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Are you Ireland’s best new entrant farm business?
Are you Ireland’s best new entrant farm business? The Newbie network addresses the challenge of enabling new entrants to successfully establish sustainable farm businesses in Europe. Sustaining a cohort of new entrants is crucial for the agricultural sector and rural regions in Europe. New entrants bring innovation and entrepreneurialism, as well as […]
13 September 2022
New Teagasc Mayo Green-Cert Courses Autumn 2022
New Teagasc Mayo Green-Cert Courses Autumn 2022 Teagasc Mayo delivers a range of courses catering for both existing farmers and young people planning to farm in the future. Courses on Farm Safety, Grassland management, Nutrient Management Planning, Phosphorus build-up & more recently AETS are delivered from the four Teagasc offices in the […]
13 September 2022
White clover as a sustainable alternative to nitrogen
White clover as a sustainable alternative to nitrogen Introducing white clover into perennial ryegrass swards can sustainably increase milk production while maintaining grass production, reducing the need for inorganic nitrogen. Perennial ryegrass (PRG) grass-based systems are highly efficient and low cost, but are dependent on high levels of nitrogen fertiliser. In recent […]
13 September 2022
Investing in the correct herd genetics
Investing in the correct herd genetics James Dunne, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, Ballyhaise, discusses the benefits of investing in high EBI stock in order to improve overall herd performance One question which is often asked at farm level is where to invest in the farm to get the greatest return? It’s no different […]
12 September 2022
Maximise your BEEP-S payment in 2022
Maximise your BEEP-S payment in 2022 Alan Nolan, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Ballinrobe, discusses the importance of having a plan in place for meeting the requirements of the BEEP-S scheme before weanlings are sold. The BEEP-S payment is open to calves born in the herd of the applicant between 1st July 2021 and 30th […]
12 September 2022
Teagasc National Crops Forum
Teagasc National Crops Forum The Crops Forum was held on Thursday, 8 September, as a hybrid event, in the Killashee Hotel, Naas, county Kildare, and also as a live online webinar, to discuss the latest agronomy issues facing farmers, but also the increased risks for farmers in 2023. Michael Hennessy, Head of […]
11 September 2022
Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Pasture-based Milk Production
Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Pasture-based Milk Production Dairy farms account for approximately 20% of agricultural land use & approximately 15% of national greenhouse gas emissions. James Humphreys, Daniel Barrett, Marion Sorley & Owen Cashman of Teagasc, Moorepark summarise their research on Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Pasture-based Milk Production Summary Dairy […]
11 September 2022
Farm Carbon – Hedgerow Management for Carbon & Biodiversity
Farm Carbon – Hedgerow Management for Carbon & Biodiversity Lilian O’Sullivan, Gary Lanigan, Daire Ó hUallacháin, Shiva RahimiTana, Mark Ward, Ian Kavanagh, all Teagasc Researchers at Johnstown Castle, together with Kevin Black, Forest Environment Research and Services (FERS), Navan, Co. Meath, bring us details of their Farm Carbon project on Hedgerows here […]
10 September 2022
Growing Wild – willowherb and water mint
Growing Wild – willowherb and water mint Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity to look out for in the countryside. Here she shares some interesting facts of nature about willowherb and water mint Willowherb Look out for willowherbs with their four […]
10 September 2022
5 new protein sources you may not have come across before
0 5 new protein sources you may not have come across before Analysis: from seaweed to duckweed, here are 5 sustainably sourced alternative proteins to investigate. This article by Laura Healy, Teagasc PhD student and Walsh Scholar in Food Chemistry and Technology at TU Dublin, first published on RTÉ Brainstorm recently Protein’s image has […]
9 September 2022