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Teagasc BeefCon21: 10-15% of dairy cow emissions go to beef sector
The second part of the Teagasc Virtual Beef Conference 2021 took place online on Wednesday, December 8. At the event, the beef enterprise leader at Teagasc Grange Research Centre, Dr. Paul Crosson,...
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Farmer protest calls for Green Party MEP to resign after letter to banks
Dozens of farmers have been gathering as part of an organised protest today (Sunday, December 12) to protest climate change proposals. The Individual Farmers of Ireland (IFI) has organised the ‘No...
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Breeding targets for winter milk herds
The breeding season on autumn-calving herds will be starting in the coming weeks,, so the setting of breeding targets is important. The main aim of this year’s breeding season should be to improve...
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Crops review: Spring of 2021 was a ‘tale of two seasons’
While winter sown crops may have come out of the winter in reasonable shape, the spring of 2021 gave growers plenty to think about. Teagasc tillage specialist, Ciaran Collins explains: “In a lot of...
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Crops review: Winter cereals established well despite weather conditions
Teagasc’s latest ‘Tillage Edge’ podcast sees crop specialists Michael Hennessy, Shay Phelan and Ciaran Collins deliver a crops review of 2021. As they pointed out, 2021 will go down as a very positive...
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Draft Nitrates Action Programme includes new slurry management period
The Draft Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) which has been published by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), outlines proposed new measures for slurry storage and management. It...
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Did you forward sell grain in 2021?
The decision to forward sell grain is one that comes up every growing season for Irish tillage farmers, seeking to maximise their margins. Grain prices at harvest this year were excellent. But given...
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Staying on track and resisting the urge to regraze closed off ground
Tightening grass supplies and poor underfoot conditions on sheep farms are making it difficult to manage stock, as is often case at this time of year, and it may be tempting to regraze. The mild...
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Climate Action Plan: Timelines for measures announced
The government has published an extensive list of deadlines for the farming sector, which aim to ensure the delivery of the Climate Action Plan 2021. The plan sets legally binding targets of net-zero...
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45.5ac of prime Kerry land sells for €1.175m at auction
45.5ac of top quality agricultural land in Co. Kerry has been sold for €1,175,000 at an auction today (Wednesday, December 15). The non-residential holding in a single block is located at Kilcow,...
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Planning your spring slurry applications
At the recent National Dairy Conference, the importance of slurry on dairy farms this spring was highlighted as a way of reducing input cost. The nutrient value of slurry is well known by dairy...
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Blackgrass now a key challenge for Irish tillage farmers
Teagasc has spent all of 2021 confirming that blackgrass is now a key challenge for Irish tillage farmers. It was an issue touched upon by cereals specialist, Ciaran Collins,during the most recent...
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Nitrates proposals ‘excessive’– ICMSA
Proposals included in the draft Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) published this week have been described as “excessive” by the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Assocation (ICMSA). The draft report...
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Providing adequate feed and lying space at housing for ewes
Two critical points to keep in mind at housing time are lying and feed space. From the time a ewe is housed and by the time she lambs down, she will have gained considerable weight and size, which...
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Milk replacer hike for spring as prices increase
On many farms, milk replacer is a key part of a successful youngstock rearing programme – but will farmers be moving away from it? It is at this time of the year that dairy farmers begin the planning...
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Beef farmers: Do your cattle need to be dosed for fluke again?
Liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica, is a well-known parasite that impacts both cattle and sheep and can cause serious production losses on beef and sheep farms. While farms in many areas of the country...
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Breeding season: Increasing your conception rates
The focus on many autumn-calving herds is moving from the calving season to the impending breeding season. Ideally, you should be monitoring heats in cows to ensure that they are cycling. Any cow that...
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Sm@rt project aims to improve uptake of digital technologies on farms
The Sm@ll Ruminant Technologies (Sm@RT) project, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 research programme, aims to share knowledge and improve the uptake of new digital technologies in small ruminant farming...
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CalfCare events to be held nationwide in January
The annual Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and Teagasc CalfCare events will take place again this January, on farms across the country. Titled ‘Calf Rearing for Tomorrow’s Herd’, the series of twelve...
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Fertiliser stocks are lower but so will ‘overall usage and demand’– minister
“While stocks of fertiliser are lower, it is expected that overall usage and demand will also be lower,” said Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue. The minister was...
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