Tillage
Teagasc to undertake nationwide study on harvest 2016 losses
Teagasc is to undertake a nationwide study to establish the extent of the tillage crisis on many farms following a...
Tillage
Teagasc is to undertake a nationwide study to establish the extent of the tillage crisis on many farms following a...
Tillage
Tillage farmers who have cereal crops yet to be harvested, which are badly lodged and sprouting, may have to desiccate them...
Environment
The Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has to urgently address the difficulties caused by persistent poor weather conditions in parts...
Agri-Business
A formal merger of grassland software packages, PastureBase Ireland and AgriNet Grass, was announced on the second day at last weeks’ National...
Rural Life
Teagasc is to provide a service to families affected by farm accidents to assist them cope in the immediate aftermath of...
Agri-Business
Farmers throughout Ireland should actively consider developing rural tourism opportunities as a means of enhancing the income streams available to...
Rural Life
The high demand for Teagasc Green Cert programmes has meant that there are 3,600 applicants that have yet to be accommodated....
Beef
Beef finishers will struggle to breakeven this winter due to high store costs and low factory prices, recent figures from...
Beef
Irish cattle supplies are likely to increase by 100,000 in 2017 to 1.71m head, according to Teagasc Beef Specialist Aidan Murray....
Dairy
Building up a substantial grass bank during the autumn months on both dairy and cattle farms is a good thing...
Beef
The Irish beef market is facing a challenging future due to sluggish markets and currency fluctuations, according to Dawn Meats’...
Beef
The price paid for store cattle this autumn will have a major impact on the profitability of beef finishing over...
Beef
The use of genomics has allowed for a 50% improvement in genetic gain in cattle breeding on Irish farms, Teagasc’s...
Rural Life
The harvesting of hurley butts commenced earlier this week in Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, an operation which is part of...
Grass
Applying a herbicide to a new grass ley is the most cost-effective spray you will use on that field, according...
Tillage
Decisions made on tillage farms in the coming weeks will have a big impact on next year’s harvest, according to...
Tillage
Tillage farm incomes are set to drop by €14,000 in 2016 compared to last year, Teagasc’s Fiona Thorne has said....
Tillage
Tillage farmers making decisions on the crops they will grow over the next year should base their costings and returns...