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Finishing store lambs on a concentrate diet? What you need to know
The store lamb trade is flying at the moment, with both short and long-term keep lambs in strong demand across marts. It was widely reported by mart managers that beef farmers had been dipping into the...
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Building your future in farming
When starting out in a new career or business, we can often focus on the technical skills we need. However, getting a foundation knowledge in business fundamentals and principles for career success are...
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Tips to ensure your lambs comply with the Clean Livestock Policy
With the wet weather over the last number of weeks, the task of ensuring lambs fall into category A of the Clean Livestock Policy (CLP) is made the more difficult. This is especially the case for lambs...
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Food and drink businesses sought for government-supported programme
Bord Bia, Enterprise Ireland and Teagasc have launched Food Works 2021 – a government-supported accelerator programme that provides a launchpad for Irish food and drink businesses to grow. They are...
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2020 cereal harvest drops by 20% compared to 2019
The 2020 harvest report published by Teagasc estimates the production of cereals was 1.9 million tonnes in 2020. This represents a decrease of 487,000t (-20%) compared to 2019. Overall cereal crop...
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Teagasc/FBD Student of the Year 2019 announced
Enda Farrell from Co. Longford has been announced as the 2019 Teagasc/FBD Student of the Year. The announcement was made at an online virtual awards ceremony this evening (Monday, November 16). Farrell...
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Taking stock of your life and farm business
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Farm Business Skillnet and Macra Agricultural Skillnet have partnered to provide business training in a three-part webinar series presented by Lynaire Ryan and Paul...
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Teagasc to host webinar series on poultry
Teagasc will host a number of online webinars on the poultry sector over the coming weeks as part of its ‘Let’s Talk’ series. Teagasc said that as a result of Covid-19, it along with other businesses...
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First meeting of new ‘forestry policy group’ to take place tomorrow – Hackett
The first meeting of a new ‘forestry policy group’ will take place tomorrow (Thursday, November 19) according to Minister of State Pippa Hackett. The senator, whose portfolio is that of land use and...
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New national carbon observatory to monitor emissions and removals
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has today (Thursday, November 19) announced that the department is investing in the establishment of a National Agricultural Soil...
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Cancelling ag students’ work placements due to Covid-19 ‘would be the last...
Cancelling work placements for students on agricultural courses in third-level institutions due to Covid-19 has been considered “the last resort”. AgriLand investigated concerns that placements might...
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Preparing for winter finishing on calf-to-beef farm
On beef farms across Ireland, preparation for winter finishing is well underway as animals are housed and settling into their new diets. Farming in Mount Temple, Moate, Co. Westmeath, Irvine Allen – a...
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Sheep management: Continue to monitor the breeding flock closely
With the breeding season into the latter stages for the majority of mid-season lambing flocks, the importance of continually monitoring the flock closely in the final few weeks of the breeding period...
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‘Farming for a new decade’: Dairy programme launched
Kerry Agribusiness and Teagasc launched their new phase of the dairy joint programme on Zoom earlier this week on Tuesday, November 17. Entitled ‘Farming for a new decade’, this programme is the ninth...
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Signpost Programme: Details on Teagasc’s climate action pathfinder
Last week, Teagasc unveiled its new Signpost Programme – which it describes as its proposal to “prompt climate action by Irish farmer”. But what exactly will it consist of? According to the...
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5 Teagasc researchers recognised on prestigious world list
Five Teagasc researchers have been named among the top 1% in the world for highly cited papers in the Clarivate list of Highly Cited Researchers. The highly anticipated annual list identifies...
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Slurry, soil and stocking rates: What climate actions will Signpost dairy...
Dairy farmer participants in Teagasc’s new Signpost Programme will have a number of ambitious climate action targets to reach, ranging from lower stocking rates to reduced fertiliser use and higher...
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How will the Signpost programme engage all Irish farmers?
The Teagasc Signpost Programme will see the agricultural authority mobilise all of its advisors and teachers to engage with both farmers and students in climate action. The programme is set to be run...
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Reduction in emissions in agriculture ‘reflects work ongoing at farm level’
The reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture reflects the work that is ongoing at farm level to increase efficiency and reduce emissions. This is according to the Irish Farmers’...
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Signpost Programme: Agri industry sought to participate
All milk processors and co-ops, as well as the beef and sheep industry, are to be invited to participate in the initial stages of the Signpost Programme, Teagasc has said. This initiative will be the...
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