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Signpost Programme Featured Farmers – Joseph Egan
Signpost Programme Featured Farmers – Joseph Egan Joseph Egan is an organic dairy farmer near Ballygar, Co. Galway, milking 65 cows at present of which 20 are heifers, with all milk supplied to Aurivo. The herd supplied 357kgs of milk solids in 2021 at 4.36% butterfat and 3.46% protein. 80 acres of […]
10 December 2022
Meeting the challenges of lower chemical N use on my farm – Michael Gowen
0 Meeting the challenges of lower chemical N use on my farm – Michael Gowen Dairy farmer Michael Gowen joined the Teagasc Dairy Conference to share his experiences on meeting the challenges of lower chemical N use on his farm. Michael says managing clover will be a challenge but it is a challenge […]
9 December 2022
Time for Soil Sampling
0 Time for Soil Sampling Under the new nitrates directive all tillage farmers are required to take soil tests. For 2023 if an up to date soil test for P is not available then P is assumed to be index 4 (no P allowance). Now is the ideal time to identify fields on […]
9 December 2022
Teagasc Forestry Development Department (FDD) presented its innovative “outdoor classroom “educational programme to the European annual meeting of the Integrate Network in Madrid
0 Teagasc Forestry Development Department (FDD) presented its innovative “outdoor classroom “educational programme to the European annual meeting of the Integrate Network in Madrid Between October 19 and 21, more than 40 participants involved with Integrate Network met in Madrid, Spain, to discuss the progress and future development of this pan-European training network. […]
9 December 2022
New Advisory Manager Appointed in Teagasc West Cork
0 New Advisory Manager Appointed in Teagasc West Cork Dr Grainne Hurley has been appointed as Teagasc Regional Advisory Manager in the West Cork Region. The appointment was approved at the Teagasc Authority meeting on Wednesday, 7 December 2022. Dr Hurley will lead the Teagasc team delivering advisory services to farmers and educational […]
8 December 2022
Has red clover a role in your beef production system?
0 Has red clover a role in your beef production system? Teagasc researcher, Nicky Byrne, joins Catherine Egan on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss if red clover has a role on beef farms as well as previewing the upcoming National Beef Conference taking place on the 13th December in the Shearwater […]
8 December 2022
Grass10 Featured Farmer, Colin Doherty, Co. Limerick
0 Grass10 Featured Farmer, Colin Doherty, Co. Limerick Colin farms alongside his father Bryan outside Adare in Co. Limerick. Colin was the 2021 Grassland Farmer of the Year Winner and a held a farm walk on their farm in September. “We grazed by day and night into the first week of November, and […]
8 December 2022
Teagasc Dairy Conference – ‘Turning Challenges into Opportunities’
0 Teagasc Dairy Conference – ‘Turning Challenges into Opportunities’ Major challenges have emerged for Irish agriculture and indeed the wider economy during 2022. Most immediate have been the consequences of war in Ukraine, including rapid input price inflation, plus uncertainty around supply chains for fertilizer, fuel and feed. It is against this background […]
7 December 2022
Teagasc Climate Action Strategy Launch
0 Teagasc Climate Action Strategy Launch On Thursday December 1st Teagasc launched their Climate Action Strategy 2022 – 2030. Charlie McConalogue TD, Minister for Agriculture. Food and the Marine gave the opening address. Wacth a recording of the launch below View presentations from the launch below Speech by Minister for Agriculture, Food and […]
7 December 2022
DairyBeef 500 Winter Update – JP Hammersley
0 DairyBeef 500 Winter Update – JP Hammersley Farming in Lattin, Co. Tipperary, JP Hammersley operates a calf to beef system where 70-80 Friesian bull calves are carried to beef. After initially operating a 30-month steer system, JP has made strides through improved animal performance to transition to a 21 and 24 month […]
7 December 2022