
On this episode of Let's Talk Dairy Special Series - Thinking of Dairy Farming? Get the Basics Right webinar which took place on Monday, 16 November, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist and Patrick Gowing, Teagasc Dairy Expansion Specialist were joined by Ashleigh Fennell & Evan Kelly to discuss understanding EBI and sourcing the right stock.
- Date
- 17 November 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding

In this episode of Let's Talk Dairy Webinar which took place on 12 November, host Stuart Childs talks to Laurence Shalloo, Katie Starsmore and Ben Lahart who are working on greenhouse gas emissions at Teagasc Moorepark.
- Date
- 17 November 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding

The first in a series of Covid19 Pandemic Health and Wellness for Rural Ireland Collaborative Civic Engagement Virtual Symposium lectures took place on Thursday, 12 November focused on Living with Covid.
- Date
- 16 November 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding

The third Infogest webinar on food digestion was held on the 4th November 2020.
- Date
- 13 November 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding

What beef bulls are suitable sires for the dairy herd? Presenter: Padraig French Facilitator: Stuart Childs
- Date
- 12 November 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding

On a recent Teagasc Food Industry Development webinar which took place on Tesday, 3rd November, host Carol Griffin, Teagasc Ashtown was joined by Des Walsh and Kaye Burgess, Teagasc to discuss maximising value from microbiological testing and shelf-life studies.
- Date
- 11 November 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding

Kevin O’Hara, Education Officer, Teagasc Ballinrobe
- Date
- 11 November 2020
- Type
- Media Article

In this special episode of the Let's Talk Dairy webinar, Teagasc Dairy Specialist Stuart Childs runs through what to expect if you are signed up for the Dairy New Entrant Course or thinking of signing up. He was joined by Patrick Gowing, Teagasc Dairy Expansion Specialist who spoke about a case study on Peter Hamm about a low cost conversion to dairying. Padraig Foley also joined us from Co. Wexford who is starting out in dairy farming to tell us his experience.
- Date
- 11 November 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding

We are seeing more interest in goat dairy and meat businesses. Cian Condon, Teagasc Goat Advisor explores the option of goat dairy and meat farming with two experts in their field on a recent Farm Business Options Webinar which took place on Tuesday, 10 November,
- Date
- 10 November 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding
The research finds Irish dairy farmers enjoy the best net profit margins by a considerable distance, according to the most recent data from FADN for the period 2014–2017. During this period the average net margin (excluding owned labour) in Ireland was 8 cent per litre versus 4.6 cent per litre for the UK, 3.6 cent for the Netherlands, 2.7 cent for Germany, 2.5 cent for France, and minus 1 cent for Danish farmers.
- Date
- 10 November 2020
- Type
- Report