Roscommon. Here he gives us an update on his farm Bull Beef System As I run a 20 month bull beef system, 25 of […]
28 September 2022
Pre breeding stock management at the fore
Pre breeding stock management at the fore As summer turns into autumn in Malin Head, Co. Donegal, sheep farmer Tommy Mullin is as busy as ever. The autumn check list of jobs is well underway with stock management to the fore ahead of a busy breeding season. The ewe flock are in […]
27 September 2022
Autumn Grassland Management Guidelines
Autumn Grassland Management Guidelines Philip Creighton, Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Athenry Co. Galway, writes about autumn grassland management to ensure adequate grass availability for ewes at lambing. Autumn is the starting point of the grassland year. Management and decisions made in this period have a direct effect on […]
27 September 2022