Animals

Let’s Talk Poultry Webinar – Cocci – Prevention is better than Cure

Let’s Talk Poultry Webinar – Cocci – Prevention is better than Cure Type Event Proceeding Host Rebecca Tierney, Teagasc Poultry Advisor was joined by Ellie Radford, Huvepharma & Callum Turner, St David’s Poultry Team on a recent Let’s Talk Poultry webinar which took place on Wednesday, 28 July to discuss Cocci – […]
12 August 2021

Let’s Talk Poultry Webinar – Understanding Foot Pad Dermatitis

Let’s Talk Poultry Webinar – Understanding Foot Pad Dermatitis Type Event Proceeding Host Rebecca Tierney, Teagasc Poultry Advisor was joined by Conor Sheehy, St David’s Poultry Team on a recent Let’s Talk Poultry webinar which took place on Wednesday, 11th August to discuss understanding Foot Pad Dermatitis. Conor’s presentation was followed by […]
12 August 2021

Research Insights Webinar – Increasing energy use efficiency on Irish farms

Research Insights Webinar – Increasing energy use efficiency on Irish farms Type Event Proceeding On a recent Teagasc Research Insights webinar which took place on Wednesday, 4th August, Pat Dillon, Head of Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Programme was joined by John Upton, Research Officer; Ger McCutcheon, Pig Development Officer and […]
12 August 2021

Building Grass for an Extended Grazing Season – Webinar

Building Grass for an Extended Grazing Season – Webinar 0 Type Event Proceeding On Thursday, 5th August, John Douglas and Joseph Dunphy, Teagasc Grass10 and Micheal O’Leary from PastureBase Ireland were joined by with David Brady, Heavy Soils farmer and John Galvin, Dry soils farmer to discuss building grass for an extended grazing […]
9 August 2021

Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Grazing Utilisation Star Index

Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Grazing Utilisation Star Index 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy, which took place on Thursday 22nd July, host Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist was joined by Tomás Tubritt, Teagasc Moorepark to discuss the Grazing Utilisation Star Index. Tomás starts by giving an overview […]
6 August 2021

Best practice on spent sheep dip and footbath solutions

Best practice on spent sheep dip and footbath solutions 0 Type Media Article Mary Roache, Teagasc ASSAP advisor The practice of sheep dipping either during summer or winter or both is an important annual practice on sheep farms throughout the country. Sheep dipping products containing chemical compounds such as organophosphates (OP’s) and cypermethrin […]
4 August 2021

Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Autumn Grass Strategy

Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Autumn Grass Strategy 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy, which took place on Thursday 29th July, host Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist was joined by John Douglas, Teagasc Grass10 Advisor to discuss an Autumn Grass Strategy. It is important that we build covers […]
3 August 2021

Environment Newsletter – August 2021

Environment Newsletter – August 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this edition: Low-input grasslandFarmers with low-input grassland (LIG) in the Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP) are being rewarded for the number and cover of flowering plants in their extensively managed grassland. The presence of flowers indicates a high level of biodiversity in […]
1 August 2021

Sheep Newsletter – August 2021

Sheep Newsletter – August 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Grassland managementContinue to offer the best grass available on the farm to lambs and thinner ewes where body condition score needs to be improved before breeding. Once lambs have been weaned for three to four weeks, it can […]
1 August 2021

Beef Newsletter – August 2021

Beef Newsletter – August 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Early-maturing animal finishing optionsSlaughtering cattle off grass at the end of the second grazing season is an efficient system that can be implemented on farm with early-maturing calf-to-beef heifers, and similarly with their steer comrades who are advanced […]
1 August 2021