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Latest category winners of forestry photo competition announced
The Teagasc Forestry Development Department has announced the winners of category three in the forest photo competition ‘Celebrating the New Forestry Programme 2023-2027’. ‘The Forest Harvest’ was the...
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Showdown could be looming on Nitrates Expert Group’s 20 recommendations
Farm organisations are gearing up for what could be a showdown tomorrow (Friday, December 15) when the Agriculture Water Quality Working Group meets to discuss 20 recommendations put forward by a...
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Many farm sprayers will require SUD test in 2024
Teagasc machinery specialist, Dermot Forristal, has confirmed that all farm sprayers must be officially tested under the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (SUD). He discusses this issue on the...
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Irish Limousin Cattle Society elects new president
Following a meeting of the Irish Limousin Cattle Society Council, a new president was elected and has made history by becoming the first woman appointed to the role. Ann Hester from Castlerea, Co....
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Watch: Dairy and beef farmers discuss calf quality at Fermoy event
Almost 300 farmers gathered at Corrin Mart, Fermoy, Co. Cork on Wednesday, December 6, for the ABP Food Group Advantage Beef Programme dairy-beef breeding event. It was positive to see that dairy...
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Concentrate feeding on winter-milk farms
Within winter-milk herds, it is important to ensure that the diet is developed to suit the lower yielding cows in the herd. Concentrates play a significant role in most winter-milk diets, but...
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Case IH feed rate control gains silver medal
There is no shortage of technological offerings from the major manufactures, as they scramble to apply what is possible to their products, and Case IH were no exception. The company launched a new...
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Dairy advice: Preparing for adverse weather conditions on farm
Colder night-time and daytime temperatures are starting to set in, with the country already experiencing freezing weather conditions. Colder conditions are not uncommon for this time of the year, but...
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Wexford Student awarded scholarship for research on pig feeding
Wexford native, James Cullen, a PhD student in the Eco-Innovation Research Centre (EIRC) at South East Technological University (SETU), was recently awarded £3,000 through the Society of Feed...
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Final Food Vision Tillage Group report due in New Year
The final Food Vision Tillage Group report will be published early in the New Year, possibly January. This is according to the Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) chair, Bobby Miller. He spoke at a...
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Working group agrees reduction in organic N value of some calves
The Agriculture Water Quality Working Group, chaired by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM), has agreed that the organic nitrogen (N)value of calves should be reduced for the first...
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Evidence that sewage treatment affecting water quality – IGGG
The Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) has claimed that it has clear evidence confirming that sewage treatment plants are adding significantly to Ireland’s water quality problems. This issue was...
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Watch: ICM launches new lamb-finishing sustainability project
Irish Country Meats (ICM), in collaboration with ABP Food Group, has this morning, Wednesday, December 20, launched a new sustainability project focused on the use of 5-star terminal rams. According...
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Tillage: When is a winter cereal not a winter cereal?
Defining what is actually constituted by a winter cereal is an issue that Irish cereal growers may well be facing up to in the very near future. It is now clear that the spring months of 2024 could...
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IBLA considers seeking court injunction on new beef indices
The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has said that it is considering seeking an injunction from the courts in relation to the changes to the beef breeding indices. The changes to the terminal...
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Watch: ICMSA president – N value of some calves may change
The new president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) believes that changes to the N value of calves up to 12-months-of-age may help nitrates derogation farmers address stocking...
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Dairy beef farms added to AHI CalfCare events for 2024
A series of 18 on-farm CalfCare events for farmers will take place nationwide throughout the month of January. The CalfCare events are held every January, with the aim of the events to keep farmers...
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Minister announces winners of forestry photo competition
The Teagasc forest photo competition 2023 overall winners were announced yesterday (Tuesday, December 19), by Minister of State for land use and biodiversity, Pippa Hackett. This years competition was...
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Climate Action Plan: Maximum nitrogen limits review by mid-2024
A review of maximum nitrogen (N) limits and providing options to farmers to voluntarily reduce livestock numbers are among the key measures included in Climate Action Plan 2024. Minister for...
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Chemical fertiliser usage in Ireland declined significantly in 2023
According to Teagasc, chemical fertiliser usage on Irish farms – grassland and tillage – continues to decline. Recently published figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)...
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