Animals
Slurry and dairy soiled water volume estimates – Final data summary
A survey of 100 farms was conducted to assess current volumes of dairy soiled water (DSW) and slurry produced on dairy farms. The project ran from October 2022 to March 2025, beginning with a winter 2022/23 phase to refine measurement methods and collect baseline data, followed by full-scale nationwide monitoring.
5 September 2025
Improving slurry nutrient distribution on dairy farm holdings
This report modelled milking platform stocking rates where nutrients must be distributed to other parts of the farm outside the milking platform in order to optimise nutrient use efficiency and reduce potential loss to the environment, based on the platform stocking rates, chemical N application rate and cow banding.
4 September 2025
Teagasc Pig Newsletter – August 2025
Welcome to the August edition of the Teagasc Pig Newsletter.
2 September 2025
TResearch Autumn 2025
Behind the scenes at the National Brewing and Distilling Centre, a new Teagasc initative to strengthen Ireland’s brewing sector
29 August 2025
Teagasc/Dairygold Milk Quality Farm Walk
Kennedy Farm, Cahir, Co. Tipperary - August 28th 2025
28 August 2025
Teagasc Pig Newsletter – July 2025
In this issue: If Protein is down – what’s up? Farm Apprenticeship Programme – we need the numbers! The PRRS Control Programme in the Republic of Ireland Welfarmers – Good Practices Evaluation Underway
31 July 2025
DairyBeef 500 Farm Walk – Charlie and Charles Smyth
A DairyBeef 500 Farm Walk took place on Thursday, 10th July on the farm of Charlie and Charles Smyth, Virginia, Co. Cavan. Since Charlie joined the Dairybeef 500 campaign he has demonstrated his open mindedness and ambition to improve profitability and performance on his farm. By focusing on calf rearing, grassland management and silage quality […]
10 July 2025
Beef Newsletter – July 2025
In this month’s edition: Midseason weighing matters Achieving liveweight gain at grass is one of the best ways to boost profit from finished cattle. The heavier your animals are at housing, the shorter the finishing period, which saves you time and money. Weighing for schemes Dairy-Beef Weighing Scheme Weight recordings for dairy-beef calves can be […]
8 July 2025
Sheep Newsletter – July 2025
In this month’s edition: Grassland management The unsettled weather conditions of late May/early June delayed silage harvesting on many farms, which will likely have had a negative impact on silage feed value. There is still an opportunity to make high-feed-value silage for ewes through second cuts or by baling surplus grass covers. It is important […]
8 July 2025
Dairy Newsletter – July 2025
In this month’s issue: July top five tips Are your milk liners due a change? Milking machine liners should be changed every six months or after 2,000 milkings (whichever comes first). Complete a winter fodder budget: there is plenty of silage on most farms, but many first cuts were lighter than normal this year. Keep […]
7 July 2025