Agri-Business
3 key tips from teagasc to combating milk price volatility
‘Combating Volatility through Our Competitive Advantage’ was the theme of a Dairy Seminar held in North Cork recently. The event...
Agri-Business
‘Combating Volatility through Our Competitive Advantage’ was the theme of a Dairy Seminar held in North Cork recently. The event...
Dairy
Lower milk prices in 2015 have hit the profits produced by each cow in the Teagasc/Glanbia Monitor Farm Programme, according...
Tillage
Cereal growers should know their projected costs in full before renting land for spring cereals this year, according to Teagasc...
Sheep
Lambing percentages will be up by as much as 10%, year-on-year, according to Teagasc sheep specialist Ciaran Lynch. “This is...
Grass
Farmers can save money by using pig slurry as a fertiliser on their farms in 2016, according to Teagasc’s Gerard...
Beef
Electric fencing is an essential element of grassland management, for controlled grazing and utilisation of grass. The type of livestock you...
Beef
For forward beef animals, a fast finish of 60 to 80 days can be the most efficient. Ad-lib feeding of...
Tillage
Harvest 2015 saw record yields across tillage farms in Ireland, according to Teagasc’s Crops Specialist Tim O’Donovan. Speaking at Teagasc’s Spring...
Grass
White clover has the potential to reduce the Nitrogen used on Irish farms while also leading to increased animal performance,...
Agri-Business
Teagasc is reporting a ‘steady stream’ of enquiries about new farm buildings grants under the TAMS II schemes. According to...
Environment
Teagasc’s forestry advisory clinics start today (Monday) and run for the next two weeks at plenty of locations around the...
Tillage
Six tillage experts from Ireland and the UK will hold the floor for this year’s Teagasc national tillage conference in...
Dairy
Irish dairy farms have the potential to double the average milk solids produced by their dairy cows within the next...
Agri-Business
Teagasc has made a new appointment to its team of sheep specialists to cover the north east region. Ciaran Lynch...
Environment
The slurry spreading ban ends for a considerable number of farmers in the west of Ireland tomorrow (January16) according to...
Dairy
Dairy farmers can save 36% of the time required in rearing their calves by switching to once-a-day feeding, according to...
Environment
Several recent storms and prolonged rain have caused a serious amount of flooding across parts of the country over the...
Environment
Slurry tanks on many farms across the country are almost full to capacity, according to Teagasc’s Head of Environment Knowledge...