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One-stop shop: introducing Teagasc’s Bioprocess Innovation Suite
One-stop shop: introducing Teagasc’s Bioprocess Innovation Suite Following years of planning, Teagasc Moorepark is set to launch its new Bioprocess Innovation Suite – a one-stop shop for bioprocess development, optimisation and scale-up. Leading the project is Principal Research Officer at Teagasc Food Research Centre Olivia McAuliffe. Here, she gives us an insight […]
13 December 2022
Cows at high risk of mastitis around drying off
Cows at high risk of mastitis around drying off Environmental mastitis sometimes occurs in cows after they are dried off. Cows are at greatest risk of becoming infected by environmental mastitis at this time because their teat ends take a number of days after drying off to fully close. Research has found […]
12 December 2022
Greenhouse gas mitigation potential of chemical N fertiliser
Greenhouse gas mitigation potential of chemical N fertiliser The National Dairy Conference 2022 took place on Tuesday December 6th, Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork and Thursday December 8th, Mullingar Park Hotel, Co. Westmeath. This paper was presented by Jonathan Herron, Siobhan Kavanagh and Laurence Shalloo, Teagasc. Summary Nitrous oxide makes up 25% of […]
12 December 2022
Beef farmers are willing agents of change to drive sustainability of the sector confirms BovINE
Beef farmers are willing agents of change to drive sustainability of the sector confirms BovINE For its final dissemination conference in Brussels (1st December 2022), BovINE partners welcomed online over 250 delegates from across Europe in the morning, and key EU policy-players including from DG Agri, DG Sante, Copa-Cogeca and EUFRAS to […]
12 December 2022
Organics – good for soil and the bottom line
Organics – good for soil and the bottom line Donal and Frederique Keane run an organic suckler-to-beef and cereal farm with their daughters Pauline, Marie and son John at Camelton Stud, Summerhill, Co Meath. “There have always been cat- tle and tillage enterprises on our farm,” says Donal. “In the early 2000s, […]
12 December 2022
Management and housing guidelines to achieve excellent calf welfare
Management and housing guidelines to achieve excellent calf welfare At the Teagasc Dairy Conference 2022, Dr. Emer Kennedy spoke about management and housing guidelines to achieving excellent calf welfare. Summary Irish farmers have a good reputation in terms of animal welfare it is now more important than ever that this is retained […]
11 December 2022
Nitrogen strategy on clover swards – what does the research say?
Nitrogen strategy on clover swards – what does the research say? At the Teagasc Dairy Conference 2022, Dr. Deirdre Hennessy presented on Nitrogen strategy on clover swards – what does the research say? Summary White clover is a It can fix atmospheric N and make it available for grass growth Fixed N […]
11 December 2022
Signpost Programme Featured Farmers – Ken Gill
Signpost Programme Featured Farmers – Ken Gill Ken Gill farms full time on his own in Clonbullogue, Co Offaly. He is trading as Ballydermot Organic Farm Ltd. Ken’s breeding season started on 2nd November and is going well. Breeding Ken’s breeding season started on 2nd November and is going well. There have been […]
11 December 2022
Increasing milk production efficiency from pasture-based diets
Increasing milk production efficiency from pasture-based diets Michael Dineen, Teagasc, presented this research at the National Dairy Conference 2022 which took place on Tuesday December 6th, Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork and Thursday December 8th, Mullingar Park Hotel, Co. Westmeath. Summary Ruminant production systems must maximise their use of human inedible feeds Lower […]
10 December 2022
Opportunity at Teagasc – Animal Nutritionist
Opportunity at Teagasc – Animal Nutritionist An exciting opportunity is available at Teagasc for an Animal Nutritionist to actively lead and support the development of a Teagasc ruminant nutrition advisory programme that will improve competitiveness, profitability and environmental efficiency on dairy and dry stock farms. Job Objectives Working in close collaboration with […]
10 December 2022