Wildflower Meadow
Paul Fitters lecturer in the Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture, National Botanic Gardens takes us on a walk through his wildflower meadow at two different stages in May and June 2020. The meadow has been 15 years’ in the making and is improving year on year
- Date
- 5 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Ammonia Emissions in Agriculture: Sources, Importance and Mitigation
Ammonia is not a greenhouse gas, but it can indirectly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers at Teagasc Johnstown Castle have been examining ammonia (NH3), which is a gaseous form of nitrogen and an air pollutant. Researcher Dominika Krol gives more information
- Date
- 4 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Frost damage in older plantations
This year the mid May frosts in may have caused substantial damage to trees around the country. Both broadleaf and conifer trees have been affected. Forestry Development Officers Kevin O’Connell and John Casey have some advice on assessing the damage and options available
- Date
- 4 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article
How to achieve high performance in a dairy calf-to-beef system
Due to the expansion of the Irish dairy herd over recent years more dairy-origin calves are available for beef production, but considerable scope exists for integration of beef and dairy farmers’ needs. Nicky Byrne & Alan Dillon have advice on achieving high performance
- Date
- 3 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Lessons from the Derrypatrick herd – Q & A
The Derrypatrick herd consists of 105 cows it uses 100% AI and selects proven sires based on the €uro-Star sub-index. Beef specialist, Aidan Murray along with researchers Paul Crosson, Bernadette Earley and Orla Keane give us some information on the lessons learned from the herd to date.
- Date
- 3 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Closing out the Suckler Breeding Season
By Colm Kelly, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare
- Date
- 3 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Let’s Talk Dairy- Milk Recording
On the latest Let's Talk Dairy webinar, host Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist was joined by Don Crowley, Teagasc Milk Quality Specialist to discuss Milk Recording. Don is well known for his work on cell count. Here he goes through milk recording reports specifically 'Cell Check'. He identifies what to look for in the reports and having identified the issues how to deal with these.
- Date
- 3 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Let’s Talk Pigs Webinar – Becoming Lean – A Guide for Pig Farmers
The first in a series of fortnightly webinars aimed at Irish pig producers, which took place on Friday, 26 June.
- Date
- 3 July 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Let’s Talk Equine Webinar- Breeding the next generation of broodmares
The third in the Let's Talk Equine series took place on Tuesday 30 June 2020
- Date
- 3 July 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Teagasc/Glanbia Future Farmer – Matthew Mullen
Matthew Mullen from County Meath is a participant in the Teagasc/Glanbia Open Source Future Farm Programme. In this video Matthew gives an update on what they have been doing on the farm in recent weeks .
- Date
- 2 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article