Articles
Unearthing the educational options in the land based sector
Unearthing the educational options in the land based sector Over the coming days and weeks, Teagasc will host a number of events to share the educational opportunities that exist within the land-based sector. The first event, a webinar, will take place on Tuesday, February 21st at 11.15am, where the diverse career opportunities […]
18 February 2023
Converting beef housing to meet organic standards
Converting beef housing to meet organic standards On this episode of Let’s Talk Organics, Elaine Leavy, Joe Kelleher and Martin Bourke, Teagasc Organic Specialists, discussed converting beef housing to meet organic standards. The team were joined by Fergus Hanly, Co. Limerick, and Tadhg Halpin, Co. Clare, who shared their experiences of converting […]
17 February 2023
Multi-species swards for beef production
Multi-species swards for beef production Edward O’Riordan, Sarah Burke, Paul Crossan and Mark McGee of Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Grange report on the results of multi-species sward research. In livestock grazing systems perennial ryegrass has predominated as the sown species of choice. With increased fertiliser N costs and […]
17 February 2023
New technologies and animal performance to the fore in west Cork
New technologies and animal performance to the fore in west Cork James O’Sullivan farms 31ha near the villages of Leap and Union Hall in scenic west Cork. Some of his land drops steeply to the sea and faces directly due south. “My wife Rachel and I run a dairy-beef enterprise with the […]
17 February 2023
Native woodland and water quality
Native woodland and water quality Ireland’s native woodlands have evolved with our watercourses since before the ice age. Róisín McManus and Michael Somers, Teagasc Nenagh, discuss how the re-emergence of these native woodlands will benefit water quality. Our townlands illustrate this close relationship between native woodlands and watercourses, whereby 14,000 out of […]
17 February 2023
Brighter days ahead
Brighter days ahead The last 18 months have been cited as the worst period in living memory for Ireland’s pig farmers, Micheal McKeon, Teagasc Pig Specialist, spoke with Helen on this week’s episode of Ear to the Ground to discuss the future for the sector. Over the past 18 months the average […]
17 February 2023
Milk feeding and the effect of temperature on young calf performance
Milk feeding and the effect of temperature on young calf performance The colostrum 1,2,3 rule is considered best practice for the newborn calf, Teagasc Dairy Specialist George Ramsbottom discusses the important factors to consider with calf rearing this spring. Transition milk is milkings 2-6 from freshly-calved cows. Where there are no underlying […]
16 February 2023
Improving returns in hill sheep with flock health and production planning
Improving returns in hill sheep with flock health and production planning The concept of flock health planning is not new, however, the idea has had a variable history and opinion on how best to achieve widespread uptake remains divided. John Barley, AFBI Veterinary Science Division, told delegates at last night’s National Hill […]
16 February 2023
Nutrient efficiency and the 4 Rs
Nutrient efficiency and the 4 Rs Mark Plunkett, Soil and Plant Nutrition Specialist, outlines the four key aspects that need to be considered to help ensure that nutrients are applied and used efficiently; these are the 4 R’s – right product applied at the right rate, right time and in the right […]
16 February 2023
Buying urea will save thousands of euros on a typical farm
Buying urea will save thousands of euros on a typical farm The cost of nitrogen is stubbornly high, but the cost differential between CAN and urea can be exploited to cut costs this year on tillage farms. Dr. Richie Hackett from Teagasc joins The Tillage Edge podcast this week to chat about […]
16 February 2023