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‘Perfectly saleable’ Irish produce being rejected by retailers – farm org
Produce which is ‘”perfectly saleable” is being rejected by packers and retailers because of “minor blemishes”, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has heard. The...
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‘Born alive’ rate on Irish pig farms increases by 36%
Teagasc has confirmed that ‘born alive’ rates on Irish pig farms increased by a staggering 36% between 2020 and 2022. These figures are all the more significant given the commercial pressures on pig...
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IFA gathering support for new data charter for farmers
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is gathering support from industries and associations for its proposed data charter for farmers. The charter was presented to a recent meeting at the IFA’s national...
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Teagasc measuring slurry capacity on 100 dairy farms
Teagasc is currently in the process of measuring the slurry storage capacity on around 100 dairy farms around the country. This research on the slurry storage capacity on Irish dairy farms, based on...
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Video: Calf export lorry with ‘on-board milk feeders’ trialled
A trial has taken place this week (October 17, 2023) where a consignment of Irish dairy-bred calves was exported to mainland Europe in a truck with on-board milk feeders. The trial was facilitated by...
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Tillage: Threat of compaction in tillage soils
Many challenges have occurred as a result of this year’s wet harvest, one being the threat of compaction in tillage soils. Teagasc tillage specialist, Shay Phelan, said: “Many fields have areas that...
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No specific regulation on manure movement to tillage land – DAFM
The movement of organic manures from farms to newly leased land or tillage land currently does not require regulation, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie...
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Tillage: Slug damage now evident in crops
There is evidence of slug damage in many cereal and oilseed rape crops this autumn, according to Teagasc tillage advisors. Wet weather is one of the primary factors; crops after oilseed rape and...
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‘Scientific advancements’ made in methane-cutting additives
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced new scientific advancements in feed additives to reduce livestock methane emissions. The department said that these additives were...
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Woodland Trust Northern Ireland to launch new policy paper
The coming weeks will mark the launch of an important new policy paper from the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland. It is entitled ‘Trees and Woods: at the heart of nature recovery in Northern Ireland’....
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Opinion: Hats off to Irish pig farmers
Irish pig farmers have managed to increase ‘born alive’ rates per litter by 36% over the past 22 years, a significant increase in performance by any measure. And it has been made all the more...
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New farming apprenticeship registrations ‘still in progress’– minister
The registration process for two new farming apprenticeship programmes launched earlier this year is “still in progress”, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation has...
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Irish Grain Growers’ Group to meet agriculture minister over aid
Representatives of the Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) will meet Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, in Dublin on Wednesday, October 25. Securing an improved aid...
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US maize harvest gathering momentum
An Irish native, who has set up a seed business in Kentucky has confirmed that the maize harvest in the United States (US) is now 60% complete. Brian Caldbeck expects that the remaining crops will be...
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Nutritional factors that impact on piglet performance post-weaning
The recent Teagasc annual pig conference provided an opportunity to highlight those nutritional factors that impact on piglet performance, directly post-weaning. It is vitally important to encourage...
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DAFM: Over 9,300 farmers sent satellite inspection notifications
Over 9,300 farmers have received notifications as a result of satellite farm inspections this year, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed. As part of the new Common...
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Tillage: The role for pre-emergence herbicides
Pre-emergence herbicides have been shown to be more effective in controlling many problem grass weeds such as bromes, blackgrass and annual meadow grass, according to Teagasc. There are plenty of...
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Fodder Survey: ‘North West’ farms tight for winter feed
Teagasc have recently updated the national fodder survey across dairy and drystock farms nationwide. It comes as a follow-up to a provisional survey completed in late June after first-cut silage...
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Housing and feed to be focus of DairyBeef 500 webinar
The Teagasc DairyBeef 500 team, in conjunction with Agriland, is running a live webinar tomorrow, Thursday, October 26. In calf-to-beef systems, maintaining daily gain targets at all stages of the...
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Tillage sector needs ‘to do more’ to protect water quality – expert group
The government-appointed Nitrates Expert Group (NEG) believes that the tillage sector “needs to do more to protect water quality”. The government has set a target of increasing the area in tillage to...
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