Articles
Lice treatment – failure to treat can adversely affect weight gain
Lice treatment – failure to treat can adversely affect weight gain By now all categories of stock will have been housed due to persistent rain, while fluke and worm treatments will have been given. Alan Dillon, DairyBeef 500 Programme Co-Ordinator, tells us about lice treatment and what can happen if we fail […]
26 October 2022
Teagasc Signpost Programme is a finalist in Sustainability category of the Irish Times Innovation Awards 2022
Teagasc Signpost Programme is a finalist in Sustainability category of the Irish Times Innovation Awards 2022 The Teagasc Signpost Programme has been announced as a finalist in the Sustainability category of The Irish Times Innovation Awards 2022. They have been nominated for their leadership role in establishing the “whole-of-sector” Signpost Programme, which […]
26 October 2022
Biodiversity on Steven Fitzgerald’s Farm
Biodiversity on Steven Fitzgerald’s Farm A Teagasc Tirlán Signpost Farm Walk, as part of Signpost Sustainability Week, took place on the farm of Steven Fitzgerald, in Co. Waterford on Thursday 20th October 2022. There is already very good biodiversity on Steven’s farm with 10% biodiversity on the farm, so he has retained […]
25 October 2022
How Teagasc can help farmers improve sustainability on their farms – Signpost Series Webinar
How Teagasc can help farmers improve sustainability on their farms – Signpost Series Webinar On the Teagasc Signpost webinar series on Friday, 21 October at 9:30am Prof. Frank O’Mara, Director of Teagasc Signpost Programme, launched the Signpost Sustainability Results. While Dr. Tom O’Dwyer, Head of the Signpost Programme presented and discussed the […]
25 October 2022
Nitrates Derogation 2022 – Commonage
Nitrates Derogation 2022 – Commonage One of the new measures to be implemented this year as part of the Nitrates Action Plan 4 relates to commonage. This new measure will affect about 500+ farmers. Teagasc Advisor in the Galway/Clare region has some information. This new measure will have no effect on roughly […]
25 October 2022
Improving the sustainability of your beef farm: lessons from across Europe – Irish BovINE Beef Meeting
Improving the sustainability of your beef farm: lessons from across Europe – Irish BovINE Beef Meeting Solutions to sustainability challenges facing the Irish beef sector will be addressed by a panel of Irish and European speakers at the third annual BovINE national meeting this evening, Tuesday, 25 October at 8.00pm. Beef farmers, […]
25 October 2022
Clean Livestock policy
Clean Livestock policy Ciaran Lynch, Sheep Specialist, tells us, the recent wet weather has had a negative impact on management on farms with a decline in grazing conditions seen around the country. This poses a challenge for those finishing lambs outdoors as conditions around feeders or on crops are less than ideal […]
25 October 2022
Calf and calving facilities farm survey
Calf and calving facilities farm survey As the workload on most Irish dairy farms reduces it’s important to take time now to plan for calving next spring. The best starting point is to take an audit of your current facilities to quantify if you have enough space for rearing calves and calving […]
24 October 2022
Celebrating Ancient Traditions in the Burren
Celebrating Ancient Traditions in the Burren Aoife Ford, B&T Drystock Adviser, writes; As the winter weather has taken hold and the evenings begin to draw in, many farmers have started to think about housing cattle for the winter. Silage pits and bales are being opened as livestock begin to move indoors. For […]
24 October 2022
DairyBeef 500 Farm Update October 2022 – Peter O’Hanrahan
DairyBeef 500 Farm Update October 2022 – Peter O’Hanrahan I operate a calf to beef system just outside Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, alongside my father Thomas, and we purchase between 180 and 200 mainly Holstein Friesian males calves annually. The production system has changed slightly over the past number of years. Initially all […]
24 October 2022