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Water Quality Indicators – Chemical Sampling
Water Quality Indicators – Chemical Sampling It is important to understand what causes damage to our waters and work together to protect them. As part of Water Quality Week and World Water Day today, LAWPRO Scientists demonstrate here what the chemical indicators of water quality are and how this sampling is carried […]
22 March 2021
Using kick sampling to determine the quality of water in a river?
Using kick sampling to determine the quality of water in a river? Macro-invertebrates are small aquatic animals such as insect larva, snails, worms, beetles etc and are excellent indicators of water quality. Where rivers are unpolluted these are in abundance. Scientists examine these macroinvertebrates by kick sampling, as LAWPRO catchment scientists demonstrate […]
22 March 2021
Why is water quality important?
Why is water quality important? We need safe and secure waters to supply agriculture, industry and our drinking water needs. It is important that we understand what causes damage to our waters and work together to protect them. As part of Water Quality Week and World Water Day today, LAWPRO Scientist Ruth […]
22 March 2021
Growing Quality Timber in Agroforestry Systems
Growing Quality Timber in Agroforestry Systems Kevin O’Connell, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer, explains that there are many definitions of agroforestry. In Ireland we generally practice a form of agroforestry call silvopasturalism – growing trees with grazing systems. Or simply: Trees are grown at a wide spacing with grazing in-between Silvopasturalism There are […]
19 March 2021
Using both dairy and beef AI
Using both dairy and beef AI Teagasc in conjunction with the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) is running a dairy breeding week this week. The focus of today’s videos is on Using both dairy and beef AI, from the start of the breeding season. Siobhan Ring, ICBF, and Hugh Egan, Dairy Farmer, […]
18 March 2021
Keeping on the Right Side of the Wire
Keeping on the Right Side of the Wire Although the weather last week slowed down grazing on many farms, some farmers flew through area over the past 2-3 weeks. Make sure you don’t run out of grass and stay on track, to keep grass in the diet & set up the farm […]
17 March 2021
Managing late calving cows to shorten calving interval
Managing late calving cows to shorten calving interval We are now only weeks away from the start of the 2021 breeding season. Whenever you intend commencing your breeding season, the management of late calvers is something that needs to be given some thought in order to avoid them calving late again in […]
17 March 2021
How to improve likelihood of success with sexed semen
How to improve likelihood of success with sexed semen Sexed semen provides many potential advantages to dairy farmers. The most obvious and compelling reason to use sexed semen is because of the sex bias induced in the calf crop. Stephen Butler, Teagasc, Moorepark has some advice as part of Teagasc / ICBF […]
16 March 2021
Breeding maiden heifers on the out farm
Breeding maiden heifers on the out farm Teagasc recommends that maiden heifers are bred with dairy AI as these are the most fertile animals in the herd and have the highest EBI. Make sure to target your heifers with sexed or conventional dairy AI to maximise the rate of genetic gain in […]
16 March 2021
Body condition score cows
Body condition score cows Body condition is critical to a successful breeding season. Identifying thin cows early allows steps to be taken to improve their body condition in good time. The first step is to body condition score all animals in the herd. The next step is to provide extra care and […]
16 March 2021