Grass
Expert says urea can be used any day of the year, but it needs rain
Urea can be used on Irish farms throughout the year, according to Grassland Agro’s Dr Stan Lalor, provided it gets...
Grass
Urea can be used on Irish farms throughout the year, according to Grassland Agro’s Dr Stan Lalor, provided it gets...
Beef
A beef and tillage farmer in Co. Laois plans to increase the profitability of his business in the coming years...
Environment
On average, there are two farming fatalities a year in Ireland due to slurry gas poisoning or drowning, according to...
Beef
A paddock system will allow beef farmers to grow 17-20% more grass on their farms, resulting in 20% more profit,...
Beef
Farmers at a recent farm safety event in Tipperary were asked by Billy Gleeson Education Officer with Teagasc ‘What is...
Dairy
Ireland is losing out on the lucrative goats’ milk infant formula export sector that New Zealand is cashing in on...
Environment
Parts of the country received up to 40mm of rain over the weekend, according to Met Eireann, which has increased...
Grass
Spring is the best time to reseed grassland on Irish farms, according to Germinal Seed’s Mary McEvoy, as the management...
Tillage
Most winter barley, wheat and oat crops are at growth stage (gs)30 and all regions reported lower than normal plant counts...
Dairy
Almost one in 10 farmers find breeding their cows to be the most difficult task of the year, according to Teagasc. It...
Dairy
Paddocks on most Irish dairy farms were designed 20 years ago and, as a result, they compromise on the cows’...
Dairy
A dairy farmer in Co. Kildare has ambitious plans to increase his herd size by 33% over the next five...
Dairy
Most dairy farmers underestimate how much water their cows actually need, according to Teagasc’s Ned Loughlin. “Dairy cows require 10L...
Agri-Business
New Teagasc research suggests that a buttermilk membrane may prove effective in preventing E. coli infection in humans. E. coli...
Beef
For most suckler herds, the stock bull is half the herd. He’s not the big half or the small half,...
Tillage
Less than 20% of the national spring barley crop has been planted, according to Tim O’Donovan, who said that February...
Other
Recent research from the Teagasc Agricultural Catchments Programme found that there was little evidence of livestock slurry in streams following...
Grass
March grass growth rates are currently running 50% behind last year’s levels, according to Teagasc’s George Ramsbottom. Teagasc’s PastureBase shows...