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Replacements: Improving the beef merit of dairy calves
It is now possible to almost eliminate low value male dairy calves by using just enough sexed semen to generate the required number of replacement dairy heifers. That’s the message to dairy farmers...
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Pasture utilisation key to being economically sustainable
Speaking at the Dairy Open Day 2021 at Moorepark in Co. Cork, Dr. Joe Patton, the new head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer with Teagasc, focused on how to farm more environmentally sustainable, while also...
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The implications of NAP banding on Irish dairy farms
Under the current proposed Nitrates Action Programme (NAP), dairy farmers may see the introduction of banding. Currently the excretion rate for all dairy cows is 89kg of organic nitrogen (N)/cow. But...
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External review of forestry licensing set to commence
An external review of Ireland’s forestry-licensing system is set to commence according to Minister of State for Forestry, Senator Pippa Hackett. Minister Hackett has confirmed that “a preferred...
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Sexed semen: How do we continue genetic gains?
Sexing Technologies recently announced that it will be opening a sexed semen lab, which will be operational from November 1, with straws available from spring 2022. Speaking at the dairy open day at...
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Teagasc criticised for ‘lack of respect’ for suckler sector
Teagasc predictions of a potential switch among beef farmers to dairy beef production have been criticised by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) for showing an “appalling lack of respect” for the...
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Taoiseach opens National Food Innovation Hub at Moorepark
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has officially opened the new National Food Innovation Hub at Moorepark in Co. Cork today (Friday, September 17). The €8.8 million investment from the Department of...
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International businesses contact Teagasc about trading carbon
Teagasc has confirmed that a number of businesses involved in the trading of carbon credits, have been in contact with the organisation, inquiring into the carbon sequestration potential of Irish...
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Carbon targets ‘will be challenging’ for agriculture – Taoiseach
With additional reporting by Stella Meehan Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that the carbon budget planned for agriculture and other sectors “will be challenging” as Ireland aims to reduce its carbon...
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Carbon neutrality should be feasible for many Irish tillage farmers
Teagasc is advising tillage farmers that achieving carbon neutrality within their businesses should be a feasible objective within a reasonable period of time. However, the challenge facing livestock...
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Hoof care, cow scans and freezebranding – a 40-year history of FRS
Leading figures from across the agri sector attended a special event recently, marking the industry launch of a new book about the history of Farm Relief Services (FRS) and honouring outgoing FRS...
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‘Megaphone approach’ slammed: Farmers ‘treated like pawns’
The government has been called on to change their “megaphone approach” when discussing the future of agriculture. Commenting, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Tim Cullinan said: “In...
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‘Possible inconsistencies’ in farmer tax relief age limits
There are a number of “possible inconsistencies” in the age limits which apply to some tax reliefs for young farmers, which are being reviewed in the run-up to Budget 2022. The Department of Finance,...
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Looking to achieve a compact lambing period? Here’s how you can
A compact lambing period is the ultimate goal on many sheep farms; however, in some cases, it is sometimes hard to achieve. One way to possibly tighten up the lambing period is through the use of the...
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MEP ‘rejects notion that suckler model should be abandoned’
An MEP has weighed in on the controversy over comments made on dairy beef by Teagasc director Gerry Boyle. Following a meeting with Connacht and Galway Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) representatives...
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Trials shows that winter malting barley can deliver for grain growers
The potential to grow winter malting barley varieties in Ireland was highlighted at a webinar, hosted by Teagasc earlier this week. Also profiled at the event was the ‘anomalous impact’ of fertiliser...
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Merits of grass-based system to be discussed by experts at webinar
What is sustainable beef production – and are grass-based systems sustainable? These questions will be addressed during a webinar on Monday, September 27, by experts across the European beef farming...
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Minister urged to take action on ‘anti-suckler narrative’
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has been urged by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) to take action on an “anti-suckler narrative”. ICSA president...
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Dairy open day: What did we learn?
The dust has now settled on the Dairy Open Day 2021 at Moorepark in Co. Cork, and now is a good time to reflect on what we learned. Teagasc did not reveal any groundbreaking new research that is going...
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Drilling for success and making varieties work harder for you
As the 2021 autumn drilling season kicks off in earnest this week, growers and agronomists are finalising drilling plans. According to the central statistics office (CSO) there were 400,000t fewer...
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