Animals
Dairy Newsletter – May 2025
Dairy Newsletter – May 2025 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Top five tips for May Assess grazing stocking rate, excluding areas for silage and reseeding. How much grass are you offering? Mature herds need 19-20kg allocated; therefore, a stocking rate of 3.5 cows/ha requires a growth of 65-70kg […]
12 May 2025
Teagasc Pig Newsletter – April 2025
Teagasc Pig Newsletter – April 2025 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this Issue Taking Care of Sick & Injured Pigs Louise Clarke discusses the importance of prompt decision-making when dealing with unwell pigs. Crude Results from Protein Trial Kieran Keane presents results from a Moorepark trial on varying crude protein (CP) […]
1 May 2025
Tomás O’Toole – Sheep BETTER farm update
Tomás O’Toole farms a hill and lowland flock enterprise along with a suckler enterprise in Moyard Clifden Co. Galway. He joined the sheep BETTER farm programme in 2018 and over that time has made some key changes on the farm. In this article I will go through some of the recent activities that Tomás has been getting up to on the farm.
24 April 2025
Quality Beef Breeding: Where Passion Meets Science
Quality Beef Breeding: Where Passion Meets Science Type Media Article By Ross Fitzgerald, B&T Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare Many suckler farms nationwide are currently in the midst of or approaching the conclusion of their respective calving seasons. The recent stretch of dry weather has resulted in many animals being moved from sheds to […]
14 April 2025
Apply now for the 2025 National Sheep Welfare Scheme
The National Sheep Welfare Scheme (NSWS) has been revised to offer increased financial support to sheep farmers while promoting higher standards of animal health and welfare.
11 April 2025
Sheep Newsletter – April 2025
Sheep Newsletter – April 2025 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Grassland managementWeather conditions in early March gave a good opportunity on many farms to apply some early nitrogen (N). These farms should be looking to apply a second round of fertiliser in early April when conditions are suitable. […]
8 April 2025
Dairy Newsletter – April 2025
Dairy Newsletter – April 2025 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Top five tips for April Invest in reseeding: spending on reseeding over the last number of years has declined (Profit Monitor data 2022-25). A spend of about €45/cow is required to maintain a 10% reseeding rate. In 2024 […]
8 April 2025
Beef Newsletter – April 2025
Beef Newsletter – April 2025 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Grassland managementAs daylight hours increase and soil temperatures rise, grass growth rates are expected to accelerate significantly in April. If you haven’t already closed off your silage ground, now is the time to do so – continuing to […]
8 April 2025
Breeding and Feeding on David Gannon’s farm in Kilconieron
Breeding and Feeding on David Gannon’s farm in Kilconieron 0 Type Media Article John McCabe from the Teagasc Aurivo Farm Profitability Programme caught up with David Gannon, who is the Focus Farmer for Co. Galway Calving went well. We started on 25th January and we calved 17 in Jan, 110 in Feb, 37 […]
7 April 2025
Teagasc Pig Newsletter – March 2025
Teagasc Pig Newsletter – March 2025 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this Issue Eating more in lactation – easier said than done! Michael McKeon looks at the lactation feed requirements of the modern sow and provides key insights into how we can increase our sow lactation feed intakes. Farm Energy Costs […]
31 March 2025