Mushroom Picking Technology
Mushroom growers face a constant challenge of recruiting and retaining staff to harvest their crops. Teagasc Mushroom Advisor Donal Gernon is hosting a Mushroom Picking Technology webinar featuring Axis Technology. This webinar gives mushroom growers an insight into a mushroom picking system currently being adopted on a large farm in Canada.
- Date
- 16 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Dairy Research Webinar- The alternative autumn and spring grazing practices to increase grass supply
On the recent Dairy Research Webinar, Michael Egan joined host Stuart Childs to discuss "What are the alternative autumn and spring grazing practices to increase grass supply?"
- Date
- 16 July 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Virtual Talking TImber
The Forestry Development Department in Teagasc hosted a very informative virtual webinar - 'Talking Timber' on Tuesday July 14th. The webinar covered all aspects of thinning conifers. Staff from Teagasc and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) gave advice and answered questions
- Date
- 15 July 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Pig Research Update – GILTLIFE (Part 2)
This project was a collaboration between Teagasc & University of Limerick. It investigated the effects of nutrition & management on gilt welfare & performance. Improving rearing conditions for replacement gilts should improve their welfare & increase their output.
- Date
- 15 July 2020
- Type
- Factsheet
Soil Health is our Wealth
Our soils are precious resources and underpin sustainable food production and many other important ecosystem services for society. Our soild support the production of food, feed and fibre. There are many other functions supported by soil including, the re-cycling of nutrients, sequestration of carbon & regulation of our climate, purification and storage of water. Soils are also an important habitat for biodiversity. Researchers David Wall and Giulia Bondi have more information on soil.
- Date
- 15 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Major and micro nutrient advice for productive agricultural crops
The Teagasc 'Green Book'
- Date
- 14 July 2020
- Type
- Book
The Water Cycle – where does all the water go? Sediment impact on water quality Webinar
The Signpost Series - ‘Pointing the way to a low emissions agriculture’
- Date
- 14 July 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Decisions around ending the breeding season
The primary reason for shortening the breeding season is to tighten up the following calving season. This is to increase profitability and simplify work load during the coming year. Herds with a very spread out calving pattern generally can’t afford not to milk over the coming winter. Such patterns are higher cost and lower profit systems of milk production. Dairy specialists George Ramsbottom and Joe Patton in a series of videos have information on the economics and advice on the steps to take to correct the calving pattern.
- Date
- 14 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Cobalt Supplementation in Sheep
Cobalt is an important mineral thats required by sheep and is used by the bugs in the rumen to metabolize vitamin B12 which is important for lamb thrive. Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep with Teagasc runs through best practice for supplementing with cobalt
- Date
- 14 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Let’s Talk Pigs Webinar- Biosecurity – the first step to excellent health and performance
The second in a series of webinars aimed at Irish pig producers, which took place last Friday 10th July
- Date
- 14 July 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding