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Silage Quality – Do you really know what you are feeding?
Silage Quality – Do you really know what you are feeding? Enda Maloney, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Westport writes, the wet weather over the last few weeks has meant that farmers have started housing their cattle, while others won’t be far behind, it’s important that farmers know what quality of feed they are […]
13 November 2022
One minute with Eoghan Corbett – Can Horticulture Be Any Greener?
One minute with Eoghan Corbett – Can Horticulture Be Any Greener? Dr Eoghan Corbett, a horticulture researcher at Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, discusses alternatives to peat for growing fruit and vegetables. To hear the full story, come along to our 60 Minute Science event on 15th November. Find out more about […]
13 November 2022
Silage Analysis and Ration Composition
Silage Analysis and Ration Composition Keith Fahy, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare tells us that with weather deteriorating, grass growth reducing and in some cases poaching some farmers are starting to house their cattle. This is a great opportunity to take silage samples and indeed soil samples. With the soaring costs of […]
12 November 2022
Increase Yields, Reduce Emissions and Improve Profitability with Potash
Increase Yields, Reduce Emissions and Improve Profitability with Potash John McCabe, Dairy Adviser, Teagasc/Aurivo Joint Programme, talks us through the benefits of using potash. Moderate to highly stocked farms need between 25 and 35 units of K (Potassium) to maintain soil K levels at where they were at the start of the […]
12 November 2022
One minute with Sinead McCarthy – What have Meat Loaf and the food pyramid got in common?
One minute with Sinead McCarthy – What have Meat Loaf and the food pyramid got in common? Dr. Sinéad MCCarthy Nutritionist Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown discusses the impact of the foods we produce and eat on our health and planet and suggests ways we can be more sustainable with our food […]
12 November 2022
Grass 10 Featured Farmer – Philip & John Tyndall, Co. Wexford
Grass 10 Featured Farmer – Philip & John Tyndall, Co. Wexford ‘We got farm cover up to 1050Kg DM/ha at peak. My last walk last week the first week of November showed growth was at 25Kg DM/ha/day, and there was 1300kg DM/ha back on first paddocks closed’ Philip Tyndall Location: Bunclody, Co. […]
11 November 2022
Maximising Weanling Performance this Winter
Maximising Weanling Performance this Winter John Kilboyle, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare tells us that over the coming weeks weanling’s will start to be housed and the aim is for them to put on 70kg between now and turnout next spring, or 0.6kg of live weight on average per day. This level […]
11 November 2022
One minute with Eduarda Neves – Insects as protein for our future generations
One minute with Eduarda Neves – Insects as protein for our future generations Eduarda Neves, a researcher at Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, discusses the use of insects as an alternative protein source. To hear the full story, come along to our 60 Minute Science event on 15th November. Find out more […]
11 November 2022
The Evidence for a Causal Link Between Disease and Damaging Behavior in Pigs
The Evidence for a Causal Link Between Disease and Damaging Behavior in Pigs Teagasc Researcher, Laura Boyle, and others, tell us more about the link between disease and damaging behavior in pigs. Read the full article here: Boyle et al. 2022, Link disease damaging behaviour (PDF) Background Damaging behaviors (DB) such as tail and […]
11 November 2022
One minute with Carlos Alvarez – Two birds with one stone: blood-based films, from environmental concern to sustainable solution
One minute with Carlos Alvarez – Two birds with one stone: blood-based films, from environmental concern to sustainable solution Carlos Álvarez-García, a researcher at Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, discusses how to address two important environmental issues at once. To hear the full story, come along to our 60 Minute Science event […]
10 November 2022