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Is convergence a driving force behind farmers leaving tillage?
Convergence may be one of the driving forces behind farmers leaving the tillage sector, according to Prof. Michael Wallace of the University College Dublin (UCD) who spoke at the Teagasc Crops Forum...
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Covid-19 and Brexit top of agenda at Food Wise 2025 committee meeting
Brexit preparations and the ongoing Covid-19 response across the agri-food sector were at the top of the agenda as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, chaired his first...
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GrowthWatch: Aim to maximise the use of autumn grass
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald With the weather forecast looking relatively good for the time of year and with warm weather aiding ground conditions in many parts of the country, the...
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Teagasc Virtual Sheep Week: Grassland management for sheep systems
The Teagasc Virtual Sheep Week kicks off today (Monday, September 21) with a focus on grassland management for sheep systems covering the key areas that can contribute to improved grass production,...
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Ireland may not have to reduce pesticide use by 50%
The implementation of the Farm to Fork Strategy in this country is still to be decided on. However, it is unlikely that a blanket approach will be taken to reduce the levels of pesticide and fertiliser...
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Tillage sector now looking at a collapse in farm income – IFA
The value of the tillage sector is estimated to be down by 15% due to the difficult harvest according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and a collapse in incomes is expected. Mark Browne, the...
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Increasing productivity and efficiency on sheep farms through breeding and...
Today (Tuesday, September 22) the Teagasc Virtual Sheep Week turns its attention to breeding and genetics on sheep farms. Animal genetics studies the genes and genetic variation of animals, thus...
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Guidelines for environmental performance of feed additives launched
The Minister for Agriculture has addressed an international gathering of stakeholders at the launch of the FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Guidelines on the environmental...
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Getting more from your winter crops this autumn
By Tim O’Donovan, technical director for Seedtech Over the last four years, BELFRY winter barley, GRAHAM winter wheat and HUSKY winter oats have done what good varieties should do – leave a decent...
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Winners of Dairygold Milk Quality Awards announced
Dairygold milk suppliers Denis, Nora and Michael Lordan of Newcestown, Bandon, Co. Cork, were declared the overall winners of the 2019 Dairygold Milk Quality Awards, the southern cooperative has...
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Developing systems for finishing hill-bred store lambs
Hill sheep and store lamb finishing is the topic for discussion today (Wednesday, September 23) as part of the Teagasc Virtual Sheep Week. Hill sheep farming is carried out on a diverse range of land...
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Is your maize ready to be harvested?
Maize is an expensive crop to grow and has huge potential when placed in a pit for the winter, but the high-energy feed needs to be harvested at the appropriate time to get the most from the crop. The...
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‘Essential and vulnerable’– farmers ‘do not have the luxury of isolation’
Due to being classified as ‘essential workers’, farmers “do not have the luxury of isolation” during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is despite them being “highly vulnerable to adverse outcomes of Covid-19...
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Is the tillage sector less exposed when it comes to a hard Brexit?
A hard Brexit may not impact badly on the tillage sector directly. It may actually result in higher grain prices here in Ireland. However, the knock-on effect on the livestock sector would no doubt...
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Maintaining high flock health
Maintaining high flock health status is critical to achieving high animal welfare standards, high levels of animal performance and high profitability in lamb production systems. Today (Thursday,...
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‘World first’: Beef Eating Quality Index launched
The world’s first national multi-breed genomic evaluation for sensory-based meat eating quality was launched at the Meat Technology Ireland centre, Ashtown, Dublin, today (Thursday, September 24). The...
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Teagasc develops updated measures to reduce ammonia
An updated marginal abatement cost curve (MACC) for ammonia emissions has been published by Teagasc. The publication called ‘An Analysis of the Cost of the Abatement of Ammonia Emissions in Irish...
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National and EU policy and environment affecting sheep production
The focus of the Teagasc Virtual Sheep Week today (Friday, September 25) is on policy in the sheep sector and how sheep farms are farming with their natural environment. There are around 35,000 farms...
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Get your seed rate right when sowing
As farmers begin to plant winter barley across the country it is important to get the seed rate right. Some drills have been busy already this season, but farmers should delay sowing where possible....
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Code of practice for responsible use of antimicrobials in sheep
Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett, has launched the Code of Good Practice regarding the responsible use of antimicrobials in sheep....
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