Articles
A first-hand look at actions to improve water quality
Farmers are invited to an important farm walk that will showcase some of the key actions award winning dairy farmer, Martin Crowe has taken to protect water quality on his farm.
20 June 2025
Rising to the ‘AgroChallenge’ in the Netherlands
Students Aoife Randles, Mark O’Sullivan, James Lynch and Aisling Burke are putting in their final preparations before departing to compete in this year’s AgroChallenge in the Netherlands.
20 June 2025
Little Leaders with Big Messages in Farm Safety Art Competition
A pioneering initiative by Teagasc, which blended digital learning and creativity to promote farm safety among children took place today, Thursday, .
19 June 2025
Save money in the long run – identify grass weeds now
As the end of the season for most cereal and break crops approaches, Crops Specialist at Teagasc, Shay Phelan reminds us that there is still one very important chore to complete over the coming weeks – walking crops to identify problem weeds.
19 June 2025
Oak Park Open Day promises to be a great event
The Teagasc Crops and Technology Open Day is taking place next week in Oak Park and, on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Dr Ewen Mullins, Head of Crops Research, and Dermot Forristal, Crops Researcher in Teagasc, preview the event.
19 June 2025
The Ballyhaise sheep enterprise – A working farm supporting learning
With almost one-third of the national sheep flock located in its surrounds, Fergus O’Rourke and Niall Conaty of Ballyhaise College provide an update on the sheep flock’s performance and explain how learning and commercial farming blend for better learning outcomes.
19 June 2025
Time to dose?
As it is getting to the time of year where parasite burdens can become a problem in cattle, Beef Specialist at Teagasc, David Argue shares key tips on dosing for stomach worms and lungworm.
18 June 2025
Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm Update
Chloe Millar from the Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast, providing an update on calf rearing this spring and management on the farm currently.
18 June 2025
Suspect resistance? Send us your weed seeds for testing!
Resistance testing is essential - it determines which herbicides are still effective and which are not, allowing for informed decision-making and where necessary, the implementation of strict zero-tolerance measures, writes Vijaya Bhaskar, Teagasc Weed Researcher.
18 June 2025
Listen: Wool, shearing and improving the market prospects
With the shearing season in full swing, on this week’s OviCast, we're joined by Pat Coffey, merchant, wool exporter, and member of the Irish Grown Wool Council.
17 June 2025