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Minister Heydon launches investment in Farm Machinery Simulators
Minister Heydon launches investment in Farm Machinery Simulators At the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska today, Minister of State with responsibility for Farm Safety at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon T.D, launched the investment of €1.2m in 18 farm machinery simulators for use in Teagasc agricultural colleges. […]
20 September 2022
Do you know your legal obligations as an employer?
Do you know your legal obligations as an employer? Martina Gormley, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, talks us through some of the important obligations you may have as an employer. At a recent farm walk the host farmer gave details on how he found part time employees to help run his 130 cow herd […]
19 September 2022
How satellite images from space are used to monitor our soil
How satellite images from space are used to monitor our soil Rumia Basu, PhD student at Teagasc, tells us about the connection between soil, rain and the climate is especially important for a grass-based economy like Ireland’s When I first landed in Dublin, three years ago, I was greeted with rain, a […]
19 September 2022
Future-Proofing your Herd Genetics
Future-Proofing your Herd Genetics James Dunne, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, Ballyhaise College and Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, Moorepark share their insight into the future dairy cow and Future-Proofing your Herd Genetics for sustainability here Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, Moorepark descibes tomorrow’s dairy cow in this shot video clip. Summary • Higher EBI […]
18 September 2022
How Low Can You Go – With Your Fertiliser Bill?
How Low Can You Go – With Your Fertiliser Bill? Joanne Masterson, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Athenry, tells us how farmers have reduced their nitrogen use in 2022 due to high fertiliser prices. Can you retain that saving in your pocket and your emissions reduction through 2023 and beyond? Climate change has dominated […]
17 September 2022
Limiting Resistance to wormers on sheep farms
Limiting Resistance to wormers on sheep farms James Doran, Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Enniscorthy, shares four key actions recommended by a Teagasc working group to help slow the rate of anthelminthic resistance on farm. Resistance to wormers on sheep farms is fast becoming a major issue and represents a massive challenge to sheep […]
17 September 2022
Treating slurry to reduce emissions
Treating slurry to reduce emissions Dominika Krol, Maxwell Owusu-Twum and George Gleasure Teagasc Johnstown Castle and Shaun Connolly, NUI Galway bring us details on their research into Acidification and Amendments for Slurry Treatment and the Impacts on Emissions. This was presented at the recent Farming for a Better Future Open Day In […]
17 September 2022
Contract-Rearing Replacement Dairy Heifers – Is this an Option on my Farm?
Contract-Rearing Replacement Dairy Heifers – Is this an Option on my Farm? Aoife Forde, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare, tells us how contract-rearing of heifers from the dairy herd by drystock farmers has become popular in the past number of years. Contract-rearing involves the movement of replacement heifers from the dairy farm […]
16 September 2022
MOOCFORCHANGE- Massive open online course for forest change
MOOCFORCHANGE- Massive open online course for forest change Dr Ian Short and Jonathan Spazzi, Teagasc Forestry Development Department, recently took part in a MOOCFORCHANGE project meeting in Belgium, they tell us about Continuous cover forestry (CCF), which is a forest management approach suitable to both conifers and broadleaves. Continuous cover forestry (CCF) […]
16 September 2022
New research to understand piglets without even touching them
New research to understand piglets without even touching them On the latest podcast episode of Farmland, Agriland’s Stella Meehan, is joined by Teagasc’s Head of Pig Development, Edgar Manzanilla, to find out about a new research project that by studying milk, faeces and saliva, can gain a better understanding of piglets without […]
16 September 2022