Crops
Horticulture Input Costs 2021 – Impact Assessment
Horticulture Input Costs 2021 – Impact Assessment Type Report Teagasc Horticulture Development Department recently assessed the key input costs that have seen the biggest increases, gathered and validated data, sourced from a range of businesses and trade suppliers. Download Publication (PDF) The key objective of this report is to surface facts about […]
10 November 2021
Today’s Farm – November/December 2021
Today’s Farm – November/December 2021 0 Type Magazine Download Publication (PDF) Articles: ETC Pages (PDF) Health and Safety – Ten ways to avoid a winter injury (PDF) Dairy – Winter milk diets need careful formulation (PDF) Business Management – Underappreciated: The balance sheet (PDF) Sheep – Think before you dose (PDF) Beef – How to manage beef cattle […]
4 November 2021
Options for Organic Tillage Growers – Webinar
Options for Organic Tillage Growers – Webinar 0 Type Event Proceeding On Wednesday, 27th October, Elaine Leavy and Joe Kelleher, Teagasc Organic Specialists hosted the second in a series of Autumn Organic Webinars which focused on options for organic tillage growers. Elaine and Joe were joined by James & Johnny Flavahan, Flahavans; Ross […]
2 November 2021
Tillage Newsletter – November 2021
Tillage Newsletter – November 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Winter cerealsThe area of winter cereals is expected to be near normal this year due to excellent conditions for sowing this autumn. Attention in November will turn to weed control and the prevention of barley yellow dwarf virus […]
1 November 2021
Hardwood Focus 2021
Hardwood Focus 2021 Type Event Proceeding Hardwood Focus 2021, organised by the Teagasc Forestry Development Department, took place virtually on Thursday, 7 October 2021. It focused on firewood production from hardwood thinnings and featured informative videos, a live presentation and a live studio panel to discuss participants’ questions. The two videos showed […]
13 October 2021
Plastic recycling and investigations into packaging and shelf life of horticultural produce – Webinar
Plastic recycling and investigations into packaging and shelf life of horticultural produce – Webinar Type Event Proceeding Dónall Flanagan, Teagasc Horticulture Development Department hosted a webinar on Thursday, 7 October which focused on plastic recycling and investigations into packaging and shelf life of horticultural produce. Dónall was joined by Francis Peters, KDI […]
11 October 2021
Managing the Final Grazing Rotation with PastureBase Ireland – Webinar
Managing the Final Grazing Rotation with PastureBase Ireland – Webinar 0 Type Event Proceeding On Thursday, 30 September, John Douglas and Joseph Dunphy, Teagasc Grass10 and Micheal O’Leary from PastureBase Ireland were joined by dairy farmers Paudie O’Brien & Padraig Callanan to discuss managing the final grazing rotation with PastureBase Ireland. Pasturebase has […]
8 October 2021
Management to Control Docks on your Farm
Management to Control Docks on your Farm 0 Type Media Article Austin Callaghan, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Claremorris The summer of 2021 provided excellent growing conditions and in this situation weeds grew brilliantly. Fields on many farms have dock problems. Greater focus is needed to prevent dock infestation and eliminate existing docks. To control […]
7 October 2021
Forestry Newsletter – October 2021
Forestry Newsletter – October 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this edition: Survey on small woodlands on dairy and drystock farmsA survey has been set up by Rachel Irwin as part of an MSc research project with Teagasc and University College Dublin (UCD) to analyse farmers’ perceptions of, attitudes towards, and willingness […]
1 October 2021
Tillage Newsletter – October 2021
Tillage Newsletter – October 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Autumn PlantingWhile many growers availed of the good conditions in late September to get drilling started, most crops will be drilled in the coming weeks. Attention to detail is likely to pay more dividends to growers this year […]
1 October 2021