Dairy

Building Grass for an Extended Grazing Season – Webinar

Building Grass for an Extended Grazing Season – Webinar 0 Type Event Proceeding On Thursday, 5th August, John Douglas and Joseph Dunphy, Teagasc Grass10 and Micheal O’Leary from PastureBase Ireland were joined by with David Brady, Heavy Soils farmer and John Galvin, Dry soils farmer to discuss building grass for an extended grazing […]
9 August 2021

Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Grazing Utilisation Star Index

Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Grazing Utilisation Star Index 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy, which took place on Thursday 22nd July, host Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist was joined by Tomás Tubritt, Teagasc Moorepark to discuss the Grazing Utilisation Star Index. Tomás starts by giving an overview […]
6 August 2021

Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Autumn Grass Strategy

Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Autumn Grass Strategy 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy, which took place on Thursday 29th July, host Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist was joined by John Douglas, Teagasc Grass10 Advisor to discuss an Autumn Grass Strategy. It is important that we build covers […]
3 August 2021

Environment Newsletter – August 2021

Environment Newsletter – August 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this edition: Low-input grasslandFarmers with low-input grassland (LIG) in the Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP) are being rewarded for the number and cover of flowering plants in their extensively managed grassland. The presence of flowers indicates a high level of biodiversity in […]
1 August 2021

Dairy Newsletter – August 2021

Dairy Newsletter – August 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Why August wins championshipsIt’s often said that championship wins are forged in January when training begins on the dark, cold and wet nights. The preparation reaps reward in the late summer and early autumn. The opposite is true […]
1 August 2021

The Impact of Nitrogen Management Strategies within Grass Based Dairy Systems

The Impact of Nitrogen Management Strategies within Grass Based Dairy Systems Type Report The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) requested Teagasc to model the impact (environmental and economic) of a number of farm nitrogen mitigation measures in order to inform policy of the best current and potential actions to […]
21 July 2021

Let’s Talk Dairy – Setting up your Fertiliser Spreader

Let’s Talk Dairy – Setting up your Fertiliser Spreader Type Event Proceeding In this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy, which took place on Thursday 15th July, host Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, was joined by guest speaker Francis Quigley, Machinery Specialist at Kildalton College, Teagasc, and they discussed setting up your fertiliser […]
20 July 2021

Dairy Newsletter – June 2021

Dairy Newsletter – June 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: A unit a day is OK!In mid-season, the crude protein content of grass ranges from 17-22%. Basic chemistry tells us that the nitrogen (N) content of grass will average approximately 3.2% N during this time, as the protein […]
1 June 2021

Let’s Talk Dairy – Weekly Fertility Report

Let’s Talk Dairy – Weekly Fertility Report Type Event Proceeding In the latest episode of the Let’s Talk Dairy webinar series, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist is joined by Dan O’Riordan, ICBF to give an insight into how to do the weekly fertility report correctly. The way to calculate the fertility report […]
28 May 2021

Let’ Talk Dairy – Grass Management

Let’ Talk Dairy – Grass Management Type Event Proceeding On this episode of The Let’s Talk Dairy webinar series, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy specialist talks about Grass management. Some topics up for discussion in this episode: National growth grass curve, number of covers this year to date, current farm situations, maximizing grass […]
20 May 2021