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Today’s Farm – January/February 2022
Today’s Farm – January/February 2022 0 Type Magazine Weighing up your fertiliser options Download Publication (PDF) Articles: Etc pages (PDF) Beef – Big future for Future Beef (PDF) Beef – Costs a concern for 2022 (PDF) Sheep – What sheep farmers can do about high feed and fertiliser costs (PDF) Fertiliser Focus – Nitrogen on early spring […]
7 January 2022
Sheep Newsletter – January 2022
Sheep Newsletter – January 2022 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: FertiliserFertiliser prices have increased dramatically since last spring. Your 2021 fertiliser budget will probably only purchase between 40% and 50% of the tonnage for the coming year. Do a budget, look at your 2021 spend and see how […]
5 January 2022
Ewe Nutrition and Management Pre-Lambing
Ewe Nutrition and Management Pre-Lambing Type Media Article By Shauna Fitzmaurice B&T Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Ballinasloe Ensuring that the ewe receives the correct nutrition pre lambing is one of the key factors affecting subsequent lamb performance for the rest of the year. 80% of foetal growth takes place in the last 6-8 […]
20 December 2021
Strategies to Reduce Sheep Input Costs For 2022
Strategies to Reduce Sheep Input Costs For 2022 Type Media Article By Joanne Masterson, B&T Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Galway/Clare For the past number of months we have been hearing about the increased cost of fertiliser, animal feed prices and the continuation of this into the New Year. One of the main drivers […]
20 December 2021
Outlook 2022 – Economic Prospects for Agriculture
Outlook 2022 – Economic Prospects for Agriculture 0 Type Report Contributors: Cathal Buckley, Emma Dillon, Trevor Donnellan, Kevin Hanrahan, Tom Houlihan, Anne Kinsella, John Lennon, Jason Loughrey, Michael McKeon, Brian Moran and Fiona Thorne, Teagasc. Download Publication (PDF) This Outlook report has been produced in Q4 of 2021 at a time when an […]
7 December 2021
National Farm Survey 2020
National Farm Survey 2020 0 Type Report Emma Dillon, Trevor Donnellan, Brian Moran and John Lennon, Agricultural Economics and Farm Surveys Department, Rural Economy Development Programme, Teagasc. Download Publication (PDF) The results of the Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) can be decomposed in various ways. One of the most common ways in which the results […]
6 December 2021
Sheep Newsletter – December 2021
Sheep Newsletter – December 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: GrasslandAs we enter the final stages of the grazing year, it’s important to stay on track with the closing plan for your farm. March-lambing flocks need to have 60% of the sheep’s grazing area already closed by the […]
3 December 2021
Environment Newsletter – December 2021
Environment Newsletter – December 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Think before you plant!Are you one of the 600 farmers who opted to plant a hedge in the Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP)? Or maybe you are one of the many farmers who wish to add a valuable […]
3 December 2021
Sheep Welfare Scheme
Sheep Welfare Scheme Type Media Article Eamon Patten, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Ballinrobe The Sheep Welfare Scheme was introduced to contribute to animal and health welfare and also provided a much needed boost on the income side for farmers. The good news is that it is likely to continue, maybe in a renamed […]
16 November 2021
Today’s Farm – November/December 2021
Today’s Farm – November/December 2021 0 Type Magazine Download Publication (PDF) Articles: ETC Pages (PDF) Health and Safety – Ten ways to avoid a winter injury (PDF) Dairy – Winter milk diets need careful formulation (PDF) Business Management – Underappreciated: The balance sheet (PDF) Sheep – Think before you dose (PDF) Beef – How to manage beef cattle […]
4 November 2021