Beef
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
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
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
ACRES Tranche 2: All Applicants to be accepted
ACRES Tranche 2: All Applicants to be accepted Type Media Article By Padraig Glynn, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare It was recently announced that all 9,000 farmers who applied for Agri-Climate Rural Environmental Scheme (ACRES) Tranche 2, will be accepted into the scheme. This news has pleased many farmers who were patiently […]
22 March 2024
Will Leased land leave money in your pocket in 2024?
Will Leased land leave money in your pocket in 2024? Type Media Article Andy Ryder, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Westport Where I work, similar to other parts of the country, the cost of leasing land has risen over the past 5 years. Dairy expansion and nitrate derogation rules has been the main reasons. […]
12 March 2024
Beef Newsletter – March 2024
Beef Newsletter – March 2024 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Getting to grassTeagasc research shows that every day at grass in spring is worth €2 per livestock unit. The goal of spring grazing is to get cattle to grass as many days as possible and set the farm […]
8 March 2024
Today’s Farm – March/April 2024
Today’s Farm – March/April 2024 0 Type Magazine Roscommon is going organic… maybe you should too Download Publication (PDF) Articles Organics The Rossies are going organic and why you should consider joining them (PDF) Beef Breeding the key to suckler success (PDF) Good calf care cuts costs (PDF) Sheep Fragmented farm? That shouldn’t prevent you managing […]
8 March 2024
Coming from Behind
Coming from Behind 0 Type Media Article By Mícheál Kelly, B & T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare Unit On beef farms at the minute it seems to be the same old story. There is lots of grass available but we haven’t been able to get cattle out to make use of it due […]
8 March 2024