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Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme – Lessons Learned
Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme – Lessons Learned 0 Type Report A guide to the key findings of the Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme to date Download Publication (PDF) The initial development of the Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme was encouraged by a number of factors, namely; a number of years of extreme summer rainfall, particularly 2009 […]
6 May 2021
Beef Newsletter – May 2021
Beef Newsletter – May 2021 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Silage quality to the forefront Silage typically makes up over 30% of the diet across a beef animal’s life and often a much higher percentage in heavier type soils or in years when poor weather hits. Therefore, it is […]
29 April 2021
Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP)
Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP) Type Factsheet The Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP) is a Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine (DAFM) pilot project that pays farmers to maintain and improve the environmental conditions of their land. This factsheet provides information on the pilot project. Download Publication (PDF) ✔ The pilot […]
29 April 2021
Today’s Farm – May/June 2021
Today’s Farm – May/June 2021 Type Magazine Slurry storage: Have you enough? Download Publication (PDF) Articles: Upcoming Events (PDF) Grass – Four years in: A review of the Grass10 Campaign (PDF) Dairying – Contract rearing male calves (PDF) Beef – What’s the future for Irish beef farming? (PDF) Beef – BovINE – A project seeking solutions […]
28 April 2021
Let’s Talk Cattle – Breeding Efficiency into the Irish Suckler Herd
Let’s Talk Cattle – Breeding Efficiency into the Irish Suckler Herd Type Event Proceeding In the latest episode of the Let’s Talk Cattle webinar series, Alan Dillon, Teagasc Beef Specialist is joined by Andrew Cromie from ICBF to give an overview of the Beef, Data & Genomics Programme (BDGP). The BDGP programme […]
23 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
Extreme Weather Newsletter
Extreme Weather Newsletter 0 Type Newsletter Issued in April 2021 View it here: Extreme Weather Newsletter (PDF) Variation in grass growth and feed supply due to weather conditions is inevitable in our ruminant farming systems. A prolonged period of adverse weather will test the resilience of the whole farm system. It is important that farms […]
1 April 2021
Beef Newsletter – April 2021
Beef Newsletter – April 2021 0 Type Newsletter View newsletter here: Beef Newsletter – April 2021 (PDF) In this month’s edition: BEEP-SEarn €80-€90 per cow/calf pair. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) announced a new Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) scheme for suckler farmers (BEEP-S) last month. ApplicationsApplications are open until 23:59 […]
1 April 2021
Environment Newsletter – April 2021
Environment Newsletter – April 2021 0 Type Newsletter View newsletter here: Environment Newsletter – April 2021 (PDF) In this edition: Dates for your diaryFrom April 1: Green Low-carbon Agri-environment Scheme (GLAS) fields for geese and swans can be grazed and machinery can be used with no restrictions, as the birds have returned to Iceland and […]
1 April 2021
Research Insights Webinar – Increasing the value of beef from the dairy herd
Research Insights Webinar – Increasing the value of beef from the dairy herd Type Event Proceeding On a recent Teagasc Research Insights webinar which took place on Wednesday, 31 March, Donagh Berry – Teagasc Researcher & Director of VistaMilk SFI Research Centre was joined by Alan Twomey; Nicky Byrne & Padraig French […]
31 March 2021