Animals
Let’s Talk Dairy – Sexed Semen and Synchronisation Protocols
Let’s Talk Dairy – Sexed Semen and Synchronisation Protocols Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy, which took place on 15th April, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist gives advice on cows that are suitable for sexed semen and appropriate synchronisation protocols for both cows and heifers. Stuart gives an […]
23 April 2021
Caroline Walsh Virtual Farm Walk
Caroline Walsh Virtual Farm Walk Type Event Proceeding On April 21st, Caroline Walsh, overall and dairy category winner of the 2020 Grassland Farmer of the Year Competition hosted a virtual event from her farm through the medium of video, social media and live webinar On Wednesday, 21 April, Caroline Walsh, overall & […]
22 April 2021
Pig Newsletter – April 2021
Pig Newsletter – April 2021 Type Newsletter Get the latest news and advice from our Pig Development Department Download Publication (PDF) In this issue: Making the right call on euthanasia African swine fever update Strategies to manage body weight variation on a farrow to finish Irish pig farm implementing all-in-all-out management IPHS […]
22 April 2021
Are you Sun Smart? Webinar
Are you Sun Smart? Webinar Type Event Proceeding A webinar to raise awareness about the risks of skin cancer and UV exposure in the farming community took place on Wednesday, 21st April. Representatives from the HSE and the Irish Cancer Society advised what you can do to protect yourself against the risks […]
22 April 2021
Replacement Heifer Strategy for Suckler Herds
Replacement Heifer Strategy for Suckler Herds Type Media Article Tommy Cox, Education Officer, Teagasc Ballinrobe With spring calving for 2021 almost complete on the majority of suckler herds, the saying a farmers work is never done springs to mind as focus must quickly turn to breeding. A key aspect to successful suckler […]
21 April 2021
Greener Pastures
Greener Pastures Type Media Article By Niall Treanor, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare Conditions on farm have been quite wet in the west for the last six months making farming quite difficult from a grazing point of view, luckily most farmers have plenty of silage on hand after having quite a good […]
16 April 2021
Submit Your 2021 Basic Payment Application On-Time
Submit Your 2021 Basic Payment Application On-Time Type Media Article Brian Hughes, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Claremorris The most important task for farmers in any year is to complete their Basic Payment application online. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance that the 2021 Basic Payment application and all associated forms are done […]
16 April 2021
Research Insights Webinar – New insights into feeding dairy cows at pasture
Research Insights Webinar – New insights into feeding dairy cows at pasture Type Event Proceeding On a recent Teagasc Research Insights webinar which took place on Wednesday, 14th April, Michael O’Donovan, Head of Grassland Science, Teagasc was joined by Michael Dineen, Research Officer to discuss new insights to feeding dairy cows at […]
15 April 2021
Hitting Grazing Targets in 2021 with PastureBase Ireland Webinar
Hitting Grazing Targets in 2021 with PastureBase Ireland Webinar Type Event Proceeding Are you looking to make better grazing decisions on your farm in April? On this webinar which took place on Wednesday, 7th April, John Douglas & Joseph Dunphy, Teagasc Grass10 and Micheal O’Leary, PastureBase Ireland go through how you can […]
13 April 2021
Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Bull Selection Targets
Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Bull Selection Targets Type Event Proceeding On this episode of the Let’s Talk Dairy webinar series, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist talks to us about bull selection targets. Stuart recaps on an overall guideline that Teagasc have issued to people in relation to the breeding targets for […]
13 April 2021