Teagasc submission on the Draft River Basin District Management Plans and Draft Fresh Water Pearl Mussel Sub-Basin Management Plans
Supporting sustainable farming and the environment is the main focus for Teagasc’s soil, environment and good farm practice programmes. This will be achieved by providing farmers with the knowledge and skills to operate in a profitable, competitive and sustainable manner and by supporting policymakers in designing, implementing and evaluating environmental programmes targeted to different types of farms addressing issues such as climate change, water quality, biodiversity and soil quality. Emphasis is placed on the achievement of ‘double-dividend’ outcomes, so that future farming can be both commercially and environmentally sustainable.
- Date
- 18 June 2009
- Type
- Submission
Grain & Feed Storage – Options for Livestock Farmers
The expansion of both the dairy and beef enterprises is likely in Ireland, in response to a competitive grass-based system. On dairy farms as quota becomes less of a limiting factor and land becomes more limiting, the requirement for low cost supplementary feeding is likely to increase. Likewise, the source of feed becomes more crucial as unit size increases and the demand for value added products from our customers becomes more important. The cost effectiveness of on-farm storage options for feed becomes increasingly attractive as the scale of operation on farms increase.
- Date
- 1 June 2009
- Type
- Report
National Farm Survey Report 2008
The National Farm Survey is designed to collect and analyse information relating to farming activities as its primary objective. Information and data relating to other activities by the household are considered secondary and as such where this information is presented it should be interpreted with caution. For 2008 there are 1102 farms included in the analysis, representing 104,800 farms nationally. The population is based on the CSO 2007 Farm Structures Survey with farm typology based on the 2005 Standard Gross Margins (SGM).
- Date
- 1 June 2009
- Type
- Report
Anti-MRSA – phage therapy alternatives for controlling MRSA – 5601
Anti-MRSA – phage therapy alternatives for controlling MRSA
- Date
- 31 May 2009
- Type
- Technology Update
Mapping the National Farm Survey – 5838
Mapping the National Farm Survey
- Date
- 31 May 2009
- Type
- Technology Update
Sheep Open Day Event Presentation
Sheep Open Day Event Presentation
- Date
- 26 May 2009
- Type
- Event Proceeding
TResearch: Summer 2009
Teagasc Research Magazine - Summer Edition 2009 THE IRISH DAIRY INDUSTRY: Challenges and opportunities Challenges and opportunities
- Date
- 8 May 2009
- Type
- Magazine
Detection and surveillance of enterobacter sakazakii (cronobacter spp.) along the infant formula food chain – 5561
Detection and surveillance of enterobacter sakazakii (cronobacter spp.) along the infant formula food chain - 5561
- Date
- 1 May 2009
- Type
- Technology Update
Oilseed Coexistence – 5629
Towards the development of an Irish coexistence strategy for GM and non-GM oilseed rape
- Date
- 30 April 2009
- Type
- Technology Update
Teagasc Open Day at Solohead Research Farm
This Open Day at Solohead coincides with a large reduction in milk price this spring. There is an urgent requirement for dairy farmers to reduce the cost of milk production. Research at the Solohead Research farm has shown that fertilizer costs can be substantially reduced by replacing chemical fertilizer with white clover and the efficient recycling of slurry. Well managed cloverbased swards can supply 140 kg/ha of N each year at little cost, which is a large proportion of the N requirement on an average Irish dairy farm. Another benefit is that white clover herbage is of high quality and maintains high quality pasture under low nitrogen input systems. Other topics covered at the Open Day will include grazing management, dairy cow health and fertility and use of high EBI genetics.
- Date
- 23 April 2009
- Type
- Magazine