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Pillar 1 Cap Reform leaves dairy ‘worse off’- Teagasc
Dairy farms could be “worse off” under the new Pillar I Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Reform, according to economists at Teagasc. In a new report, published today (Wednesday, December 14) Teagasc...
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€3.6m towards projects to reduce livestock emissions
Over €3.6 million has been announced today (Thursday, December 15) for Irish researchers in four climate and agriculture research projects relating to livestock emissions, arising from the 2022...
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Teagasc to lead largest EU farm safety project ever funded
It has been announced today (Thursday, December 15) that Teagasc is to lead largest European Union (EU) farm safety project ever funded. The EU has awarded €5 million in funding to a group led by...
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Advice on dealing with frozen drinkers in the cattle shed
The freezing weather conditions experienced this week have caused a great deal of hardship on cattle and sheep farms across Ireland. One of the most common difficulties has been freezing water pipes...
View ArticleThe Farming Week podcast: Govt slammed for inaction over dog attacks, Teagasc...
On this episode of The Farming Week, Megan O’Brien and Stella Meehan discuss the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture including a spate of horrific dog attacks on livestock and criticism...
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Forward grain prices enter very dangerous territory – IGG
Irish Grain Growers (IGG) chairman Bobby Miller is deeply concerned about the direction of travel forward grain prices are now taking. “Prices quoted for harvest 2023 are now hovering at around...
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Tillage farmers must improve record-keeping standards
Teagasc is this month, putting a focus on the need for growers to improve their record-keeping standards. The year just ending will be remembered for a number of reasons. It included high prices,...
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Tillage: Teagasc encourages opinions on Sustainable Use Directive
The old Sustainable Use Directive for the safe use of pesticides is due to be superseded by a new Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR) in 2023. This will have a significant impact on the amount of plant...
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Dublin winner of Teagasc forest photo competition
The overall winner of the 2022 Teagasc forest photo competition was announced by the Minister of State for land use and biodiversity, Pippa Hackett, today (Friday, December 16). The winner of the...
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Opinion: Why has Teagasc partnered with UK record-keeping firm
The need to improve record-keeping and benchmarking services across the entire farming spectrum is blindingly obvious. Running a business today is all about data generation and then having the scope...
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Buildings Focus: 8-unit parlour with unique features on 60-cow Cork farm
For this week’s Buildings Focus, Agriland made the trip south to Co. Cork to visit an eight-unit parlour on a farm that is new to dairy. The family team that is parents John and Eileen Hurley and son...
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Spring calving: Calf house assessment
For dairy farms, the start of the 2023 spring-calving season is just over six-weeks away. Ahead of the calving season, it is a good idea to assess your calf shed and make any small changes that may be...
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Tillage: Crop management advisory update
Teagasc has just issued a comprehensive crop management advisory update. In many cases farmers have not been able to get back into fields since crops were drilled. The poor weather has made fields...
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Macra calls on department to publish criteria for ‘family farm’
Macra has called on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), to publish the criteria by which it defines a family farm in Ireland, to ensure that the relevant farmers can anticipate...
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Beef sector could benefit from demand in key EU export markets in 2023 – Teagasc
A growing “preference” among consumers in the UK to buy beef “sourced” in Britain could pose an issue for the Irish beef industry in 2023, Teagasc has warned. Traditionally, the UK has been seen as...
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Emissions trading system to be expanded under new agreement
The European Parliament and the European Council has provisionally agreed to strengthen the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and to apply emissions trading to a number of new sectors. The provisional...
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Cattle scratching: Is a second lice treatment necessary?
When cattle are housed for the winter, they are generally treated for a range of internal and external parasites. The main parasites treated in cattle at housing are fluke and worms (internal) and...
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Report highlights development of agri-food sector skills in the west
A new report launched at the BIA Innovator Campus in Athenry, Co. Galway has laid out a strong ambition for developing the skills needed in the agriculture and food sector in the west of Ireland....
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BYDV challenge and its impact on winter barley
The end of the 2022 cropping year brings into sharp focus the challenge posed by Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) and its specific impact on winter barley crops. In the latest Tillage Edge podcast...
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Opinion: It’s back to basics for Tillage in 2023
The current issue of the Teagasc Tillage Edge podcast is well worth a listen. The programme centres on a review of the 2022 cropping year in Ireland. Teagasc stalwarts and all-round tillage ‘gurus’:...
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