Economic Impact of Covid 19 on Irish Agriculture Webinar
COVID-19 is a serious challenge for Irish Agriculture. How might the emergency impact on incomes across agriculture in 2020?
- Date
- 29 May 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Newford Farm Round Bale Silage Update
Iarlaith Collins, farm manager & Michael Fagan, technician of the Newford Suckler Demonstration Farm in Athenry give a brief update on one of the out farms regarding first cut round bale silage.
- Date
- 29 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article
RED – Forest Fire Danger Rating
Arising from current weather patterns, an extreme forest fire risk is deemed to exist in all areas where hazardous fuels such as dead grasses, heather and gorse exist.
- Date
- 29 May 2020
- Type
- Press Release
Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Using beef bulls on the dairy herd & staying safe with the stock bull
Using beef bulls on the dairy herd & staying safe with the stock bull
- Date
- 29 May 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Your Forest and Your Well Being
Forests can provide a wonderful setting, allowing you to connect with nature and experience a range of positive benefits for the body, mind and soul. Teagasc Forestry Advisors John Casey, Jonathan Spazzi and Tom Houlihan give more details.
- Date
- 29 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Reducing the environmental hoofprint in dairy, beef and sheep
What is the latest research on reducing livestock emissions? Researcher and director of the VistaMilk research centre gives us some information
- Date
- 28 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Tillage Update May 28th
Included in this weeks update is the Virtual Crop walk, the variation in spring crops due to rainfall variation, spring beans, grass weeds and the mangold fly in fodder beet,
- Date
- 27 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Ballyhaise Farm Update
The dairy herd in Ballyhaise is a research herd and the research programme is running in conjunction with Moorepark dairy research centre. Donal Patton gives and update on the herd and the grassland management
- Date
- 27 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Chemistry without chemicals? Can we use light to measure lime requirement in soil?
There are a number of methods to measure the lime requirement in soil. Many of these need chemical reagents, and extraction or titrations to be carried out. An alternative using no chemicals is spectroscopy or ‘green chemistry’ Courtney Doyle, Konrad Metzger and Karen Daly from JOhnstown Castle have more information.
- Date
- 27 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Questions and Answers with Organic Farmer John Hurley, Co. Roscommon
John Hurley is from Knockalaughta, Ballintubber, Co. Roscommon. He is an organic suckler cow and sheep farmer. He was due to have a farm walk on his farm. Organic Specialist Dan Clavin got an update from John.
- Date
- 27 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article