Dairy
Let’s Talk Dairy – Steps to Making Quality Silage
Let’s Talk Dairy – Steps to Making Quality Silage Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 19th May, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist discusses the steps to making quality silage. Stuart covers areas such as cutting as close to the right stage as possible; […]
25 May 2022
Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Breeding Season Progress
Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Breeding Season Progress Type Event Proceeding On this week’s episode of Let’s Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 12th May 2022, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist does some checks and balances in relation to breeding. Stuart discusses the need to run weekly fertility report frequently to […]
18 May 2022
Getting to grips with the Summer Wedge on PastureBase Ireland – Webinar
Getting to grips with the Summer Wedge on PastureBase Ireland – Webinar Type Event Proceeding On Thursday, 12 May, John Douglas & Joseph Dunphy from Teagasc Grass10 and Micheal O’Leary from PastureBase Ireland were joined by 2021 Young Grassland Farmer of the Year Philip Tyndall and 2021 Drystock Grassland Farmer of the […]
17 May 2022
The Signpost Series Webinar – The added value of using high merit beef sires on the dairy herd
The Signpost Series Webinar – The added value of using high merit beef sires on the dairy herd Type Event Proceeding On this episode of The Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 6th May, Andy Boland, Teagasc Environment Specialist was joined by Dr. Nicky Byrne, Teagasc to discuss the added value […]
17 May 2022
Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Milk Butterfats
Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Milk Butterfats Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 5th May, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist discusses milk butterfats In relation to milk fat percentage, a huge problem that we have would be generally associated with the potential of […]
13 May 2022
The Signpost Series Webinar – The role of genetics in helping address GHG challenges in agriculture
The Signpost Series Webinar – The role of genetics in helping address GHG challenges in agriculture 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of The Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 29 April, Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc was joined by Andrew Cromie, Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) […]
5 May 2022
Let’s Talk Dairy – Reduced Crude Protein Diets Requirement Under Derogation
Let’s Talk Dairy – Reduced Crude Protein Diets Requirement Under Derogation 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy, which took place on Thursday, 28th April, Stuarts Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist discusses the reduced Crude Protein diets requirement under Derogation. Stuart gives an overview of the rationale for the decision […]
5 May 2022
Dairy Newsletter – May 2022
Dairy Newsletter – May 2022 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Don’t delay first-cut silageOn first-cut silage, delaying the cutting date will have a negative effect on quality and quantity. Management decisions around first-cut silage yield should be made on the basis of meeting DMD targets and improving annual […]
4 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
Summertime Cow Nutrition: A Lot Done, More to Do
Summertime Cow Nutrition: A Lot Done, More to Do Type Media Article John McCabe, Teagasc/Aurivo Joint Dairy Programme We have come a long way in the last 20-25 years in terms of managing the feed we give to dairy cows during the summer. However, there is still a lot more to be […]
26 April 2022