Crops
Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2025
Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2025 Type Report Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2025 report, produced by the Teagasc Horticulture Development Department. Download Publication (PDF) The key objective of this report, as with previous reports is to surface up to date facts about specific inputs prices in January 2025 compared to January 2024. This […]
20 March 2025
DAFM confirms changes to Nitrates Regulations
The intensification of the agricultural sector in Ireland has resulted in economic benefits while also creating environmental challenges.
18 March 2025
March Grass, Opportunities and Challenges
March Grass, Opportunities and Challenges Type Media Article By Michael Donoghue, B&T Dairy Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare Grazed grass represents Irish farmer’s greatest advantage in livestock production. It costs 3 to 4 times less than either silage or meal, stock performance is better and labour input is drastically reduced. After a wet but […]
11 March 2025
Tillage Newsletter – March 2025
Tillage Newsletter – March 2025 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Winter cereals Winter cereals are well established this season thanks to earlier sowing and good growth in October and November. The priority this month will be fertiliser. While most crops received a herbicide last autumn, it is important to […]
7 March 2025
Tillage Newsletter – February 2025
Tillage Newsletter – February 2025 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Winter oilseed rapeOilseed rape crops seem to have been heavily grazed by pigeons this year, more so than in the last couple of years. This has resulted in some crops, which had relatively good canopies before Christmas, looking […]
10 February 2025
Crop Costs and Returns 2025
Crop Costs and Returns 2025 0 Type Report An indicative guide to crop margins for 2025. Compiled by Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, Tillage Crops Specialists Download Publication (PDF) The Teagasc Crop Costs & Returns are intended as an indicative guide to crop margins. Land suitability, rotation, risk avoidance and husbandry skills must […]
4 February 2025
Today’s Farm – January/February 2025
Today’s Farm – January/February 2025 Type Magazine Download Publication (PDF) In this edition, we have focused strongly on fertilisers and the importance of adopting new technologies, such as protected urea, in conjunction with an unrelenting emphasis on core principles of good soil health, nutrient management, liming, and the efficient and balanced application […]
21 January 2025
Tillage Newsletter – January 2025
Tillage Newsletter – January 2025 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: BeansIn 2024, the area planted with beans reached a record 18,000ha. This was partly because farmers had fewer crop options due to a late spring, and the guaranteed income from the protein payment made beans attractive. Late planting […]
20 January 2025
LESS is the Law: Adapting to Ireland’s New Slurry Spreading Regulations
LESS is the Law: Adapting to Ireland’s New Slurry Spreading Regulations Type Media Article By Richard Gill, B&T Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Galway/Clare As the New Year begins, slurry spreading will be on the minds of many farmers over the coming weeks. Farmers in Co. Galway and Co. Clare (Zone B) will be […]
14 January 2025
Retention and Conservation of Traditional Farm Buildings on Mayo Farm
The Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme was established in 2008 by the Heritage Council in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
9 December 2024