Articles
An award-winning approach to reducing dairy carbon footprint
Cork dairy farmers Aileen Sheehan and Philip O’Leary are combining excellent milk solids production with a low carbon footprint. Siobhán Kavanagh, Teagasc, and Bernard Hyde, EPA, outline the practices that seen them crowned the Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions category winner of the Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards 2026.
5 November 2026
Tracking animal performance as winter approaches
From weighing performance, grassland management and finishing plans, DairyBeef 500 and Signpost Programme participant, Denis Hickey fills us in on the latest happenings from his farm.
4 November 2026
Signpost update: Doing the day job and flying the flag for Irish organic farming
After a busy couple of weeks flying the organics flag and claiming European honours, Kay O’Sullivan, an organic farmer and participant in the Teagasc Signpost and Future Beef Programmes, brings us up to date with the latest happenings from Mourneabbey, Co. Cork.
21 October 2026
Signpost update: Monitoring rising costs and adapting to more extreme climates
Tom Barry, a Signpost Programme Tillage farmer, writes on the latest happenings from his farm in Co. Cork, focusing on harvest reflections, crop establishments, the role of cover crops and how his farm is adapting to a changing climate.
15 October 2026
Growing farm assets and storing carbon
Forestry can be a long-term investment that complements the main farming enterprise and strengthens the farm business for the next generation, Siobhan Kavanagh, John Casey and Brendan Smiddy, Teagasc, introduce the Jones family in Co. Cork, a farm partnership where forestry has proven to better than stocks and shares.
14 October 2026
Enhancing biodiversity and productivity on an intensive farm
Demonstrating how biodiversity enhancement, new biodiversity measures and precision technology can enhance wildlife and water quality while supporting a productive farm, Siobhán Kavanagh & Aoife Leader tell us more about award-winning dairy-beef farmers, Peter and Thomas O’Hanrahan.
14 October 2026
One in three farmers haven’t spread lime in the last five years
There is currently a large lime requirement nationally across both grassland and tillage farms, with soil test results showing that approximately 60% of drystock farms are sub-optimal for soil pH and would benefit from an application of ground limestone.
4 October 2026
The winning balance – why William Dennehy’s farm stood out
William Dennehy, a dairy farmer from Currow, Co. Kerry, has won the overall Teagasc/FBD Environmentally Sustainable Farmer of the Year 2026.
2 October 2026
William Dennehy wins the Teagasc / FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards 2026
Kerry dairy farmer, William Dennehy was announced as the Teagasc / FBD Environmentally Sustainable Farmer of the Year 2026 at the awards ceremony in County Laois on Thursday, 1st October.
2 October 2026
Grass growth recovers and drafting lambs
Michael Forde, participant in the Signpost and BETTER Sheep Programmes, fills us in on the latest happenings on his farm, focusing the recovery in grass growth, fodder reserves and lambs sales.
30 September 2026