Crops
Managing and Utilizing Grass in the Mid-Season
Managing and Utilizing Grass in the Mid-Season Type Media Article Cathal Conaty, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Claremorris Maximising animal performance from an all grass diet is the main goal in midsummer grazing. Grass growth has improved recently with an average of 51kg DM/ha/day given at the beginning of this week for the Mayo […]
11 May 2022
How to reduce Nitrogen losses at farm level?
How to reduce Nitrogen losses at farm level? 0 Type Media Article Mary Roache, Teagasc Advisor, Westport Diffuse nitrogen (N) loss is a key pressure on water quality. Losses typically occur in ‘light’ free draining soils, which water can easily permeate through. Understanding how N losses occur is critical to mitigating against […]
5 May 2022
Today’s Farm – May/June 2022
Today’s Farm – May/June 2022 0 Type Magazine Focus on Teagasc Grange research Download Publication (PDF) Articles: Etc pages (PDF) Teagasc Grange beef research and Beef 2022 open day preview: Supporting sustainable beef farming (PDF) Multi-species swards and slaughter age reduction (PDF) Production of beef from an all-grass forage diet (PDF) Grazing research: Effect of post-grazing sward height […]
4 May 2022
Tillage Newsletter – May 2022
Tillage Newsletter – May 2022 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Winter wheatThe introduction of new fungicides to control disease in winter wheat are welcome but fungicide timing is still a key determinant of successful disease control in wheat. A fully emerged leaf 1 (flag leaf) and leaf 3 are […]
4 May 2022
Alternative Forage Crops for Winter 2022
Alternative Forage Crops for Winter 2022 Type Media Article Kevin O’Hara, Education Officer, Teagasc Ballinrobe Many farmers will question an article about next year’s winter fodder supply while they still possibly have stock in sheds. But, given the exceptional rise in input costs, now is the time to put a plan in […]
26 April 2022
Horticulture Crop Input Price Inflation 2022
Horticulture Crop Input Price Inflation 2022 Type Report Teagasc Horticulture Development Department have revised the figures on input price inflation first reported in November 2021, to reflect the full extent of inflation in the past twelve months up to March 31st, 2022. Download Publication (PDF) The key objective of this report is […]
25 April 2022
New strawberry varieties to complement ‘Malling Centenary’ – Webinar
New strawberry varieties to complement ‘Malling Centenary’ – Webinar Type Event Proceeding Dr. Eamonn Kehoe, Teagasc Soft Fruit Advisor hosted an interactive seminar on Tuesday, 15th March which focused on the new strawberry varieties to complement ‘Malling Centenary’. Eamonn was joined by guest speaker Adam Whitehouse, Strawberry breeder, NIAB East Malling Research, […]
22 April 2022
Should you consider clover in 2022?
Should you consider clover in 2022? Type Media Article Vincent Ronayne, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Ballinrobe Clover offers an alternative to expensive artificial fertilizers and helps towards Environmental Sustainability. Incorporating clover in grassland swards has the potential to reduce costs, improve profitability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. How Does It Work? Clover fixes […]
19 April 2022
Innovation pathways for the Irish plant-based food sector using sustainable locally sourced ingredients
Innovation pathways for the Irish plant-based food sector using sustainable locally sourced ingredients Type Event Proceeding The key objective of the event which took place Thursday, 7th April in Teagasc Ashtown was to raise awareness amongst key stakeholders in the primary production sectors about wider food (food-related) opportunities and to cultivate linkages […]
19 April 2022
Tillage Newsletter – April 2022
Tillage Newsletter – April 2022 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Rising costsThe uncertainty of grain prices, fertiliser costs and availability, and the cost of diesel have many tillage farmers scratching their heads as to what to do with crops for the season. Many farmers have forward-bought fertiliser and […]
6 April 2022