Average concentrate feed use per dairy cow set to jump by 75% this year
Current estimates suggest that the average concentrate feed use per dairy cow will jump by 75% in 2018 compared to the previous year, according to a Teagasc report. This estimate is based on normal...
View Article2018 farm income figures ‘represent a huge challenge’
The estimated reduction of up to 60% in dairy farmer net margin in 2018 has been described as a huge challenge ahead by a farm lobby group. Commenting on yesterday’s Teagasc report, president of the...
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2018 fertiliser prices to remain above last year’s levels
Average annual fertiliser prices this year are anticipated to remain above the average 2017 level, according to a new report produced by Teagasc economists. Due to energy prices being at relatively low...
View ArticleMilk price up 10pc Teagasc
The relatively favourable market conditions to date this year for dairy products and beef is offering some welcome relief from the cost of the fodder crisis, according to Teagasc economists in their...
View ArticleTeagasc launches Pasture Profit Index
A profit based index, called the Pasture Profit Index (€/ha) for perennial ryegrass cultivars in Ireland has been developed by Teagasc in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
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2 new dairy specialists appointed by Teagasc
Teagasc announced today (Wednesday, August 1) that it has appointed two new dairy knowledge transfer specialists. Both Martina Gormley from Co. Galway and Stuart Childs from Co. Cork will now take up...
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Where to now for fertiliser applications?
The summer’s drought not only resulted in grass growth rates plummeting, but it also curtailed fertiliser applications on many farms. Serious soil moisture deficits (SMDs) forced many farmers to retire...
View ArticleChanging of the guard: New specialists appointed by Teagasc
Teagasc has announced the appointment of new specialists for both farm machinery and building and infrastructures. The agricultural extension agency has appointed Francis Quigley as a farm machinery...
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Milk production unlikely to climb on 2017 levels
Milk production in Ireland this year has been hit by two major weather events. A long winter – culminating in major snowfall in late February / early March – and drought have made production conditions...
View ArticleTeagasc draws up silage production agreement contracts
There’s potential for some farms to facilitate the short-term growing of a silage crop through August/September and earn €75+/ac, according to Teagasc. Farmers are facing into a fodder deficit this...
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Sheep focus: Weaning an extra 350 lambs in Co. Wexford
John Doyle operates a mixed farming system in Ballindaggin, Co. Wexford. The farm is home to sheep, beef and tillage enterprises. Since joining the Teagasc Better Farm Sheep Programme in 2012, John has...
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Less than 2% of our national grassland area is reseeded annually
Reseeded swards have the potential to produce more grass and use fertiliser more efficiently. Rejuvenating swards can be one of the most cost effective investments on-farm, but it’s being neglected by...
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How much P and K needs to be applied on suckler-to-beef farms?
Drought conditions halted both grass growth and fertiliser spreading over recent weeks. However, now that the rain has arrived, attention is turning back to fertiliser applications. Of the drystock...
View Article‘Enormous pressure on Teagasc staff’
Teagasc has suffered a significant reduction in advisory resources and this is causing enormous pressure on its staff. This is according to Prof Gerry Boyle, Teagasc director, who was speaking at this...
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Teagasc Beef 2014 In Pictures
Over 8,000 beef farmers are at the Teagasc Beef Open Day in Grange, Co. Meath today. In case you are not one of the thousands of farmers in attendance at todays Teagasc Beef 2014, below is a snapshot...
View ArticleTeagasc launches Pasture Profit Index
A profit based index, called the Pasture Profit Index (€/ha) for perennial ryegrass cultivars in Ireland has been developed by Teagasc in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
View ArticlePrevention’s the best policy for summer mastitis
By Seán Doorley, beef & sheep adviser, Longford Town The incidence of summer mastitis tends to vary from year-to-year, with it being a particular problem in many herds this year because of the dry...
View Article‘It’s costing us €370/day in additional feed’
Farming alongside his father under a family partnership agreement, Adrian Claffey – a dairy farmer from Co. Westmeath – explained how much the drought is costing the farm. “It’s costing us about...
View ArticleTeagasc addresses Oireachtas Agriculture Committee
Teagasc Director Professor Gerry Boyle told members of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee today that his organisation had been flagging up the issue of increasing price pressure on young bulls as far...
View ArticleMilk price up 10pc Teagasc
The relatively favourable market conditions to date this year for dairy products and beef is offering some welcome relief from the cost of the fodder crisis, according to Teagasc economists in their...
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