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Nutrient efficiency key for after-grass
Many farmers are now looking to maximise the nutrients that are contained in slurry which, if applied correctly, can have...
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Many farmers are now looking to maximise the nutrients that are contained in slurry which, if applied correctly, can have...
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What a week! There has been good growth rates, cows have been milking well and surpluses arising. This week we...
Dairy
James O’Connor farms at Ballytigue near Bruree in Co. Limerick. He is a Teagasc client and an active member of...
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As calving begins to wind down and the evenings begin to stretch, magic day is indeed approaching although for the...
Rural Life
Teagasc, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has developed a new world-class profit-based index, called...
Rural Life
Teagasc and University College Cork researchers are using satellite imaging to observe and predict grass growth rates across Ireland and...
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With lambing in full swing on farms right across the country. Teagasc in their latest sheep newsletter took the opportunity...
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UPDATE: More than 400 farmers attended an Open Day, on the farm of Billy Glasheen, a beef finisher just outside...
Agri-Business
COMMENT: It’s hard to believe that March is now with us and the prospect of getting stock out to grass...
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With large swathes of the country still under water, it is appropriate to highlight the research work that is currently...
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Land drainage is seen as one of the most important components for achievement of Food Harvest 2020 goals. This is...
Rural Life
At yesterday’s Irish Grassland Association dairy conference Chris Knowles, a dairy framer from Cornwall in England attempted to answer the question,...
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The relationship between quantity and quality of grass on Irish farms and farm profit cannot be under-estimated. This is according...
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The Irish Grassland Association annual dairy conference kicks off today in the Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny. According to its president Eddie O’Donnell the...
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The annual Irish Grassland Association 2014 Dairy Conference will take place on Tuesday 7 January at the Newpark Hotel, Co Kilkenny....
Rural Life
A new European research project seeks grass crops that could be grown and harvested on marginal lands, away from areas...
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The latest grass variety to come off the more than impressive ‘production line’ at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in...
Rural Life
A recent review of the grassland development trials carried out at the Agri Food and Biosciences Institute in Loughgall, Co Armagh...