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Agriculture is facing a momentous decision on carbon budgets
Agriculture is facing a momentous decision on carbon budgets Over the next few months a decision on the future of Irish agriculture will be taken that may prove to be as momentous as the 1984 introduction of milk quota or our 1973 entry to the EU. Professor Gerry Boyle, Director of Teagasc […]
10 June 2021
Target Grazing Covers on Beef Farms
Target Grazing Covers on Beef Farms What are your targets when it comes to good grassland management for suckler cows, weanlings and beef cattle? Is it that they have enough grass in front of them so that they do not run tight on grass? This is not enough explains Pearse Kelly, Head […]
10 June 2021
National Pig Herd Performance Report 2020
National Pig Herd Performance Report 2020 The National Pig Herd Performance Report 2020, produced by the Teagasc Pig Development Department is the detailed analysis of the performance of the pig farms that participated in the Teagasc e-Profit Monitor (ePM) recording system in 2020. Download Publication (PDF) The data available and included in this […]
10 June 2021
Grazing heavy covers on beef farms
0 Grazing heavy covers on beef farms Some farmers are now dealing with heavier covers than usual on farm, whether from an increase in growth rate or a late turnout to grass. Once pre-grazing yields go over 1600kgDM/Ha, grass quality drops and reduced liveweight gain in cattle. Mícheál Kelly, Teagasc Athenry Advisor has […]
9 June 2021
Fine tuning dairy bull beef in Co. Roscommon
0 Fine tuning dairy bull beef in Co. Roscommon Martin Connolly farms part-time near Castleplunket, Co. Roscommon and runs a calf-to-beef system taking dairy-bred male calves, through to slaughter as bulls at 20-24 months of age. The farm is in the Teagasc Green Acres calf to beef programme since 2019. James Fitzgerald, Programme […]
8 June 2021
Running a contract rearing operation alongside your flock
0 Running a contract rearing operation alongside your flock John O’Connell is a BETTER farm sheep programme participant and farms on the outskirts of Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim. He runs a sheep and contract grazing system. Ciaran Lynch Teagasc Sheep specialist & Tom Coll Teagasc Advisor, discuss the resulting changes and grassland management improvements […]
8 June 2021
Silage Season Safety Check
0 Silage Season Safety Check We’re now in one of the busiest times on farms as silage is being harvested. It’s also one of the most high risk times due to increased movement of machinery and people on our roads and farms. Jacinta O’Neill, Teagasc Advisor, Westport, has a useful safety checklist to […]
6 June 2021
Water Protection measures since 1st January 2021 – do they affect my farm?
0 Water Protection measures since 1st January 2021 – do they affect my farm? Many farmers have asked about water protection measures that have been in place since the start of 2021 and if these apply to their farms. These measures were introduced to reduce nutrient and sediment run-off to waters to improve […]
5 June 2021
Getting Silage Quality Right in 2021
0 Getting Silage Quality Right in 2021 Silage makes up 25-40% of the annual diet on beef and dairy farms depending on the length of the winter across the county. Decisions made at farm level, over the coming weeks will have a huge impact on the quality of silage fed next winter. Drystock […]
5 June 2021
Ger McSweeney – Innovative Farm Programme
0 Ger McSweeney – Innovative Farm Programme Aisling Molloy, Teagasc Advisor, Kanturk and Suckler to beef farmer Ger McSweeney outline how he is improving the technical efficiencies on his farm resulting in reduced Carbon footprint for every Kg of beef he produces. He is achieving this through the Innovative Farm Programme: Life Beef […]
5 June 2021