Articles
Early Management of the Dairy Beef Calf
0 Early Management of the Dairy Beef Calf With the main dairy calving season underway and dairy calves moving onto beef farms, having good practices in the early stages of dairy beef calf rearing will minimise problems later on. Vincent Ronayne, Teagasc Mayo, advises on a number of core principles which should be […]
1 March 2021
Maximising Grass in the dairy cow diet
0 Maximising Grass in the dairy cow diet Getting cows out on grass is better for the cows, and beneficial for the grass plant. Nutritionally, spring grazed grass is far superior to grass silage indoors with digestibility of 80 + in terms of DMD. So the more of it you can get into […]
1 March 2021
Six Steps to SCC Success
0 Six Steps to SCC Success The old proverb “Tús maith leath na hoibre” (a good start is half the work) is very relevant when it comes to management of Somatic Cell Count (SCC) in early lactation. Stuart Childs, Dairy Specialist and Don Crowley, Milk Quality Specialist list Six Steps to Somatic Cell […]
1 March 2021
Additional resources to meet demand for Green Cert Courses | Teagasc Virtual College Open Days
Additional resources to meet demand for Green Cert Courses | Teagasc Virtual College Open Days Teagasc welcomes the recent announcement by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., giving approval for the recruitment of 20 fixed term education staff to meet exceptional demand for Teagasc Green Cert courses. […]
27 February 2021
Pig Farming Options and Opportunities for Reinvestment
Pig Farming Options and Opportunities for Reinvestment Just a year ago, pig producers were experiencing a long awaited period of strong profitability on the back of the brightest outlook for the sector in decades. Emer McCrum, Pig Development Officer, Teagasc discusses the Options and Opportunities for pig producers to reinvestment in their […]
26 February 2021
How to deal with Toxoplasmosis abortion
How to deal with Toxoplasmosis abortion Three mistakes are often made when ewes abort: Failure to quickly isolate aborted ewe(s) & potentially infectious material; Failure to clearly identify the cause of abortion; Failure to put in place prevention methods; Edward Egan, Teagasc Advisor, Co. Meath has advice on dealing with Toxoplasmosis If […]
25 February 2021
What do I need to feed from now until turnout?
What do I need to feed from now until turnout? With current weather conditions getting out to grass is challenging on most farms at the moment. However, where land is dry and free draining there is a great opportunity to start grazing to take advantage of spring grass early. Catherine Egan, Beef […]
24 February 2021
Brexit Trade Deal prevents Predicted Drop in Farm Income
Brexit Trade Deal prevents Predicted Drop in Farm Income A new report by economists at Teagasc published today, 23 February estimates that the average family farm income (FFI) in Ireland may increase by 3 per cent in 2021. Overall, some price inflation for farm inputs will be more than offset by higher […]
23 February 2021
Pregnancy scanning a key management tool for hill farmers at this time of year
Pregnancy scanning a key management tool for hill farmers at this time of year Nearly all of the Teagasc BETTER Farm hill sheep flocks have finished pregnancy scanning in the past couple of weeks. Overall the scanning rates and litter sizes are quite good. Pregnancy scanning is a very important management tool […]
23 February 2021
Could you grow 14Ton of grass with 200 units of Nitrogen?
Could you grow 14Ton of grass with 200 units of Nitrogen? The European Green Deal calls for EU farmers to reduce their chemical Nitrogen inputs by 20% by 2030. Nationally the Ag Climatise document re-iterates this target but also sets an interim target of a 15% reduction by 2025. Joe Kelleher, Dairy […]
21 February 2021