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Today’s Farm – July/August 2022
Today’s Farm – July/August 2022 0 Type Magazine Meet our Green Cert Graduates Download Publication (PDF) Articles Etc pages (PDF) Upcoming events (PDF) Health & Safety Health and Safety – Why July is the most dangerous month (PDF) Education Education – The Green Cert: the benefits to students are more than financial (PDF) Dairy Dairying – Lessons […]
7 July 2022
BEEF2022 Supporting Sustainable Beef Farming
BEEF2022 Supporting Sustainable Beef Farming Type Media Article By Catherine Egan, Beef Specialist, Teagasc Teagasc Beef 2022 open day takes place on Tuesday 5th July in Teagasc Grange Co. Meath. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Supporting Sustainable Beef Farming’. There are significant challenges in relation to overall profitability, market disturbances, […]
28 June 2022
When should breeding season end?
When should breeding season end? Type Media Article By John Kilboyle, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare On many beef spring calving herds, the aim is, to target calving dates around turnout dates to try and match the grass growth and demand. The number of calving pens also determines how many cows can […]
21 June 2022
Fergal Byrne – Organic Farm Walk
Fergal Byrne – Organic Farm Walk Type Event Proceeding Event booklet from the Teagasc Organic Sheep, Cereals and Beef Finishing Farm Walk of Fergal Byrne, Calverstown Little, Dunlavin, Co. Kildare. Download Publication (PDF) On Wednesday, 8th June 2022, Organic Sheep, Cereals and Beef Finishing farmer Fergal Byrne, Calverstown Little, Dunlavin, Co. Kildare hosted a Teagasc Organic […]
20 June 2022
John Hurley – Organic Farm Walk
John Hurley – Organic Farm Walk Type Event Proceeding Event booklet from the Teagasc Organic Suckler to Weanling and Sheep Farm Walk of John Hurley, Castle Hill House, Knockalaughta, Ballintubber, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, which took place on Wednesday, 1st June. Download Publication (PDF) On Wednesday, 1st June 2022, Organic Suckler to Weanling and Sheep […]
16 June 2022
Beef Newsletter – June 2022
Beef Newsletter – June 2022 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Fertilising second-cut grass silageSecond-cut silage will be an important crop on many farms in 2022 to build silage reserves for the coming winter. It is important to ensure that second-cut crops are fertilised adequately to provide a good […]
8 June 2022
Getting to grips with the Summer Wedge on PastureBase Ireland – Webinar
Getting to grips with the Summer Wedge on PastureBase Ireland – Webinar Type Event Proceeding On Thursday, 12 May, John Douglas & Joseph Dunphy from Teagasc Grass10 and Micheal O’Leary from PastureBase Ireland were joined by 2021 Young Grassland Farmer of the Year Philip Tyndall and 2021 Drystock Grassland Farmer of the […]
17 May 2022
The Signpost Series Webinar – The added value of using high merit beef sires on the dairy herd
The Signpost Series Webinar – The added value of using high merit beef sires on the dairy herd Type Event Proceeding On this episode of The Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 6th May, Andy Boland, Teagasc Environment Specialist was joined by Dr. Nicky Byrne, Teagasc to discuss the added value […]
17 May 2022
The Signpost Series Webinar – The role of genetics in helping address GHG challenges in agriculture
The Signpost Series Webinar – The role of genetics in helping address GHG challenges in agriculture 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of The Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 29 April, Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc was joined by Andrew Cromie, Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) […]
5 May 2022
Beef Newsletter – May 2022
Beef Newsletter – May 2022 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Growing more with lessWith the huge rise in fertiliser prices this spring it is no wonder a lot of drystock farmers are planning on spreading less per hectare on their grazing ground in 2022. Less fertiliser will however […]
4 May 2022