Crops
Let’s Talk Dairy – Plan for Spring Grazing 2022
Let’s Talk Dairy – Plan for Spring Grazing 2022 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 3 February, host Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist discusses the plan for Spring grazing in 2022. Stuart outlines what is important to watch out for and some actions […]
8 February 2022
Maximizing the Use of Slurry and a Plan for Fertiliser this spring
Maximizing the Use of Slurry and a Plan for Fertiliser this spring 0 Type Media Article By Aonghusa Fahy, Participant, Teagasc Future Beef Programme This week, I phoned three merchants to price Urea and it will cost approximately €1000/tonne. Last year I paid on average €420/tonne for fertiliser. Other inputs such as meal […]
4 February 2022
CAP23 Webinar
CAP23 Webinar 0 Type Event Proceeding On this webinar which took place on Thursday, 3 February, host Michael Hennessy, Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc was joined by Cormac McGann and Francis Morris, DAFM; Clive Carter, Laois Farmer; and Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Crops Specialist to discuss the new CAP proposals and how […]
4 February 2022
Harvesting and Selling Timber from Conifer Forests
Harvesting and Selling Timber from Conifer Forests 0 Type Booklet A Step-by-Step Guide for Forest Owners Download Publication (PDF) This booklet aims to take some of the mystery out of harvesting and selling your timber and to help you to maintain control of your valuable forest resource throughout the harvesting and sales process.
3 February 2022
Teagasc Potato Newsletter 2022
Teagasc Potato Newsletter 2022 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) The recent Teagasc Crop Costs and Returns booklet make for some interesting, if not scary, reading for many growers. All cost including fertiliser, seed, diesel, parts etc. are going to be higher this year than 2021 and will put increased pressure on margins […]
3 February 2022
Crops Costs and Returns 2022
Crops Costs and Returns 2022 Type Booklet An indicative guide to crop margins for 2022. Compiled by Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, Tillage Crops Specialists Download Publication (PDF) The Teagasc Crops Costs & Returns are intended as an indicative guide to crop margins; however land suitability, rotation, risk avoidance and husbandry skills […]
28 January 2022
Opportunities for Organic Horticultural Growers – Webinar
Opportunities for Organic Horticultural Growers – Webinar Type Event Proceeding On Wednesday, 26 January, Joe Kelleher and Elaine Leavy, Teagasc Organic Specialists hosted the fourth in a series of Autumn Organic Webinars. They were joined by Eoin Sweetman, Teagasc; Padraig Fahy, Beechlawn Organics and Gillian Westbrook, IOA to explore the opportunities available […]
28 January 2022
Teagasc Virtual Tillage Conference 2022
Teagasc Virtual Tillage Conference 2022 Type Event Proceeding The 2022 National Tillage Conference took place virtually, split over two days. The first session took place on Thursday, 13 January and the second took place on Thursday, 27 January. Session One – Thursday, 13 January | 11.30am On Thursday, 13 January at 11.30am, an […]
28 January 2022
Growing Grass Using Less Nitrogen Fertiliser – Webinar
Growing Grass Using Less Nitrogen Fertiliser – Webinar Type Event Proceeding On Thursday, 20 January, John Douglas & Joseph Dunphy from Teagasc Grass10 and Micheal O’Leary from PastureBase Ireland were joined by Kerry dairy farmer and 2020 Young Grassland Farmer of the Year David O’Leary to discuss growing grass using less Nitrogen […]
25 January 2022
Utilisation of Nutrients Webinar
Utilisation of Nutrients Webinar Type Event Proceeding On this webinar which took place on Thursday, 20 January, host Shay Phelan, Teagasc Crops Specialist was joined by James McDonnell, Farm Management Specialist; Liam Phelan, AIB; John Carroll, Glanbia; Don Somers, Signpost Programme tillage farmer and his Advisor John Pettit; and Dr Pete Berry, Head of Crop Physiology at ADAS. Mark Plunkett, Soil and Plant Nutrition Specialist also joined the […]
24 January 2022