Articles
Reducing the Environmental Impact of Land Drainage
0 Reducing the Environmental Impact of Land Drainage Appropriately designed and constructed land drainage will lead to improved nutrient uptake by the plant. Ivan Kelly, ASSAP Advisor, Teagasc Athenry, discuss the risks associated with land drainage and the options for reducing the impacts of draining here. Appropriately designed and constructed land drainage will […]
7 May 2022
Managing stress
0 Managing stress The most valuable assets that any person has is their health and safety. With pig farmers facing into increasingly difficult times – be it financial, personal or professional – the one thing that shouldn’t be neglected is your mental health and well-being. Orla Kinane, Teagasc Pig Development Unit sums up […]
6 May 2022
Fertiliser Advice for Cereals Factsheet
0 Fertiliser Advice for Cereals Factsheet Teagasc recently published a compendium of 20 factsheets providing the latest technical advice on soils, nutrients and fertiliser. The twelfth of these is about Fertiliser advice for cereals and can be read here. All 20 will be published here on Teagasc Daily Farmers are urged to focus […]
6 May 2022
Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2022 and Forestry
0 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2022 and Forestry Once again, it is time to ensure your all-important Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application is completed and submitted in good time. Teagasc recently launched a guidance video where Tom Houlihan, Forestry Specialist, explains how the BPS interacts with forestry and provides useful tips and checks […]
6 May 2022
Teagasc response to a call for a complete ban on burning in the uplands
0 Teagasc response to a call for a complete ban on burning in the uplands Catherine Keena, Countryside Management Specialist, Teagasc said that fire has a traditional and important role in the management of upland areas and that there is a need to bring these upland areas into active management, while balancing the […]
5 May 2022
Tillage Update 5th May 2022
0 Tillage Update 5th May 2022 Shay Phelan, Teagasc Tillage Crops Specialist has an update on crops of winter barley and winter wheat and spring barley. He discusses applying the final fungicide to winter barley and the final nitrogen split on winter wheat. He advises on fertiliser, weed and disease control in spring […]
5 May 2022
The Gut MicrobiotAware project
0 The Gut MicrobiotAware project The GutMicrobiotAware project aims to explore general awareness of the concept of the gut microbiota among the general population. So we’d like to know – Do you know how the microbes in your gut influence your daily life? Take our survey here to help us all find out […]
5 May 2022
The Silage Dilemma – Bulk or Quality
0 The Silage Dilemma – Bulk or Quality Aidan Murray, Teagasc Beef Specialist discusses bulking up the silage crop and warns of the negative impacts such as reduced overall digestibility and therefore feed value. Lower quality means extra feed costs. Aidan has advice on deciding on cutting date and on getting good preservation […]
4 May 2022
British Ecological Society announces journal prize winners
0 British Ecological Society announces journal prize winners The British Ecological Society (BES) has announced the winners of its journal prizes for research published in 2021. The prizes are awarded for the best paper by an early career researcher in seven of the BES journals. This year The Harper Prize was awarded to […]
4 May 2022
Harvest high feed value silage to reduce pre-lambing concentrate costs
0 Harvest high feed value silage to reduce pre-lambing concentrate costs With silage season fast approaching, focusing on producing high quality silage for sheep has many advantages. Dry matter digestibility (DMD) is the key factor influencing silage feed value as Damian Costello, Teagasc Sheep Specialist, Mellows Centre, Athenry explains High DMD silage has […]
3 May 2022