Dairy
Recuperation for yourself and your cows during the Dry Cow Period
Recuperation for yourself and your cows during the Dry Cow Period 0 Type Media Article By Tom Murphy, B&T Dairy Adviser, Teagasc, Galway/Clare It’s been a long and challenging year on the dairy farm. Compact calving spring dairy herds are in the process of drying, and on some farms the milking machine has […]
8 December 2023
Let’s Talk Organics – Autumn 2023 Webinars
Let’s Talk Organics – Autumn 2023 Webinars Type Event Proceeding The Teagasc Organic Specialist team recently held three webinars aimed at taking a closer look at organic dairy, tillage and horticulture systems. These webinars gave an overview of the considerations that farmers should take into account if considering converting to organic dairy, […]
22 November 2023
Teagasc National Farm Survey 2022
Teagasc National Farm Survey 2022 Type Report In this Final National Farm Survey Report for 2022, the sample is representative of a population of 85,860 farms in Ireland. It was compiled by Emma Dillon, Trevor Donnellan, Brian Moran and John Lennon, Agricultural Economics and Farm Surveys Department, Teagasc, Athenry, Co. Galway. Download […]
20 November 2023
TResearch Winter 2023
TResearch Winter 2023 Type Magazine Rising to the challenge Download Publication (PDF) TResearch reader survey Are you a regular reader of Teagasc’s TResearch magazine? We’d love to hear your views so that we can provide you with an engaging and relevant publication. Have your say in the TResearch reader survey, open until the […]
14 November 2023
Today’s Farm – November/December 2023
Today’s Farm – November/December 2023 Type Magazine Renewable energy Download Publication (PDF) Articles ETC Pages (PDF) Events (PDF) Renewable energy Future-proofing the farm with solar panels (PDF) Anaerobic digestion – what does it offer farmers? (PDF) Signpost Programme Signs for the times (PDF) Beef Are you winter ready? (PDF) Predicting profitability (PDF) Sheep Forage crops and store lambs proving […]
14 November 2023
Dairy Newsletter – November 2023
Dairy Newsletter – November 2023 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Top five tips for September Good hygiene when drying off cows, and clean cubicle beds, after drying are crucial. Give thin cows an extra three to four weeks dry to recover condition before calving next spring. Test your […]
6 November 2023
Dairy Newsletter – October 2023
Dairy Newsletter – October 2023 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Top five tips for October Arrange a milk recording for your herd at the latest 45 days out from drying out to help identify cows that may have somatic cell count (SCC) issues, and more importantly, to select […]
9 October 2023
October Dairy Farm Management Notes
October Dairy Farm Management Notes 0 Type Media Article By John McCabe, Teagasc-Aurivo Joint Programme Wet weather, milk price and policy are causing a lot of frustration to dairy farmers but we need to continue to think about improving the running of our systems. Here I provide some management hints for the autumn […]
3 October 2023
Let’s Talk Dairy – Key Messages from Winter Milk Open Day
Let’s Talk Dairy – Key Messages from Winter Milk Open Day Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 14 September, James Dunne, Teagasc Dairy Specialist is joined by Michael Dineen, Senior Research Officer at Teagasc, to discuss the key messages from the National Winter […]
25 September 2023
Land Rental Prices, where to next?
Land Rental Prices, where to next? Type Media Article Kevin O’Hara, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Claremorris We have all heard of the sharp increase in the price of rented land over the past 18 months, but the question has to be asked, can these high prices continue? In many situations it cannot. We […]
12 September 2023