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Award winning dairy farm to host ‘Dairying at Dusk’ event
Award winning dairy farm to host ‘Dairying at Dusk’ event A National Farm Walk on the farm of John, Maria and Brendan Walsh, winners of the 2024 Teagasc/FBD Environmental Sustainability Award, will take place on Tuesday, 10 June. Organised by Teagasc, FBD and Dairygold, this ‘Dairying at Dusk’ event will be of […]
13 May 2025
Field Insights: Organic Tillage Crop Walks
Field Insights: Organic Tillage Crop Walks A nationwide series of eight Organic Crop Walks, organised by Teagasc, will commence next week. The first event takes place in Co. Cork on Monday, May 19. Led by the Teagasc Organic Advisory team, these on-farm events are a great opportunity to assess current crop performance […]
13 May 2025
New European Innovation Partnership project funding for Teagasc
New European Innovation Partnership project funding for Teagasc Teagasc is one of a number of organisations to have been awarded funding for the implementation of new European Innovation Partnership (EIP) projects, focused on the theme of environmental sustainability. EIPs are locally-led, collaborative projects which involve farmers trialling actions on farms to ensure […]
13 May 2025
Tips on maintaining performance during the mid-season
Tips on maintaining performance during the mid-season Ruminant Nutrition Specialist at Teagasc, Dr. Aisling Claffey shares key tips for maintaining performance during the mid-season, focusing on grassland management and meal supplementation levels. Early lactation performance in dairy herds has been bolstered by superb grass utilisation on farm through the first and second […]
12 May 2025
Time running out to apply for key schemes
Time running out to apply for key schemes Farmers need to be aware that a number of importance scheme application deadlines will take place this week. Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) Farmers are reminded that the closing date for BISS applications is Thursday, May 15, 2025. During the application process, farmers […]
12 May 2025
Hedgerow Retention – what every farmer needs to know
Hedgerow Retention – what every farmer needs to know Mícheál Kelly, Scheme Support Specialist, outlines the protections afforded to hedgerows on farms as designated landscape features, and the requirements farmers must meet as part of Conditionality. Hedgerows are vital for biodiversity, providing essential habitats and travel corridors for numerous species, while also […]
12 May 2025
Listen: Quality and Quantity – Paul Hyland’s approach to silage
Listen: Quality and Quantity – Paul Hyland’s approach to silage Paul Hyland, who farms with his brother David near the village of Ballacolla, Co. Laois, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss silage – both quantity and quality. Aiming to provide 4-5 bales of quality silage to feed cows […]
12 May 2025
The time for high performing silage is now
The time for high performing silage is now Cutting your silage earlier, a simple change of practice on many drystock and dairy farms, can have a major impact on both animal performance and meal feeding levels next winter. Beef finishing or weanling systems and winter milk systems are a like in one […]
12 May 2025
Top European Grassland farmers celebrated at Moorepark
Top European Grassland farmers celebrated at Moorepark Top European Grassland farmers were celebrated last week in Ireland, as part of the Grazing4AgroEcology thematic network project hosted in the Teagasc Animal and Grassland, Research and Innovation Centre in Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork. The awards ceremony was the conclusion of a two-day young farmers […]
11 May 2025
What is an appropriate stocking rate for organic farmers?
What is an appropriate stocking rate for organic farmers? “How many cattle or sheep could my farm carry if I convert to organics?” is a question commonly asked. Many people don’t like the response “it depends”, but in this situation it really does depend on a wide range of factors. Joe Kelleher, […]
11 May 2025