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Tips for reducing night-time calving
A compact spring-calving season has many benefits, but it means that calves arrive thick and fast in a short period of time. This has a number of drawbacks for farmers, including long hours, not...
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Highest mortality in ewes linked to respiratory diseases
The highest mortality rate in ewes is linked to respiratory diseases, Shane McGettrick told farmers last week. Shane was speaking at the Teagasc National Hill Sheep Conference on Thursday, February...
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The best way to deal with ticks
The best way to deal with ticks, according to Shane McGettrick, is to identify where the problem is on your farm. Shane was speaking at the Teagasc National Hill Sheep Conference on Thursday, February...
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‘Include the placenta when sending a sample to a lab’
“In most cases, abortion is caused due to placental insufficiencies, so make sure to include the placenta when sending in a sample to a veterinary lab,” said Shane McGettrick. McGettrick is a...
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Pig farmer support scheme opens for applications
Applications are now being accepted from pig farmers under a €7 million support scheme, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed. The Pig Exceptional Payment Scheme (PEPS) was...
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Winter crops showing signs of spring growth in most tillage areas
The latest tillage update from Teagasc summarises the growth rates achieved by all crops over the recent winter months. The publication also highlights the management priorities for growers over the...
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Researchers to carry out project to protect well-owners from infection
Researchers at the National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway are to carry out a large-scale project that aims to protect private well-owners from infection from potentially lethal bacteria. The...
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An Taisce calls on government not to seek nitrates derogation
Ireland should not seek another nitrates derogation until sufficient safeguards for water quality are in place, according to An Taisce. The group has called on the government to urgently strengthen...
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Department raises prospect of new dairy quotas
Since the Food Vision Dairy Group was announced at the end of January, farm organisations have urged the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to resist implementing a quota-like system for...
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ICMSA rejects any cap on milk volume production
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has said there are “no circumstances” in which it would agree to a cap on milk volume production. During the latest meeting of the Food Vision...
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McConalogue: DAFM has no plans to reintroduce dairy quotas
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that there are no concrete proposals already defined by his department for the dairy sector. The possibility of milk...
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Chlorine-free wash programmes for milking equipment and bulk tanks
As of January 2022, Irish dairy farmers must now ensure that they clean their milking parlours and bulk milk tanks, using only chlorine-free products, as part of their daily cleaning wash routines. At...
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Crop performance: Winter oilseed rape now starting to green
The latest Tillage Edge podcast features a review of crop performance over the last few months and the current priorities for field work. Head of crops knowledge transfer with Teagasc, Michael...
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Tillage: Time to think about nitrogen fertiliser for rape crops
Growers across the country should be starting to think about nitrogen (N) for rape crops around now. Speaking on the most recent edition of the Teagasc Tillage Edge podcast, crops’ specialist Shay...
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Are you considering OAD feeding for your calves?
Once-a-day (OAD) feeding for calves can greatly reduce the labour required during the rearing period on farms. In fact, research from Teagasc has shown that with it, labour requirement is reduced by...
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McConalogue unveils plans for food security committee
A National Fodder and Food Security Committee is being established in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed. The announcement...
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Ukraine government bans exports of grains
Ukraine has decided to ban the export of several types of grain and other foodstuffs as the Russian invasion intensifies. This morning (Wednesday, March 9), a cabinet resolution was approved by the...
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Agricultural Consultants Association to hold AGM tomorrow
The Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA), the organisation representing private agri-consultants, will hold its AGM tomorrow (Thursday, March 10). The meeting will take place at the Midlands...
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Minister Heydon rules out compulsory crop growing
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Martin Heydon, has ruled out compulsory crop growing as a response to the ongoing input-costs and food-security crisis....
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Gene editing – a ‘precision breeding’ technique agri-committee hears
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine convened this evening (Wednesday, March 9) for a lengthy discussion on gene-editing technology, and its potential role in producing...
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