Articles
Agriculture Courses – What are the Options?
Agriculture Courses – What are the Options? The choice of agricultural courses is considerable. Students planning a career in the Agricultural or Horticultural sector and also qualifying as a young trained farmer may find it difficult to navigate the list of courses available. Education Officer Serena Gibbons gives a synopsis on the […]
12 March 2022
Waste not, want not
Waste not, want not Food waste is a big problem contributing to declining resources and climate change. To try to curb this, researchers from Teagasc and National University of Ireland, Galway are providing insights into food waste behaviour. The concept of reducing waste and the importance of it is far from new, […]
12 March 2022
The Clover Reporter with Trevor Boland
The Clover Reporter with Trevor Boland The Grass 10 team continue with their weekly focus on clover. This week the farmer in the spotlight is Trevor Boland from County Sligo, winner of the Suckler section of the Grassland Farmer of the Year in 2019 Name: Trevor Boland Location: Sligo Enterprise: Suckler/Beef Soil Type: Clay […]
11 March 2022
Palace NeighbourWood Park – connecting a community with their environment
Palace NeighbourWood Park – connecting a community with their environment A new NeighbourWood in Roscommon exemplifies a local community’s determination to reconnect with nature. Noel Kennedy, Forestry Development Officer describes the genesis of the project and how it is working out. Elphin is an old cathedral town in north Roscommon. Like so […]
11 March 2022
Mario Ornelas, PhD Student Pig Development Department
Mario Ornelas, PhD Student Pig Development Department In this video, Postgraduate student Mario Ornelas, Teagasc Pig Development Department tells us about his research project, which is looking at biomarkers and microbiomes on pig farms for antimicrobial resistance management. This is one of a series of 11 videos of PDD students Mario Ornelas, […]
11 March 2022
ISH Young (Equine) Breeders National Championships 2022
ISH Young (Equine) Breeders National Championships 2022 The ISH Young Breeders training programme is a joint programme between Teagasc and Horse Sport Ireland focusing primarily on the assessment of conformation and athleticism traits of eventing and show jumping horses. National Championships are on Saturday, 2nd April at Teagasc Kildalton College Photo above: Vera […]
11 March 2022
Nitrogen for Dairy Farms Factsheet
Nitrogen for Dairy Farms Factsheet Teagasc recently published a compendium of 20 factsheets providing the latest technical advice on soils, nutrients and fertiliser. The eighth of these is about Nitrogen for Dairy Farms and can be read here. All 20 will be published here on Teagasc Daily Farmers are urged to focus […]
10 March 2022
Clonakilty Agricultural College Dairy Update Jan/Feb 2022
Clonakilty Agricultural College Dairy Update Jan/Feb 2022 Calving commenced earlier than expected in January on the Clonakilty Agricultural College Dairy farm. James Daunt, Dairy teacher, has the first update of 2022 with the latest on what has happened on the dairy enterprise so far this year with calving, milk results and grassland […]
10 March 2022
Tillage Update 10th March 2022
Tillage Update 10th March 2022 Shay Phelan, Teagasc Crops and Potato Specialist, reports that spring sowing of some crops has commenced in recent days. Shay reminds that soil conditions are more important than the date. He discusses the importance of thousand grain weights on seed rates and advises on winter crop management […]
10 March 2022
Don’t lose focus on silage quality on calf-to-beef farms
0 Don’t lose focus on silage quality on calf-to-beef farms A key finding of both phases of the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme is that excellent quality silage is one vital cog in the establishment of profitable calf-to-beef systems. Teagasc Green Acres programme advisor Seán Cummins, shows that delaying silage harvesting […]
9 March 2022