Crops
Crops Costs and Returns 2021
Crops Costs and Returns 2021 0 Type Report 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 must also be considered. As well as completing […]
2 February 2021
Spring Tillage Webinars
Spring Tillage Webinars Type Event Proceeding The Spring Tillage Webinars took place across two sessions on Tuesday, 19th and Thursday 21st January. The webinars covered a wide range of topics including spring cereal varieties; straw incorporation scheme; GLAS and biodiversity on tillage farms; BREXIT implications for the tillage industry; Optimising the use […]
22 January 2021
Farm Business Options Webinar – Opportunities for Industrial Hemp in Irish Agriculture
Farm Business Options Webinar – Opportunities for Industrial Hemp in Irish Agriculture Type Event Proceeding On a recent Farm Business Options Webinar, which took place on Tuesday, 19 January, host, Barry Caslin, Energy & Rural Development Specialist, Teagasc was joined by Liam Donohue, Technological University Dublin (Hemp Insulation); Alan Jackson, farmer grower […]
20 January 2021
Grass10 Report 2017 – 2020
Grass10 Report 2017 – 2020 Type Report In 2017, Teagasc launched a multi-year Grass10 campaign (four years, 2017-2020) to promote sustainable grassland excellence on Irish livestock farms (dairy, beef and sheep). Download Publication (PDF) The Grass10 partners are Grassland Agro, AIB, FBD, Department Agriculture Food & the Marine and the Irish Farmers […]
19 January 2021
2020 Grassland Farmer of the Year Awards Ceremony Webinar
2020 Grassland Farmer of the Year Awards Ceremony Webinar Type Event Proceeding The live webinar at which 15 finalists of the Grassland Farmer of the Year competition were profiled, category winners and the overall winner announced On Tuesday, 19 January, the Grassland Farmer of the Year Awards Ceremony took place as a […]
19 January 2021
Creating a Win-Win Scenario for the Farmer and the Environment using PastureBase Ireland Webinar
Creating a Win-Win Scenario for the Farmer and the Environment using PastureBase Ireland Webinar Type Event Proceeding Reducing fertiliser costs and increasing nutrient use efficiency (NUE) benefits the farmer and the environment. In this webinar, the Grass10 & PastureBase experts John Douglas, Micheal O’Leary and Joe Dunphy along with Teagasc Soil Researcher David Wall, outlined the challenges […]
18 January 2021
Achieving Grazing Excellence Webinar
Achieving Grazing Excellence Webinar Type Event Proceeding On this webinar, which took place on Wednesday, 9th December, the PastureBase Ireland and Teagasc Grass10 team were joined by Tipperary dairy farmer and Grass10 Carrick-on-Suir course member Jim White to discuss achieving grazing excellence in 2021. If you have committed to measuring grass weekly […]
15 January 2021
New Nitrates Regulations Introduced for 2021
New Nitrates Regulations Introduced for 2021 Type Media Article James Concannon, Walsh Scholar, Teagasc Ballinrobe The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have issued new nitrates regulations to farmers recently. The majority of these new rules come into effect from 1st January 2021. The regulations that have been brought in […]
15 January 2021
Teagasc Submission made in Response to the Consultation Paper on 4th Review of Ireland’s Nitrates Action Programme January 2021
Teagasc Submission made in Response to the Consultation Paper on 4th Review of Ireland’s Nitrates Action Programme January 2021 Type Submission Prepared by: Teagasc Water Quality Working Group Download Publication (PDF) This submission responds to the consultation process run jointly by the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (DHPCLG) and […]
15 January 2021
Today’s Farm January/February 2021
Today’s Farm January/February 2021 Type Magazine Getting ready for grass Download Publication (PDF) Articles: Dairying – Cleanliness key to calfcare (PDF) Dairying – Making a success of contract heifer rearing (PDF) Sheep – Designing a sheep handling unit (PDF) Sheep – Top 10 tips for an easier lambing season (PDF) PastureBase – Top management in Tipp (PDF) […]
13 January 2021