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‘The most efficient farms have made improvements in profitability over last...
The Teagasc National Beef Conference took place in Claremorris, Co. Mayo, earlier tonight. One message that was very evident from the ‘get go’ was that efficiency still pays. This was first mentioned...
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EU beef consumption trends expected to decline – Burke
It is expected that meat consumption across EU member states will to continue to marginally decrease over the coming years, the Teagasc National Beef Conference 2019 has heard. Speaking at the...
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‘Brexit is not going to happen’– Marshall’s theory
As the hours countdown to the 2019 UK general election – set to take place tomorrow, Thursday, December 12 – independent senator Ian Marshall is holding steadfast to his ‘Brexit theory’. Speaking at...
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National genetic evaluations for meat eating quality in 2020
Meat eating quality characteristics such as tenderness, juiciness and flavour are becoming increasingly important in maintaining demand for beef products. This – coupled with Ireland’s grass-fed image...
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New faces at Teagasc
Dr Noel Cawley has been reappointed chairman of Teagasc for a second five-year term. Dr Cawley is a former chief executive of the Irish Dairy Board. Padraig Gibbons has also been re-appointed, along...
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Dairy farmers urged to look inside their farmgate before considering further...
Dairy farmers were urged – by Teagasc’s Lawrence Shalloo during last week’s Teagasc National Dairy Conference – to look inside their own farmgate, to see where efficiency gains can be made, before...
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Oireachtas committee to discuss annual report with Teagasc
The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will meet tomorrow, Tuesday, December 17, to discuss Teagasc’s annual report for 2018. Deputies and senators will be briefed by representatives...
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Creed opens new €10 million Moorepark Technology facility
A new €10 million investment in Teagasc, Fermoy, Co. Cork was officially opened by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, today, Friday, December 13. The investment was made...
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New faces at Teagasc
Dr Noel Cawley has been reappointed chairman of Teagasc for a second five-year term. Dr Cawley is a former chief executive of the Irish Dairy Board. Padraig Gibbons has also been re-appointed, along...
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Silage stocks tightening, Teagasc
The recent heavy rainfall has meant that grazing conditions are very difficult on many farms, very little fertiliser has been spread and a lot of stock are still fully housed. This is according to the...
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Innovation awards from Teagasc
The 42nd Annual Food Research Conference was hosted by Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown recently. More than 80 attendees from Teagasc and the universities witnessed some excellent oral...
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Enrolment boom at Teagasc
One thousand and five hundred students have enrolled in further-level courses in agriculture and horticulture in Teagasc colleges this autumn, a 144 per cent increase since 2006. In addition some 2,094...
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Fodder alert from Teagasc
All farmers are urged to do a fodder budget for next winter immediately, according to Teagasc this afternoon. Most first cut silages have been harvested by now so yesterday Monday, 1 July was picked as...
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Teagasc by numbers
Agriculture and the food sector continue to be one of the major contributors to the Irish economy and to economic activity in all rural areas. This was still the case in 2012, despite weather-related...
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Teagasc 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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What could be the reason for a cow ‘throwing her calf’?
Almost all dairy and beef farmers will experience a cow aborting or ‘throwing a calf’ at some stage or another. But what could be the reason behind such an unpleasant occurrence? There are many...
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Are you interested in moving to OAD milking?
There are many reasons why people have opted to milk once-a-day (OAD), and more and more farmers are enquiring about the advantages and disadvantages of adopting the practice. According to conference...
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Teagasc ‘looks forward’ to formal relationship with ACA
A representative for Teagasc has said that the organisation is looking forward to formalising its working relationship with the Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA) through a memorandum of...
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Improving production efficiency: Sheep conferences 2020 beckon
Opportunities to improve efficiency of sheep production in Ireland will be outlined at the two Teagasc National Lowland Sheep Conferences which will take place this month, according to Teagasc. These...
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Today’s CalfCare event cancelled due to Storm Brendan
The Teagasc / Animal Health Ireland (AHI) CalfCare event that was due to be held today, Monday, January 14, has been cancelled as a result of Storm Brendan. Today’s event was supposed to be held on the...
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