Tillage
Having problems with ragwort? Here are 4 ways to get rid of the weed
Are you having problems with ragwort, the yellow-flowered noxious weed, on your farm? If ingested, animals can show symptoms such...
Tillage
Are you having problems with ragwort, the yellow-flowered noxious weed, on your farm? If ingested, animals can show symptoms such...
Sheep
A paddock system will allow sheep farmers to control the quality of the grass fed to ewes and lambs, according...
Sheep
Toxoplasmosis is the number one cause of abortions on sheep farms, according to Teagasc’s Michael Gottstein. The Teagasc Head of...
Tillage
Straw has significant fertiliser value in terms of P and K and will add that to soil organic matter helping...
Tillage
Farmers are being warned that potato blight is likely to become very active in the coming weeks due to recent...
Agri-Business
Farm incomes are set to fall significantly across all sectors this year, according to Teagasc’s top economists. Following a number of...
Tillage
This year’s winter barley harvest could be a potential game changer, according to Teagasc Tillage Advisor Ciaran Hickey. Speaking to...
Dairy
Sean O’Riordan returned home to take over the family’s dairy farm in Kiskeam, Co. Cork in 2001 and since then...
Tillage
Tillage farmers are facing into a harvest of price uncertainty as a bumper European harvest is likely to apply downward...
Beef
Calf births continue to increase as extra cow numbers have lead to a jump in calf births over the first...
Grass
Teagasc is changing its control grass variety as it investigates the performance of grass varieties on commercial farms. Tryella has been...
Beef
There is no reason why suckler farmers shouldn’t be able to make high-quality silage, according to Teagasc’s Joe Patton. Speaking...
Grass
Reseeding is one of the most cost-effective investments farmers can make, as costs can be recovered in just over two...
Environment
Farmers’ actions play a key role in maintaining and managing existing natural habitats while there are opportunities to create new...
Dairy
AgriSearch, The Northern Ireland Agricultural Research and Development Council, is looking to recruit a small number of innovative dairy farmers...
Grass
Farmers who spread lime on their farms report positive results according to Teagasc but there are key guidelines to follow...
Beef
Feeding store cattle meal at grass does not pay at current concentrate costs, according to Teagasc’s Edward O’Riordan. The Teagasc...
Beef
There will be a big increase in the number of Angus cattle slaughtered in the near future, according to Bord...