Environment
Nutrient Management Plan system update outlines N limits
Teagasc has updated its Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) online system to reflect proposed changes under the Nitrates Action Programme (NAP)....
Environment
Teagasc has updated its Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) online system to reflect proposed changes under the Nitrates Action Programme (NAP)....
Dairy Technical
A number of potential mitigation measures for farmers affected by changes to nitrates regulations are to be sent to the...
Dairy Technical
Adhering to the new maximum stocking rates under the nitrates derogation is a challenge for the farms affected by the...
Podcast
Go beyond the headlines with our podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer look at some of the key...
Dairy Technical
The reduction in the nitrates derogation from 250kg to 220kg of organic nitrogen (N)/ha is a major blow to the...
Dairy Technical
The recent changes to the nitrates regulations will have an impact on all farms in Ireland, no matter what their...
Dairy News
A professor of public health has questioned why the maximum stocking rate under derogation is set to be reduced. Dr....
Dairy Technical
Contract rearing of heifers has become quite common in recent years but is there further growth potential in the coming...
CAP / Schemes
The individual stocking rates for farmers for schemes under the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are now available through the...
Dairy Technical
Optimising stocking rate was a key point highlighted at the Irish Grassland Association (IGA) conference held this week. The IGA...
Dairy Technical
Farmers must weigh up the cost versus the productivity of marginal cows and consider the efficiency of the bottom 10%,...
CAP / Schemes
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has “resisted interfering” with the stocking rate requirement under the Areas...
Dairy
Average dairy herd size – in the last decade – has increased from 50 cows to around 75 cows, Teagasc’s...
Dairy
When it comes to developing and maintaining profitable dairy farming systems, farmers must focus on both the farm’s stocking rate...
Dairy
Increasing cow numbers beyond what your farm can carry will severely impact profitability, contrary to the belief that expansion will...
Dairy
Under Irish grazing systems, dairy farmers try to achieve the perfect balance between cow and land performance. Cow performance is...
Grass
The link between better prolificacy, stocking rate, and profitability, on sheep farms has been investigated as part of a major...
Dairy
There is a real risk in the new milk production environment that many dairy farmers will drift into high-cost open...