Articles
Health help from kelp
Health help from kelp Health issues that can lead to heart disease, such as diabetes, inflammation and high blood pressure are a growing global concern. Researcher are investigating a common native Irish kelp species that could offer a promising preventative remedy for high blood pressure. Main picture above: Leathrach is a very common […]
27 August 2022
Johnstown Castle Open Day – Technologies for Today & Tomorrow
Johnstown Castle Open Day – Technologies for Today & Tomorrow Join us in Johnstown Castle, the home of agricultural research in Co. Wexford for their open day on Tuesday next August 30th. On the day the Teagasc team will present farming technologies for today and tomorrow. Gates open at 10am. There will […]
26 August 2022
Forest Carbon Tool
Forest Carbon Tool Forests play an important role in the capture & removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and subsequent storage in forests biomass and soils, a process called sequestration. The Forest Carbon Tool provides indicative data for potential carbon sequestration associated with new forest enterprises The planting of new forests […]
26 August 2022
PDD Research Using Shotgun Analysis with ZnO and antibiotics in pigs
PDD Research Using Shotgun Analysis with ZnO and antibiotics in pigs Postweaning diarrhea (PWD) is a relevant problem associated with early weaning on pig farms. In-feed antibiotics and therapeutic zinc oxide(ZnO), widely used to prevent PWD in piglets is now being banned by the EU. The Teagasc Pig Dept and colleagues published […]
26 August 2022
How will your acres score?
How will your acres score? You can help address the challenges to our water, climate and biodiversity by joining ACRES (AgriClimate Rural Environment Scheme). Catherine Keena Environment specialist, Teagasc Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme takes us through the Results-based payments system of ACRES Pictured above: Catherine Keena delivering a Teagasc AETS […]
25 August 2022
Hedgerow Week 2022 – “Best Practice Hedge Cutting”
Hedgerow Week 2022 – “Best Practice Hedge Cutting” Hedgerow Week 2022 takes place from Friday, 26th August – Friday 2nd September, to coincide with the opening of the hedge cutting season on 1 September. The theme of Hedgerow Week 2022 is ‘Best Practice Hedge Cutting’ and consists of a series of public […]
25 August 2022
Soil fertility declining on Irish dairy farms
Soil fertility declining on Irish dairy farms In 2021 Teagasc analysed 30,082 grassland soil samples, of which 21,049 were taken on dairy farms. We see that soil fertility declined on dairy farms for the second consecutive year. Here is a summary of the main changes for soil pH, phosphorus (P) and potassium […]
25 August 2022
Tillage Update – Cultivation systems and Stubble cultivations
Tillage Update – Cultivation systems and Stubble cultivations Drilling for harvest 2023 is already underway with winter oilseed rape being drilled this week and many will have a pre-emergence herbicide applied to control weeds. Many of the crops are being sown with reduced cultivation systems. Shay Phelan Tillage Specialist discusses these systems […]
25 August 2022
The honeybee is doing grand, but what about the other bees?
The honeybee is doing grand, but what about the other bees? When people talk about bees, they are usually referring to honeybees and not the 20,000 other bee species in need of some love. Stephanie Maher, Teagasc biodiversity researcher, Johnstown Castle, educates us on the world of bees in this fascinating article, […]
25 August 2022
DairyBeef500 walks commence this autumn
DairyBeef500 walks commence this autumn Following on the highly successful Green Acres, the recently launched DairyBeef500 Campaign which aims to promote and demonstrate socially, environmentally and financially sustainable dairy-beef systems, sees the first of its on farm walks begin this autumn. Tommy Cox, DairyBeef500 advisor reports Joint Grass10 – DairyBeef500 event with […]
24 August 2022