Articles
Meat Quality Village in Beef 2022
Meat Quality Village in Beef 2022 Our beef is regarded in many markets as a premium product because of our high forage diets, traceability and ever improving sustainability. Here, Aidan Murray, Teagasc Beef Specialist introduces the Meat Quality Village, which is part of the Teagasc Beef 2022 open day at Grange on […]
25 June 2022
Clonakilty Agricultural College Drystock Unit Farm Update – Spring 2022
Clonakilty Agricultural College Drystock Unit Farm Update – Spring 2022 David Hallisey, College Lecturer at Clonakilty Agricultural College gives an update from the Drystock unit for Spring 2022. David covers the suckler, sheep and calf-to-beef enterprises in the unit and also provides a grass update. Sucklers Suckler cows began calving on the […]
25 June 2022
Multi species swards: grazing trial at Johnstown Castle
Multi species swards: grazing trial at Johnstown Castle Despite lower fertiliser nitrogen, dairy cattle on multi-species swards performed similarly to a herd on grass-clover, a Teagasc grazing trial shows. Aidan Lawless (Johnstown Castle), Mike Dineen (Moorepark), David Wall (Johnstown Castle) and John Finn (Johnstown Castle) discuss this research here Despite lower fertiliser […]
24 June 2022
Organic farming with Fergal Byrne
Organic farming with Fergal Byrne On Wednesday, 8th June 2022, Organic Sheep, Cereals and Beef Finishing farmer Fergal Byrne, Calverstown Little, Dunlavin, Co. Kildare hosted a Teagasc Organic Farm Walk. Fergal shares details about his organic farm here, which is very informative for anyone considering converting to organic farming Fergal Byrne farms […]
24 June 2022
When should breeding season end?
When should breeding season end? On many spring-calving herds, the aim is to align calving date to turnout date to try and match grass growth and demand. With the breeding season well underway in spring-calving suckler herds, farmers are now considering when to remove the stock bull. John Kilboyle, Teagasc Tuam Advisor […]
24 June 2022
Safety net: food security in Ireland
Safety net: food security in Ireland The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to a global increase in food costs, worsening food security problems in some countries, and introducing it to others. Here, Teagasc’s Head of Rural Economy Development Programme Kevin Hanrahan examines food security in Ireland, and rising food prices The […]
23 June 2022
Meet Don Somers, Signpost farmer
Meet Don Somers, Signpost farmer Don Somers, Signpost farmer, has a lot of field operations complete for the main crops on the farm. Winter oilseed rape crops are looking very good overall with all field work complete. There is some club root present, due to growing short term brassica type cover crops […]
23 June 2022
Tillage Update – Counting down to harvest
Tillage Update – Counting down to harvest With the start of the harvest less than three weeks away for some growers, Ciaran Collins; Teagasc crops specialist, gives his assessment of cereal crops prior to the start of the harvest. Weather between now and harvest is crucial to realise crop potential. Overall, it […]
23 June 2022
Linear Biodiversity Habitats
Linear Biodiversity Habitats Hedges, watercourses and field margins are important linear features that define the Irish farming landscape and provide food, shelter and movement corridors for our native wildlife. Linear Biodiversity Habitats featured in the June edition of the Teagasc Signpost e-newsletter. Find out more here Linear Biodiversity Habitats are vital for biodiversity, […]
22 June 2022
Summer Mastitis – Risk increasing
Summer Mastitis – Risk increasing Summer mastitis is normally associated with dry cows and heifers in the summer months (late June-mid September). Up to now temperatures have been cool but in the last week conditions became more humid, fly numbers are on the rise, so risk has increased. Aidan Murray, Teagasc Beef […]
22 June 2022