Dairy
Signpost Series: Water quality and agriculture – challenges and opportunities
Signpost Series: Water quality and agriculture – challenges and opportunities Type Event Proceeding On this episode of the Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 22 March, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Dr. Jenny Deakin, Senior Catchment Scientist, EPA to discuss water quality and agriculture […]
26 March 2024
Signpost Series – The LoCAM-Dairy Project
Signpost Series – The LoCAM-Dairy Project Type Event Proceeding On this episode of the Signpost Series, which took place on Friday, 15 March, host Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer, Teagasc was joined by Dr. James Humphreys, Principal Research Officer, Solohead Farm, Teagasc to discuss Lowering the Carbon and AMmonia footprints […]
19 March 2024
Will Leased land leave money in your pocket in 2024?
Will Leased land leave money in your pocket in 2024? Type Media Article Andy Ryder, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Westport Where I work, similar to other parts of the country, the cost of leasing land has risen over the past 5 years. Dairy expansion and nitrate derogation rules has been the main reasons. […]
12 March 2024
Signpost Series: Lowering the carbon and ammonia footprints of pasture-based dairy production
Signpost Series: Lowering the carbon and ammonia footprints of pasture-based dairy production Type Event Proceeding On this episode of The Signpost Series, which took place on Friday, 8 March, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Owen Cashman, Phd Student, Solohead Farm, Teagasc to discuss lowering the […]
11 March 2024
Today’s Farm – March/April 2024
Today’s Farm – March/April 2024 0 Type Magazine Roscommon is going organic… maybe you should too Download Publication (PDF) Articles Organics The Rossies are going organic and why you should consider joining them (PDF) Beef Breeding the key to suckler success (PDF) Good calf care cuts costs (PDF) Sheep Fragmented farm? That shouldn’t prevent you managing […]
8 March 2024
Dairy Newsletter – March 2024
Dairy Newsletter – March 2024 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Top five tips for March Early milk recording – assess the performance of your dry cow regime. Spread nitrogen (N) – follow up your February application after about four weeks. Weigh maiden heifers – those not at target […]
8 March 2024
Ten-Point Action Plan on supporting Dairy Calf to Beef Systems in Ireland
Ten-Point Action Plan on supporting Dairy Calf to Beef Systems in Ireland Type Booklet The Dairy Calf to Beef Ten-Point Action Plan has been developed in support of Food Vision 2030′. It identifies actions that can be undertaken at farm level, on both beef and dairy farms and at processing level that […]
28 February 2024
Dairy Heifers behind Target on a lot of Farms
Dairy Heifers behind Target on a lot of Farms 0 Type Media Article By John McCabe, Teagasc – Aurivo Farm Profitability Programme I have seen many bunches of heifers weighed in the past few weeks and their progress is worrying in many cases. 2023 was a hard year on replacement heifers. July was […]
2 February 2024
Dairy Newsletter – February 2024
Dairy Newsletter – February 2024 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Top five tips for February Remember the one, two, three colostrum rule – use colostrum from the first milking for the first feed; give it within two hours of birth; and, ensure the calf gets at least three […]
1 February 2024
DairyBeef 500 Calf Care Webinars
DairyBeef 500 Calf Care Webinars Type Event Proceeding The DairyBeef 500 team organised two calf care webinars which took place on Tuesday, 16th January and Tuesday, 30th January. The first webinar focused on Preparation for Calf Rearing in 2024, while the second webinar focused on Sourcing and Feeding Dairy Beef Calves in […]
31 January 2024