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A Guide to Transferring the Family Farm
A Guide to Transferring the Family Farm Type Booklet Updated September 2024 – The purpose of this publication is to help farm families familiarise themselves with some of the complex issues that can arise while developing a farm succession plan. Download Publication (PDF) It is essential for every farmer to have a farm […]
15 October 2024
Tillage Newsletter – October 2024
Tillage Newsletter – October 2024 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Autumn planting2024 was another wet season, which will cause soil compaction problems. All growers should dig a few holes around your fields to assess the amount of damage in the previous two years, especially if you are in […]
8 October 2024
Course Prospectus 2025
Course Prospectus 2025 Type Booklet Teagasc is the primary provider of accredited further (vocational) education for the land–based sector. This Prospectus outlines the various course offerings. Download Publication (PDF) Teagasc has a major input into higher education and postgraduate education delivery through its extensive partnership with the higher education sector. Teagasc introduced […]
18 September 2024
Today’s Farm – September/October 2024
Today’s Farm – September/October 2024 Type Magazine Download Publication (PDF) Articles ETC pages (PDF) Events (PDF) Fodder Winter Feed 2024 – Act now if supplies are tight (PDF) Beef Give your stock a clean start before winter housing (PDF) Better beef, cleaner water (PDF) Sheep Weighing up store lamb performance (PDF) Machinery […]
11 September 2024
Tillage Newsletter – September 2024
Tillage Newsletter – September 2024 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Tillage ForumWednesday, September 11, 2024, at 2.00pm | Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, W12 T925Join us for the Tillage Forum. Session one will have the latest information on cereal varieties for the 2024/25 season, in addition to autumn […]
6 September 2024
Tillage Newsletter – August 2024
Tillage Newsletter – August 2024 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Post-harvest stubble managementPost-harvest cultivations are a useful tool to try to control problem weeds. When deciding which fields to cultivate and to what end, the following issues need to be considered: Dormancy status of the weed: some weeds […]
8 August 2024
Teagasc National Farm Survey 2023
Teagasc National Farm Survey 2023 Type Report In this Final Report for 2023, the survey sample is representative of a population of 84,929 farms in Ireland. It was compiled by Emma Dillon, Trevor Donnellan, Brian Moran and John Lennon, Agricultural Economics and Farm Surveys Department, Teagasc, Athenry, Co Galway. Download Publication (PDF) […]
23 July 2024
Today’s Farm – July/August 2024
Today’s Farm – July/August 2024 Type Magazine Download Publication (PDF) Articles Ballyhaise College dairy research (PDF) Contract rearing Making contract rearing a ‘win-win’ for all involved (PDF) Sheep Investing in farmyard infrastructure will boost flock health and profits (PDF) Health and Safety SunSmart for farmers (PDF) Beef Weather-proofing your fodder supply (PDF) […]
22 July 2024
Tillage Newsletter – July 2024
Tillage Newsletter – July 2024 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Water quality Cover cropsCover crops improve nutrient cycling and serve as a mitigation measure to reduce nitrate leaching. Nitrate leaching can occur on all tillage soils, but is likely to be greatest on intensive spring-sowing tillage farms where […]
11 July 2024
Tillage Newsletter – June 2024
Tillage Newsletter – June 2024 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Grass weed controlAlready we are starting to see problem grass weeds like blackgrass, Italian ryegrass, sterile brome, etc., appearing in crops. This may be due to the lack of competition from thin cereal crops in 2024, but they […]
6 June 2024