By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Keep track of the average farm cover (AFC) if still grazing. At no point over the…

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald The 2020 grazing season is beginning to draw to a close on farms participating in the…

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald In the main, grazing conditions have been relatively good this autumn. Grass availability and growth rates…

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald We are now at the midpoint of October, which is a significant date in terms of…

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Grazing conditions have deteriorated significantly on some of the farms participating in the Teagasc Green Acres…

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald The wet weather over the couple of days has made grazing conditions challenging on some of…

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald The deadline for chemical fertiliser nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) applications is fast approaching, with midnight…

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald The target for mid-August is to have approximately 25 days of grass ahead of your stock.…

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Extending the number of grazing days beef cattle spend at grass each year is a key…

By Teagasc Green Acres programme advisor James Fitzgerald The higher than normal levels of rainfall over the last number of weeks – coupled…

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Mid-season weighing has been completed on the majority of the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef…

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald After a challenging few weeks in terms of drought, the farms in the Teagasc Green Acres…