Tillage Technical
Soil monitoring - middens and earthworms
Farmers are being asked to check for middens – tennis ball-sized plugs constructed by earthworms – when monitoring their soils....
Tillage Technical
Farmers are being asked to check for middens – tennis ball-sized plugs constructed by earthworms – when monitoring their soils....
Environment
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on an Integrated Nutrient Management Action Plan. The action plan, announced in...
Video
The establishment and persistency of clover is a major issue on farm due to poor soil health. There are three...
Sheep
Land that is low in lime gets sour, and sheep don’t like grazing it, according to Peadar Coyle. Peadar, who...
Environment
A move to regenerative agriculture should be prioritised throughout the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), according to a...
Video
David Corbett and Sean McMahon from Grassland Agro demonstrate the Teagasc Grass VESS. The Teagasc Grass VESS is the assessment...
biodiversity
16 Irish farms are embarking on a European Union (EU) backed project focused on rebuilding healthy soil. The European Innovation...
Tillage
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has issued an advisory update on the release of nutrient reserves in soils. Maintaining the...
Dairy Technical
Using soil sampling to correct soil pH offers many benefits to farmers. This article will look at what those benefits...
Dairy Technical
Silage season is well underway on Irish dairy farms, with the harvesting of second-cut silage due to begin on farms...
Beef
Slurry and chemical fertilisers are the two main components used on Irish farms to improve or maintain soil fertility and,...
Beef
With markets having taken a turn for the better this year, some beef farmers, after a number of difficult years,...
Dairy Technical
The benefits of including white clover in grass swards has been noted by several research trials carried out by Teagasc...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture is working on plans to launch a £37 million five-year soil sampling scheme to improve...
N.Ireland
Key target measures have been drafted as part of NI’s new river basin management strategy to crack down on water...
Dairy Technical
Lime is most definitely the forgotten fertiliser on Irish farms. Farmers are currently only spreading 50% of the national lime...
Grass
Silage can never be as high a quality of forage as the grass from which it was initially made. and...
Grass
The interpretation of soil analysis results – using these as a basis for developing a fertiliser plan for a farm...