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Winter finishers ‘need certainty now if shops want beef’
There is “no way” that winter finishers can plan ahead now, given the “ferocious rise in costs and the uncertainty around markets”, one farm organisation has said. The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’...
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Preventing post-calving subclinical mineral deficiency
The weeks of spring are a critical period for farms in Ireland aiming to get cows back in-calf quickly to ensure a compact calving interval. Teagasc research shows that nationally, only 58% of the...
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Teagasc ordered to pay €40,000 compensation to female employee
By Gordon Deegan A state employment watchdog has ordered Teagasc to pay €40,000 compensation to a female statistician allegedly paid around €20,000 a year less than a male colleague doing similar...
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Is clover the solution to fertiliser woes?
Earlier this week, Agriland took a trip down to the Solohead dairy research farm to take a hear about the clover trials taking place there. The farm walk on the Tipperary Co-op and Teagasc Co....
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Crop report outlines eligibility for new Tillage Incentive Scheme
The latest crop report from Teagasc has outlined the details and criteria for the new €10 million Tillage Incentive Scheme. The measure has been designed by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
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Planting cereals after long-term permanent pasture
The new Tillage Incentive Scheme is expected to lead to an increase in cereals planted after long-term permanent pasture. Barley is likely to be the most common crop due to seed availability and a...
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Minister formally opens Pallaskenry rotary parlour
Salesian Agricultural College, specialising in training students in agricultural practices, has formally opened its new hi-tech dairy facility on the grounds of its farm in Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick....
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Woman convicted of criminal damage to tractor with a golf club
By Gordon Deegan A 62-year-old mother of six broke the windows of her estranged husband’s tractor with a golf club in a row over an unpaid €200,000 marital debt, a court has heard. At Gort District...
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Cut in ammonia emissions needed on farms to protect Irish air quality
Appropriate measures to lower ammonia (NH3) emissions at farm level need to be implemented as the expansion of the dairy sector has negatively impacted air quality, according to the draft Clean Air...
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Over 300 students graduate from Teagasc Ballyhaise
Following two years of postponements due to the Covid-19 pandemic, over 300 students have officially graduated from Teagasc Ballyhaise College in Co. Cavan. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
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Pig farmers’ protest to get underway at government buildings shortly
Pig farmers are due to begin a protest at Agriculture House – the head offices of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) – at Kildare Street in Dublin city within the next hour,...
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1,000 gallons of pig slurry worth up to €50
In terms of the benefits of spreading slurry on crops, it has been noted by specialists that 1,000 gallons of pig slurry could be worth up to €50. Tillage specialist Michael McCarthy joined Mallow...
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Pig farmers are ‘staring into the abyss’– Gallie
Additional reporting by Charles O’Donnell Pig farmers who are protesting outside the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in Dublin today (Tuesday, March 29) have called for immediate...
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Oireachtas agri-committee to hold ‘special meeting’ on pig sector
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will hold a special meeting next month on the crisis in the pig sector. The meeting was requested by senator Tim Lombard, and was...
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Agroforestry to benefit farmers and help achieve environmental targets
The Irish Agroforestry Forum (IAF) has recently launched its website to foster collaborations and act as an information hub tailored to the growing interest in agroforestry. Agroforestry includes the...
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Tillage: Applying slurry to growing crops
The issue of applying slurry to growing crops is a subject that is now front and foremost in many tillage farmers’ minds, given the still rocketing increases in fertiliser prices. In the latest...
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Opinion: How much would liming save the Irish farming industry?
If every acre of farmable land in Ireland was at its optimal soil pH value through liming, how much would Irish farmers save on chemical fertiliser? I am encouraged to ask this question on the back of...
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Sheep farmers say rise in prices doesn’t cover ‘soaring costs’
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that hogget and cull ewe prices have risen again this week, but they have not kept pace with the cost increases incurred by sheep farmers. IFA Sheep...
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Farm walks to highlight benefits of white clover
A series of 12 farm walks taking place nationwide from next month, will highlight the beneficial role that white clover is playing on grazing farms. The Teagasc Grass10 team, along with the grassland...
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Pasture versus concentrate: Study shows impact on aroma of raw milk
New research from Teagasc and University College Cork (UCC) has demonstrated that the odour of raw milk is both directly and indirectly influenced by bovine diet. The study, entitled ‘The Influence of...
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