Beef
BDGP: What to do to ensure payment in December
To ensure that farmers meet the requirements of the BDGP (Beef Data and Genomics Programme), Teagasc has outlined a number...
Beef
To ensure that farmers meet the requirements of the BDGP (Beef Data and Genomics Programme), Teagasc has outlined a number...
Agri-Business
The level of income in Teagasc last year remained on par with 2016 figures, according to Teagasc’s Annual Report and...
Grass
After a challenging year, attention is slowly turning to putting the farm in a position to make the best possible...
Dairy
Achieving target weights is important for heifers; those that fail to reach target before calving will produce less milk in...
Grass
By Kevin McMenamin, drystock advisor, Longford Town Albert Einstein once said: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing...
Sheep
Managing ewe condition is one of the most practical and useful steps that can be taken on-farm to improve productivity...
Dairy
July 2018 will be remembered for a long time by dairy farmers. Having managed through the drought, it is now...
Dairy
Average dairy herd size – in the last decade – has increased from 50 cows to around 75 cows, Teagasc’s...
Buildings
The winter of 2017/2018 is one that will stick with farmers for all the wrong reasons for years to come....
Beef
Researchers at Teagasc Grange have recently looked at the effects of replacing rolled barley with rolled oats in a supplement...
Buildings
Since the availability of the TAMS II (Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme II) grant, construction and expansion has taken centre stage...
Dairy
Farming alongside his father under a family partnership agreement, Adrian Claffey – a dairy farmer from Co. Westmeath – explained...
Beef
By Seán Doorley, beef & sheep adviser, Longford Town The incidence of summer mastitis tends to vary from year-to-year, with...
Grass
After a challenging period of summer drought, grass growth rates are starting to move in the right direction. Figures from...
Beef
Drought conditions halted both grass growth and fertiliser spreading over recent weeks. However, now that the rain has arrived, attention...
Grass
Reseeded swards have the potential to produce more grass and use fertiliser more efficiently. Rejuvenating swards can be one of...
Grass
There’s potential for some farms to facilitate the short-term growing of a silage crop through August/September and earn €75+/ac, according...
Dairy
Milk production in Ireland this year has been hit by two major weather events. A long winter – culminating in...