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Autumn Nitrogen Advice for Grassland Farmers
0 Autumn Nitrogen Advice for Grassland Farmers The rain over the weekend in most of the drought affected areas of the country has farmers asking about the best approach to the application of nitrogen fertiliser on grassland. Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer in Teagasc has Autumn Nitrogen Advice for Grassland Farmers […]
7 September 2022
Assessing Cattle for Slaughter this Autumn
0 Assessing Cattle for Slaughter this Autumn With recently harvested feed barley making ~€280/t, it is expected that ration prices will be high this winter. The recent dry weather and good ground conditions are providing an excellent opportunity to finish some forward stores at grass. Aisling Molloy, Teagasc Future Beef Advisor has more […]
7 September 2022
Spring Barley Crop: Ballyhaise Agricultural College 2022
0 Spring Barley Crop: Ballyhaise Agricultural College 2022 The last time Ballyhaise Agricultural College successfully produced a cereal crop was in conjunction with Department of Agriculture trials back in 1998. This twenty four year exodus was finally ended on August 12th 2022. John Mc Elvaney, Machinery Teacher at Ballyhaise Agricultural College has more […]
7 September 2022
Shinagh Dairy Open Day
0 Shinagh Dairy Open Day An open day on the Shinagh dairy farm, near Bandon, Co. Cork, on Friday, 2 September outlined the steps taken towards achieving a climate neutral and profitable dairy farm. The technical focuses of the Shinagh dairy farm have been to maximise the amount of grass grown and utilised […]
6 September 2022
Details of National Organic Beef Open Day Announced
0 Details of National Organic Beef Open Day Announced A National Organic Beef Open Day on the farm of John Purcell, Ross, Golden, Cashel, Co Tipperary will take place on Wednesday, 28th September from 10am to 3pm. The open day is jointly organised by Teagasc, Bord Bia and the Department of Agriculture, Food […]
6 September 2022
Extended grazing – an alternative approach to winter ewes
0 Extended grazing – an alternative approach to winter ewes Extended grazing involves allowing herbage to accumulate for grazing during the winter period. This involves removing stock from paddocks in September and early October, thus enabling herbage accumulation for grazing from mid-December onwards. Dr. Tim Keady, Teagasc Researcher, Athenry explains Introduction The extent […]
6 September 2022
Options for culling cows this autumn
0 Options for culling cows this autumn In late lactation, we’re often asked about the economics of milking cows on to the end of lactation or considering earlier culling. George Ramsbottom, Teagasc Dairy Specialist looks at three different options in this regard. He advises assessing current winter fodder stocks first and plan if […]
5 September 2022
Sm@RT transnational workshop in France
0 Sm@RT transnational workshop in France Sm@RT (Small Ruminant Technologies) is an EU Horizon 2020 thematic network that aims to share knowledge and improve farmers’ uptake of digital technologies, to help increase the efficiency and sustainability of small ruminant farming systems in Europe and beyond. Sm@RT Transnational Workshop Sm@RT held its third transnational […]
5 September 2022
New UCD Teagasc Level 9 Professional Diploma in Researcher Development
0 New UCD Teagasc Level 9 Professional Diploma in Researcher Development University College Dublin (UCD) is delighted to announce the launch of a new Level 9 Professional Diploma in Researcher Development designed and developed in association with Teagasc specifically for Post-Doctoral Fellows employed by Teagasc. Find out the details here Photo above: Professor […]
4 September 2022
Teagasc Crop Forum 2022
0 Teagasc Crop Forum 2022 After being delivered virtually for the past two years, the annual Teagasc Crop Forum will return this year as a hybrid event with an option to attend in person or tune in online. It will take place from 2-5 pm on Thursday 8th September at the Killashee House […]
4 September 2022