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Fertiliser Prices – Aiming to minimize impact of price inflation
0 Fertiliser Prices – Aiming to minimize impact of price inflation With nitrogen prices having trebled in the last number of months and phosphorus and potassium prices rising also, drystock farmers are rightly concerned as to how this will affect their business in terms of cashflow and profitability in 2022. Alan Dillon, Beef […]
8 December 2021
National Dairy Conference Questions Answered: Clover seeding rate
0 National Dairy Conference Questions Answered: Clover seeding rate Establishing clover in existing swards was a hot topic at the dairy conference. Questions like the following were asked: What amount of clover seed should be in a mix for mid season reseed? Teagasc Dairy Specialists and farmer speakers answer questions like this here […]
7 December 2021
Giving your sheep housing the once over
0 Giving your sheep housing the once over In advance of winter housing of ewes it is always useful to review the effectiveness of your housing facilities. A Teagasc labour study on 30 sheep farms nationwide concluded that farms with good sheep housing were 25% more efficient. Damian Costello, Teagasc Sheep Specialist covers […]
7 December 2021
A day in the life: Diane Purcell-Meyerink, Teagasc Researcher
0 A day in the life: Diane Purcell-Meyerink, Teagasc Researcher Diane Purcell-Meyerink began working at the Teagasc Food Centre, in July 2021. A Day in the Life… tells more about her well-traveled career path, taking her onto the NASA Ames base in California, to her current work in Teagasc on seaweeds and her […]
7 December 2021
Breeding Targets for Winter Milk Herds
0 Breeding Targets for Winter Milk Herds Breeding goals for winter milk herds should be centred on improving milk solids output while improving fertility traits such as calving interval & 6wk calving rate; feed efficiency, health and longevity are also important goals. EBI balances these objectives. James Dunne Dairy Specialist explains The Economic […]
6 December 2021
National Dairy Conference Questions Answered: Using a team of bulls
0 National Dairy Conference Questions Answered: Using a team of bulls Teagasc Dairy Specialists continue this week to answer the unanswered questions from the Virtual Dairy Conference on the Dairy Daily. Today’s unanswered question is on using a balanced team of bulls when breeding for replacement heifers. When the “good bull” is used […]
6 December 2021
Teagasc Future Beef Programme – Sustainable Cattle Production
0 Teagasc Future Beef Programme – Sustainable Cattle Production The Teagasc Future Beef Programme – Sustainable Cattle Production, was launched by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD on the farm of Oliver O’Hara, near Manorhamilton in County Leitrim today, Monday, 6 December. Liam Herlihy, Chairman of the Teagasc […]
6 December 2021
National Dairy Conference Questions Answered: Are you considering red clover?
0 National Dairy Conference Questions Answered: Are you considering red clover? All this week Teagasc Specialists answer the unanswered questions from the Virtual Dairy Conference on the Dairy Daily. Today’s question – Are you considering red clover (as well as white clover) for silage or grazing ground? is answered by the dairy farmer […]
3 December 2021
Promising results from Ireland’s first large scale measurement of methane emissions in beef cattle
0 Promising results from Ireland’s first large scale measurement of methane emissions in beef cattle Novel research led by Teagasc, in collaboration with colleagues at University College Dublin (UCD) and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), are making strides towards identifying, and ultimately, breeding for low methane emitting beef cattle to improve environmental […]
2 December 2021
National Dairy Conference Questions Answered: Slurry additives benefits
0 National Dairy Conference Questions Answered: Slurry additives benefits All this week Teagasc Specialists answer the unanswered questions from the Virtual Dairy Conference on the Dairy Daily. Today’s question is about Slurry additives and whether they are beneficial at making slurry agitation easier and at increasing nutrient supply to grassland. With the large […]
2 December 2021