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Grazing Management and Soil Health on the Walsh Farm
0 Grazing Management and Soil Health on the Walsh Farm John and Brendan Walsh & family were the 2021 Clover & Sustainability winners in the Grassland Farmer of the Year Competition. They farm in Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary. The Walsh family, along with the Teagasc Grass10 team and local Teagasc Advisors, hosted a farm walk on Tuesday, […]
7 October 2022
Teagasc launches annual forestry photo competition ‘Celebrating Our Shared Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests’
0 Teagasc launches annual forestry photo competition ‘Celebrating Our Shared Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests’ The Teagasc Forestry Development Department, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, is delighted to launch its annual forest photo competition on Thursday, 6 October, on SPAR National Tree Day. This exciting competition […]
7 October 2022
Birch Breeding in Europe
0 Birch Breeding in Europe A group of birch breeders from around the Baltic Sea met in Helsinki on the 6th of September. The purpose of the meeting was to share experiences and progress in tree breeding between countries. Funding was provided by the Nordic Forest Research organisation (SNS). Oliver Sheridan and Grace […]
7 October 2022
John & Brendan Walsh – About The Farm
0 John & Brendan Walsh – About The Farm John and Brendan Walsh & family were the 2021 Clover & Sustainability winners in the Grassland Farmer of the Year Competition. They farm in Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary, milking 153 cows along with replacements & beef animals. The Walsh family, along with the Teagasc Grass10 team and […]
6 October 2022
Dairy Calf to Beef Course
0 Dairy Calf to Beef Course Teagasc will be commencing a new advanced dairy calf to beef course for new and existing dairy calf to beef farmers who wish to upskill and learn what it takes to run an economically and environmentally sustainable dairy calf to beef system. Teagasc will commence a new […]
6 October 2022
Get your winter cereal weed control off to the best start with a pre emergence herbicide
0 Get your winter cereal weed control off to the best start with a pre emergence herbicide Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Crops specialist tells us that sowing of winter wheat and barley is underway and as always there is the trade-off between getting crops sown in good conditions versus the reduced pressure of grass […]
6 October 2022
Broiler Farming in the Next Decade
0 Broiler Farming in the Next Decade Teagasc’s first poultry Knowledge Transfer event will take place on Monday, 10th October in Teagasc Ballyhaise College, Co. Cavan and on Tuesday, 11th October in Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre, Co. Cork. 10th October – Cavan | 11th October – Cork Exhibitors! If you wish to have a stand at either […]
6 October 2022
Improving accuracy in breeding
0 Improving accuracy in breeding Information derived from analyses of livestock DNA has proven to be more accurate than traditional pedigree information, providing benefits to breeding. Over the past couple of decades, livestock breeding programmes have improved the performance of various production systems. The basis of such breeding programmes is the estimation of […]
5 October 2022
Maximising the Benefits of the autumn rotation planner
0 Maximising the Benefits of the autumn rotation planner Gabriel Trayers, Teagasc Future Beef Programme Advisor, tells you why you should start growing your spring grass now! Grass is unquestionably the cheapest feed for beef or sheep production. Maximising the use of grazed grass in the diet of cattle over their lifetime is […]
5 October 2022
Below ground: soil life in a changing climate
0 Below ground: soil life in a changing climate Below ground: soil life in a changing climate, Art-science exhibition at the Irish Agricultural Museum, Johnstown Castle Taking place until the 6th November in The Irish Agricultural Museum, Johnstown Castle Estate, Co. Wexford, Y35 HP22 What goes on below our feet? A bustling community of plant […]
5 October 2022