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
- 04 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
- 03 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Closing out the Suckler Breeding Season
By Colm Kelly, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare
- Date
- 03 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
- 03 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
- 03 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
- 03 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
- 02 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Once a Day Milking vs. Twice a Day Milking at Teagasc Moorepark
Emer Kennedy, Researcher in Teagasc Moorepark discusses the Moorepark once a day herd. This herd has been running for the last number of years. The herd is part of an on-going experiment looking at once a day vs.twice a day milking
- Date
- 02 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Tillage Update – 2nd July
This week's update has information and advice on machinery hygiene, crop records and an update on blight control on potatoes. Listen to the latest The Tillage Edge Podcast covering machinery hygiene and how to do it before and during the harvesting season; watch a video on how to clean down a combine; .
- Date
- 02 July 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Pig Research Update – GILTLIFE (Part 1)
This project was a collaboration between Teagasc & University College Limerick. It investigated the effects of nutrition and management on gilt welfare and performance. Phoebe Hartnett, previous PhD student who worked on the GILTLIFE project tells us more.
- Date
- 01 July 2020
- Type
- Factsheet