Agri-Business
Share farming and other options for succession were the focus of an event held on a dairy farm in Co. Cork this week.
Teagasc has announced details of an upcoming share farming and sucession pathways open day to be held on Thursday, May 22.
Beef
The Tipperary dairy calf-to-beef demonstration farm was set up just over a year ago to demonstrate...
The 112Ha dairy calf-to-beef demonstration farm located in Ballyvadin, Fethard, Co. Tipperary, has been officially launched this week.
Environment
The department has provided €3 million in funding to two universities as part of an AD and 'green biorefining' development.
Dairy Technical
A large portion of dairy rations fed to cattle on Irish farms is made using ingredients from outside of Ireland and the EU.
Large crowds were present at Shinagh Estate on September 2, for an open day on the demonstration farm which is outside Bandon in Co. Cork.
Protected urea is "low-hanging fruit" for farmers to reduce emissions on farms, according to Jonathan Herron, a researcher from Teagasc.
Dairy
AgriLand recently caught up with John Sexton (26), a young, trained farmer, to find out more about share farming
There is no doubt that collaborative farming models, including share farming, have a huge role to play in the future of Irish dairy farming.
The first cows were milked on Gurteen Farm - a 34ha greenfield dairy operation - in Bandon, Co. Cork in the spring of 2016.
Back in 2015, Teagasc in conjunction with the owners of Shinagh Estates converted the 34ha Gurteen Farm from a greenfield farm.
