Articles

LESS slurry declarations and ACRES

Participants in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) who have selected the Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) action are reminded that the deadline for declaring such applications is just around the corner.
23 October 2025

Using red clover silage during the first winter

A recent experiment was undertaken at Teagasc Moorepark to investigate the effect of offering red clover silage to replacement dairy heifers during their first winter in comparison to grass silage diets.
23 October 2025

What is AgNav Tillage?

AgNav is a free, voluntary digital sustainability platform available to farmers and advisors across Ireland, as part of a recent Today’s Farm article, Signpost Advisory Programme Manager, George Ramsbottom wrote about its uses on tillage farms.
22 October 2025

Getting Winter Ready Part 2: Winter Nutrition

James Strain, Nutritionist with Inishowen Co-op, is on this week’s Beef Edge Podcast to discuss winter nutrition.
22 October 2025

LESS and protected urea use on Irish farms

Representative of almost 88,000 dairy, beef, sheep and tillage farms nationally, the recently published suite of National Farm Survey (NFS) enterprise factsheets shed light on the levels of protected urea and Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) use on Irish farms last year.
22 October 2025

Getting your SCEP female replacement strategy right

Beef Specialist at Teagasc, David Argue takes a closer look at the SCEP female replacement strategy targets. Is your herd on track?
22 October 2025

Reach for the measuring tape before housing stock

Shorter days, the clocks due to turn back and last weekend’s heavy rain have reminded farmers that the winter housing period is fast approaching.
21 October 2025

October grass: A delicate balancing act

For sheep farmers, October is a critical month for grassland management. Get it right and you’ll have sufficient supplies of grass for when ewes and lambs return to pasture next spring; get it wrong and you’ll end up feeding more meal/silage or hampering ewe performance during the breeding season.
21 October 2025

Considering a new business venture?

Teagasc is rolling out its Farm Business Options Training Programme across the country this Autumn.
21 October 2025

Best practice in milking courses available

Are you looking to improve your milking skills? Then the Best Practice in Milking Course may be of interest to you.
21 October 2025