Articles
Duck Production
0 Duck Production Duck production is carried out largely in Monaghan, with Silver Hill Duck being the largest duck processor in Ireland, located in Emyvale, Co. Monaghan. On an annual basis, over four million ducks are produced in Ireland. View Duck Production Factsheet here (PDF) Poultry farming in Ireland is quite a large industry; however, it […]
8 May 2022
Commercial Apple Production
0 Commercial Apple Production Irish apples have been grown commercially for over a century. Dessert apples are the most common type found in retail sales in Ireland. It should also be noted that the proportion of Irish apple retail sales through supermarkets has increased in recent decades. Find out more in this factsheet […]
8 May 2022
Red Clover for silage swards
0 Red Clover for silage swards Red clover has the potential to fix between 150-200 Kg N/ha per year from the atmosphere in well managed silage swards. Nicky Byrne, Research Officer in Teagasc Grange highlights the progress of a red clover/ perennial ryegrass silage sward at Grange in this video Red Clover is […]
7 May 2022
Getting to Grips with the Summer Wedge on PastureBase
0 Getting to Grips with the Summer Wedge on PastureBase Join John Douglas & Joseph Dunphy from Teagasc Grass10 and Micheal O’Leary from PastureBase in this webinar on Thursday 12th May at 7pm, as they give advice on understanding the summer wedge, managing summer grass and more. They will be joined by 2021 […]
7 May 2022
Reducing the Environmental Impact of Land Drainage
0 Reducing the Environmental Impact of Land Drainage Appropriately designed and constructed land drainage will lead to improved nutrient uptake by the plant. Ivan Kelly, ASSAP Advisor, Teagasc Athenry, discuss the risks associated with land drainage and the options for reducing the impacts of draining here. Appropriately designed and constructed land drainage will […]
7 May 2022
Managing stress
0 Managing stress The most valuable assets that any person has is their health and safety. With pig farmers facing into increasingly difficult times – be it financial, personal or professional – the one thing that shouldn’t be neglected is your mental health and well-being. Orla Kinane, Teagasc Pig Development Unit sums up […]
6 May 2022
Fertiliser Advice for Cereals Factsheet
0 Fertiliser Advice for Cereals Factsheet Teagasc recently published a compendium of 20 factsheets providing the latest technical advice on soils, nutrients and fertiliser. The twelfth of these is about Fertiliser advice for cereals and can be read here. All 20 will be published here on Teagasc Daily Farmers are urged to focus […]
6 May 2022
Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2022 and Forestry
0 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2022 and Forestry Once again, it is time to ensure your all-important Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application is completed and submitted in good time. Teagasc recently launched a guidance video where Tom Houlihan, Forestry Specialist, explains how the BPS interacts with forestry and provides useful tips and checks […]
6 May 2022
Teagasc response to a call for a complete ban on burning in the uplands
0 Teagasc response to a call for a complete ban on burning in the uplands Catherine Keena, Countryside Management Specialist, Teagasc said that fire has a traditional and important role in the management of upland areas and that there is a need to bring these upland areas into active management, while balancing the […]
5 May 2022
Tillage Update 5th May 2022
0 Tillage Update 5th May 2022 Shay Phelan, Teagasc Tillage Crops Specialist has an update on crops of winter barley and winter wheat and spring barley. He discusses applying the final fungicide to winter barley and the final nitrogen split on winter wheat. He advises on fertiliser, weed and disease control in spring […]
5 May 2022