Beef
Getting winter housing right on organic beef farms
Lie-back areas are a crucial part of winter housing for Irish organic beef systems, according Teagasc’s Elaine Leavy. In organic...
Beef
Lie-back areas are a crucial part of winter housing for Irish organic beef systems, according Teagasc’s Elaine Leavy. In organic...
Environment
Lime is one of the most important nutrients any farmer can spread on their land to address soil pH issues,...
Dairy
The attention on spring calving dairy farms is switching to drying off and one of the key components for setting...
Grass
Sheep farmers should take note of the grassland management currently being applied on dairy farms, according to Teagasc’s Hugh Mahon....
Grass
Red clover silage swards are capable of producing 30 bales of silage per acre under top management conditions, according to...
Tillage
This year’s fodder beet harvest should get underway in earnest over the coming days, according to Teagasc’s Ciaran Collins. The...
Grass
Up to 60% of the grass grazed on Irish farms in spring 2017 will be grown by December 1, Teagasc’s...
Tillage
Low soil Potassium levels will have a negative impact on the yields produced by barley crops, Teagasc’s Mark Plunkett has...
Tillage
Cereal growers should spray for Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) this autumn, according to Teagasc’s Michael McCarthy. The tillage advisor...
Environment
Tillage farmers can save up to €60/ha when using poultry manure as part of their fertiliser programme, according to Teagasc’s...
Environment
Farmers should take every opportunity to spread lime on their land to address soil acidity issues, Teagasc’s Ger Courtney has...
Beef
When cows are seven months through gestation farmers should test for neospora, a disease which increases the risk of abortion,...
Dairy
Teagasc advisors around the country are confirming that dairy farmers are showing no inclination to push extra milk from late...
Environment
Farmers will be able to safely dispose of hazardous wastes from their farms at 10 collection events across the country during...
Sheep
Sheep farmers should have a closing plan in place this October to ensure they have enough of grass next spring...
Rural Life
A Teagasc survey on the impact of wet weather has revealed that half of farmers in counties Sligo, Leitrim and...
Grass
Teagasc would advise to keep cattle out grazing for as long as possible, according to Drystock Adviser Keith Fahy. Acknowledging that...
Tillage
The 2016/2017 winter oilseed rape acreage is up by between 10-15% on previous years, according to Teagasc Crops Specialist Michael...