Budgeting Feed for Next Winter
The prolonged and challenging winter experienced by farmers has depleted a lot of the silage stocks across the country. Many of these reserves had been built up over a number of years. We may not want to start thinking about next winter already, but the challenge now is to make enough silage for stock for the winter of 2024 while also trying to build up a reserve again. Stephen O’Callaghan, Walsh Scholar, Teagasc Meath gives some advice
- Date
- 09 May 2024
- Type
- Media Article
DairyBeef 500 Farm Walk – P Byrne, Castledermot May 2024
Teagasc has developed an initiative which focuses on management practices for technically-efficient, dairy-beef systems called DairyBeef 500. The campaign promotes the adoption of technologies identified through research onto commercial farms, while monitoring their impact on farm sustainability.
- Date
- 07 May 2024
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Signpost Series: The impact of clover along with other measures on land use and net zero emissions
On this episode of The Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 26 April, host Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer, Teagasc was joined by Daniel Henn, Phd Student, University of Limerick & Teagasc to discuss the impact of clover along with other measures on land use and net zero emissions from Irish agriculture by 2050.
- Date
- 01 May 2024
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Growing Organics Farm Walk – Bill George
Bill George is farming Coolanowle Organic Farm in Arles, Co. Laois. This farm began its conversion to organic farming in 2001 by Bill's father in-law Jimmy Mulhall and has full organic status since 2003. Bill is leasing the farm on a long-term lease since 2016 and the main enterprise on the farm of 118 ha’s is dairying with a mix of tillage crops which are used for growing feed for the dairy herd.
- Date
- 30 April 2024
- Type
- Booklet
Bovine Fencing and Meal Bins TAMS 3 Options for Drystock Farmers
By Keith Fahy B & T Drystock Advisor, Teagasc, Galway/Clare
- Date
- 30 April 2024
- Type
- Media Article
Agriculture & LULUCF Research Overview: Emissions and Mitigation
Presentation to Climate Change Advisory Council carbon Budgets Working Group by Head of the Teagasc Climate Centre Karl Richards
- Date
- 29 April 2024
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Inspiring stories of rural entrepreneurship in Ireland
Teagasc hosted a webinar on Thursday, 25th April, in collaboration with EURAGRI, SRUC and AFBI which looked at inspiring stories of rural entrepreneurship in Ireland.
- Date
- 29 April 2024
- Type
- Event Proceeding
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- Date
- 26 April 2024
- Type
- Factsheet
Coping with the weather – what to do at this stage?
From October the rain really has been incessant and at this stage it’s having huge implications in managing fodder and grass in what is now late spring. Teagasc Drysock Advisor Austin Callaghan gives some advice
- Date
- 23 April 2024
- Type
- Media Article