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TResearch Summer 2024
TResearch Summer 2024 Type Magazine Securing your future Download Publication (PDF) Ahead of Teagasc’s BEEF2024 event, TResearch focuses on the work being done in dairy-beef production systems. Read the latest TResearch articles here: TResearch Articles
28 May 2024
Quality over Quantity- Silage 2024
Quality over Quantity- Silage 2024 Type Media Article By Nollaig O’Dowd, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare Dare we say it, the spring/summer has landed after what felt like a never ending winter for many farmers across the country. At this stage, having already been delayed due to weather conditions, preparation is underway […]
22 May 2024
National Farm Survey Small Farms Report 2022
National Farm Survey Small Farms Report 2022 Type Report Teagasc collects farm data through the National Farm Survey (NFS). This report focuses on the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the approx 48,000 farms in Ireland that are too small in economic terms for inclusion in the annual NFS survey. Download Publication […]
21 May 2024
Today’s Farm – May/June 2024
Today’s Farm – May/June 2024 Type Magazine Anticipating BEEF2024…researchers meet farmers and advisors Download Publication (PDF) Articles: Upcoming Events (PDF) BEEF2024 BEEF2024 at Teagasc Grange – Securing your farming future (PDF) It’s all about forage (PDF) The benefits of ensiling mixed swards (PDF) Attention to detail drives earlier finishing (PDF) How a purpose-built calf shed can minimise […]
14 May 2024
Beef Newsletter – May 2024
Beef Newsletter – May 2024 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: GrassSpring has finally sprung, and priorities now are to keep quality grass in front of animals and get silage cut. The recommendation was to apply 25-30 units of nitrogen (N) per acre to grazing ground in April as […]
13 May 2024
DairyBeef 500 Farm Walk – P Byrne, Castledermot May 2024
DairyBeef 500 Farm Walk – P Byrne, Castledermot May 2024 0 Type Event Proceeding Teagasc has developed an initiative which focuses on management practices for technically-efficient, dairy-beef systems called DairyBeef 500. The campaign promotes the adoption of technologies identified through research onto commercial farms, while monitoring their impact on farm sustainability. Download Publication […]
7 May 2024
Bovine Fencing and Meal Bins TAMS 3 Options for Drystock Farmers
Bovine Fencing and Meal Bins TAMS 3 Options for Drystock Farmers Type Media Article By Keith Fahy B & T Drystock Advisor, Teagasc, Galway/Clare The last twelve months has been a year like no other with a number of individual months being the wettest on record. July in particular was recorded at […]
30 April 2024
Galway Farmer wins Drystock Grassland Farmer of the Year
Galway Farmer wins Drystock Grassland Farmer of the Year Type Media Article By John Kilboyle, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. presented the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the year awards last Thursday, 11 April at the Teagasc Ballyhaise Agricultural College. The Sustainable […]
12 April 2024
Beef Newsletter – April 2024
Beef Newsletter – April 2024 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Replacing used P and KFertiliser sales of phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) have fallen considerably over the last two years. This is not surprising with the large increases we saw in the price per tonne. Many farmers also […]
5 April 2024
Close up Fields now for Quality Silage in May
Close up Fields now for Quality Silage in May 0 Type Media Article By John Galvin, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare How can you close what has not been opened you may ask; and that is most likely the scenario most farmers find themselves in. With 28% more rainfall than the long term […]
5 April 2024