Articles

Reseeding – a win for performance and the bottom line

As part of this Signpost update, DairyBeef 500 participant, Gareth Peoples tells us why he wasn’t going to miss the opportunity to reseed this autumn – allowing for better and more efficient swards.
6 September 2025

Professor Pat Dillion receives ASA Distinguished Member Award

The 2025 recipient of the Agricultural Science Association’s (ASA’s) Distinguished Member Award is Professor Pat Dillon, Director of Research in Teagasc. The presentation was made at the annual ASA conference in Cork yesterday evening.
5 September 2025

Selling Timber: Weight versus volume

Timber is generally sold either by weight (tonnes) or volume (cubic meters, m³). When comparing weight and volume measurements, it is essential to understand that timber's weight can change, but its volume generally remains the same.
5 September 2025

Teagasc publish reports to inform Nitrates Action Programme and Derogation

Teagasc has completed five reports at the request of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD. This is in line with commitments made in Water and Agriculture – a Collaborative Approach as part of the ongoing work in preparing Ireland’s next Nitrates Action Programme and importantly securing a continuance of Ireland’s Nitrates Derogation.
5 September 2025

Fly control in pig housing

With the time of year and the recent good spell of weather we experienced, you may have noticed more flies present in pig buildings on your unit. Louise Clarke explains why flies are a problem, the risks they pose, and what you can do to keep fly populations under control.
5 September 2025

Deepening the understanding of farming in the uplands

Representing a significant proportion of land across the island, almost 200 delegates joined CAFRE and Teagasc for the Uplands Symposium 2025 to deepen their understanding of upland farming systems and to explore future policy opportunities.
5 September 2025

Watch: Insights from the new manager at Newford

Newford Farm welcomed its new farm manager Shane McGuinness, a Roscommon native from a beef farming background, this summer.
4 September 2025

Making strides in an organic tillage journey

Teagasc Organic Tillage Specialist, Martin Bourke reports from Wicklow where Tommy Delahunt outlines his progression into organic tillage farming; his key message – rotation, rotation, rotation.
4 September 2025

Varieties for 2026 – a report from the Seedtech Open Day

For this second Tillage Edge episode from seed company open days, Michael Hennessy catches up with Seedtech’s Tim O’Donovan after its open day in Waterford.
4 September 2025

Teagasc Crops Forum 2025: Protecting yield and adding value

Ciaran Collins, Crops Specialist previews the fast-approaching Teagasc Crops Forum, taking place on September 10 at 1.50pm in the Killashee Hotel, Naas, Co. Kildare.
4 September 2025