Articles
Silage time on drystock farms
Silage time on drystock farms Good quality silage reduces requirement for meal feeding. Don’t delay cutting date as quality will be impacted. Niall Kerins, Teagasc drystock advisor, Kilrush, Co. Clare emphasises the point of cutting silage early to achieve this. He has good preservation tips and advice as silage season continues Good […]
14 June 2022
Selecting replacement ewe lambs
Selecting replacement ewe lambs It is critical to not leave the selecting of ewe lambs to later in the year after some of the best lambs have been sent for slaughter or sold for breeding. Damian Costello, Sheep Specialist, Teagasc Athenry, discusses selecting replacement ewe lambs and asks if farmers are culling […]
14 June 2022
Breeding better beef from the dairy herd
Breeding better beef from the dairy herd With most dairy herds finished breeding dairy replacements at this stage, farmers are typically breeding the remaining cows to beef AI or beef stock bulls. A considerable data bank is available from the Angus cross Friesian cattle finished at Grange since 2019. George Ramsbottom, Specialist […]
13 June 2022
Forestry – farm planning and integrating trees on the farm
Forestry – farm planning and integrating trees on the farm Setting clear objectives and timely planning are essential for new farm forest enterprises. A range of planting options can be considered to meet financial, social & environmental enhancement objectives. Comprehensive supports are available from Teagasc as Tom Houlihan, Forestry Specialist explains New […]
13 June 2022
Climate Actions for June
Climate Actions for June As we approach mid June it’s time to check in with the Climate Actions for June, advised by the Teagasc Signpost team, and compare how we getting on with meeting the five actions set out for this month. The actions include; grassland fertiliser rates, grass clover swards, slurry […]
13 June 2022
Heart health – changes are needed
Heart health – changes are needed Farmers aged 17 to 64 are seven times more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than salaried employees. Simple steps can reduce your risk. John McNamara Teagasc Health and Safety specialist & Diana van Doorn Teagasc Walsh Scholar discuss this recent major study on improving cardiovascular […]
12 June 2022
Weed watch
Weed watch Teagasc researchers have brought easy-to-use technology into the field, by developing a successful data collection mobile app. This app is supporting a long-running project promoting the wider adoption of sustainable conservation tillage systems on Irish farms. Conservation tillage (CT) is a non-plough-based crop establishment technique that, combined with other measures, […]
12 June 2022
Teagasc BETTER Sheep Farm – John Joe Fitzgerald
Teagasc BETTER Sheep Farm – John Joe Fitzgerald John Joe Fitzgerald, his wife Karen and children, operate a hill sheep farm in Baile an Lochaig West of Dingle in Kerry. Here Frank Campion, Teagasc, Athenry discusses how outdoor lambing of the hill flock went in 2022, why John Joe is Increasing the […]
11 June 2022
Teagasc research projects secure significant funding under latest announcement by DAFM
Teagasc research projects secure significant funding under latest announcement by DAFM Eight different Teagasc led and collaborative projects will share in the latest round of research funding grants by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, which cover areas including the agri-sector, food safety, human nutrition, food processing and sustainable crop […]
10 June 2022
Multiple challenges, long-term reward
Multiple challenges, long-term reward In 2019, Ash Dieback disease was discovered in Brendan Keane’s 7ha crop of 14 year old ash. At the same time, the Waterford farmer was preparing to put in a forest road and thin his adjacent 8ha Sitka spruce plantation. John Casey Teagasc Forestry Development Officer tracks Brendan’s […]
10 June 2022