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Crops costs and returns 2023 available
Crops costs and returns 2023 available Teagasc tillage specialists Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan have recently published the Teagasc Crops Costs and Returns booklet for 2023. The document is intended as an indicative guide to crop margins; however land suitability, rotation, risk avoidance and husbandry skills must also be considered. As well […]
25 January 2023
CAN versus protected urea
CAN versus protected urea There is increasing interest among tillage farmers in switching from CAN to protected urea this season. Based on current fertiliser prices, there are significant financial benefits to using protected urea. Currently protected urea costs 30% less than CAN. The environmental benefits of protected urea are well proven with […]
25 January 2023
Labour saving this spring
Labour saving this spring The workload in spring makes up over one-third of the total hours needed to run a farm per year. Many farm owners are working in excess of 80 hours per week in spring and overcoming this workload can be a challenge on many farms. The main spring labour […]
24 January 2023
Fertiliser spreader calibration: getting ready for the coming season
Fertiliser spreader calibration: getting ready for the coming season Teagasc, in association with Carberry, organised a number of events on fertiliser spreader setup and calibration in West Cork recently. John McNamara, Carbery joint programme coordinator, along with Aoife Healy O’Driscoll, farm sustainability lead at Carbery Group, invited Francis Quigley, Teagasc farm machinery […]
24 January 2023
Preparing for calving with John Pringle, FutureBeef farmer
Preparing for calving with John Pringle, FutureBeef farmer John Pringle is a full-time suckler and sheep farmer in Kilacloran, Aughrim Co. Wicklow. He farms with his wife Linda, daughter Lucy and sons William and Scott. In Aughrim, January is all about setting up for the calving season due to start mid-February. The […]
24 January 2023
Control plan for lameness in sheep
Control plan for lameness in sheep Lameness in sheep is a common and persistent disease and can occur at any time of year. Lame ewes, rams and lambs do not thrive, and treatment of lame sheep incurs a significant cost to the sheep farmer. Eamonn Dempsey, Teagasc advisor in Tralee, discusses further. […]
24 January 2023
How to avail of the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme
How to avail of the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme With the current situation of energy costs on pig farms, Louise Clarke, specialist advisor at Teagasc Ballyhaise, joins Ciarán Carroll on the latest Pig Edge podcast to discuss the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS) and other energy cost-saving measures. Louise first […]
24 January 2023
A Game Changer for Calf Gut Health?
A Game Changer for Calf Gut Health? For the second part of the interview with Tommy the Vet, Stuart talks to Tommy about Precision Microbes, a complementary feed for calves that he thinks is going to be game changing for calf gut health. Tommy first discusses how he came to have an […]
23 January 2023
Teagasc Grass10 Grazing Courses Recommended By 99% Of Farmers!
Teagasc Grass10 Grazing Courses Recommended By 99% Of Farmers! 99% of farmers surveyed in Teagasc Grass10 Grazing Courses said they would recommend it to another farmer. The Grass10 Campaign has a vision to create a culture of successful grazing amongst Irish livestock farmers through developing excellent grazing skills and growing quality pasture. […]
23 January 2023
Meet the speakers at the Teagasc National Sheep Conferences
Meet the speakers at the Teagasc National Sheep Conferences The Teagasc National Sheep Conferences will take place this year on Tuesday, 24th of January in the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan town, and Thursday, the 26th of January in the Brandon House Hotel, New Ross, County Wexford. Both conferences start at 7pm with a […]
23 January 2023