Beef
National Beef Conference 2021
National Beef Conference 2021 0 Type Event Proceeding Due to COVID-19, this year’s National Beef Conference was delivered as two webinars, on Monday, 6th December and Wednesday, 8th December. The conference consisted of the latest beef research and the best technical advice for beef farmers. Monday, 6 December Aidan Murray, Teagasc cattle specialist […]
9 December 2021
Measures to reduce GHG Emissions on suckler farms – Checklist
Measures to reduce GHG Emissions on suckler farms – Checklist 0 Type Factsheet Climate change is perhaps the greatest challenge facing the world right now. Farmers can be a part of the solution! What are you doing on your farm to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Have you thought about the climate actions […]
9 December 2021
Outlook 2022 – Economic Prospects for Agriculture
Outlook 2022 – Economic Prospects for Agriculture 0 Type Report Contributors: Cathal Buckley, Emma Dillon, Trevor Donnellan, Kevin Hanrahan, Tom Houlihan, Anne Kinsella, John Lennon, Jason Loughrey, Michael McKeon, Brian Moran and Fiona Thorne, Teagasc. Download Publication (PDF) This Outlook report has been produced in Q4 of 2021 at a time when an […]
7 December 2021
National Farm Survey 2020
National Farm Survey 2020 0 Type Report Emma Dillon, Trevor Donnellan, Brian Moran and John Lennon, Agricultural Economics and Farm Surveys Department, Rural Economy Development Programme, Teagasc. Download Publication (PDF) The results of the Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) can be decomposed in various ways. One of the most common ways in which the results […]
6 December 2021
Environment Newsletter – December 2021
Environment Newsletter – December 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Think before you plant!Are you one of the 600 farmers who opted to plant a hedge in the Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP)? Or maybe you are one of the many farmers who wish to add a valuable […]
3 December 2021
Beef Newsletter – December 2021
Beef Newsletter – December 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Planning fertiliser requirements for 2022Indications are that fertiliser prices will remain at all-time highs for 2022 with nitrogen (N) near tripling in price, and phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) nearly doubling compared to 12 months ago. Now is […]
3 December 2021
Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP) Rollover
Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP) Rollover Type Media Article By Catherine Egan, Beef Specialist, Teagasc The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine has issued letters to farmers who are participants in the 2021 transitional BDGP scheme, informing them of the option to further extend contracts for a rollover of one further […]
30 November 2021
Earlier Finishing in Practice
Earlier Finishing in Practice Type Media Article By Colm Kelly, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare Climate commitments through the Climate Action Plan are set to have a fundamental policy impact on beef production over the coming decades. Also within the market place across all sectors ‘green credentials’ are increasingly now a ‘condition […]
24 November 2021
Cattle Housing Ventilation
Cattle Housing Ventilation 0 Type Media Article Brian Hughes, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Claremorris. With temperatures close to 20°C recorded in October, there was never more necessity for well-ventilated animal housing. Recent winters have recorded very mild temperatures with little sub-zero temperatures. Recent heavy rainfall has forced some farmers to house cattle especially on […]
9 November 2021
Today’s Farm – November/December 2021
Today’s Farm – November/December 2021 0 Type Magazine Download Publication (PDF) Articles: ETC Pages (PDF) Health and Safety – Ten ways to avoid a winter injury (PDF) Dairy – Winter milk diets need careful formulation (PDF) Business Management – Underappreciated: The balance sheet (PDF) Sheep – Think before you dose (PDF) Beef – How to manage beef cattle […]
4 November 2021