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Applying Covid-19 lessons to herd health management
On the second evening of Teagasc’s Virtual Beef Conference 2020 held on Wednesday (December 2), the theme up for discussion was ‘Improving beef health and welfare’. The evening was chaired by Dr. Conor...
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Work smarter, not harder: 3 ways to reduce workload and improve results using...
December is the time when we look back on the past year and forward to the next; a time of reflection, make new plans and start implementing them. Like this year, there will be challenges beyond our...
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New rules for farm roadways to take effect in 2021
New requirements on farmers to prevent direct run-off of soiled water from farm roadways will come into effect from January 1, 2021, according to Teagasc. These are in the form of the Department of...
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EU ‘must complete full impact assessment of green strategies’
The European Commission has been told that it must carry out and complete economic impact assessments of the EU’s “green strategies” – namely that Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies. Speaking...
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Reviewing slaughter performance of Holstein Friesian steers
By Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme advisor Seán Cummins Drafting fit cattle for slaughter is a key management component of successful calf-to-beef systems. At a fat score of 3+, the carcass...
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Winter shearing ewes: The benefits
As ground conditions continue to deteriorate and grass supplies tighten, many sheep farmers will be looking to house their ewes in the coming weeks. Those with early lambing ewes may have already...
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3 simple ways in which farmers can analyse silage quality visually at the pit...
As farmers make their way through pits of silage up and down the country, it might be no harm to take a few minutes and analyse the quality of the feed you are giving your cattle/sheep. To help you do...
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Good hygiene is critical throughout the dry period
With cows fully housed around the country and the majority of those dried off, one of the main focuses over the dry period will be ensuring good hygiene on farms. Good hygiene is one of the most...
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Importance of hedges underlined as Hedgerow Week 2020 gets underway
The importance of hedgerows to the Irish countryside – and the benefits they bring – are being highlighted over the coming days as Teagasc Hedgerow Week 2020 kicks off today (Monday, December 7)....
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AgriLand appoints new dairy specialist
AgriLand has appointed Brian McDonnell as its new dairy specialist. Brian is from Raheny, Co. Dublin. He is a graduate of Dundalk IT, having completed an honours degree in Sustainable Agriculture. He...
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Teagasc publishes 9 sectoral roadmaps for farmers to 2027
Teagasc has published nine new roadmaps looking forward to 2027 to guide the agricultural sector over the coming years. The roadmaps cover the areas of environment, food, forestry, horticulture,...
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Climate and air roadmap for Irish agriculture published
A national climate and air roadmap for the agriculture sector – entitled Ag Climatise – has been launched by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue. According to the...
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Teagasc 2027 dairy roadmap: Milk production to increase to 9.5 billion litres
Teagasc has released its 2027 sectoral roadmap for dairy – which is an estimated projection of where the dairy sector will be in seven years’ time. “The roadmap is a ‘best estimate projection’ of where...
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Interview: AgriLand questions ICSA presidential candidates
The hustings in the election campaign to become the next president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) are shortly coming to an end with a result expected on Thursday, December 17....
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DII: Climate roadmap ‘must be backed by proper funding’ to meet challenging...
The national climate and air roadmap for agriculture, Ag Climatise, has been welcomed by Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) – but the industry representative group warned that the plan would require proper...
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‘Irish farmers are committed to reducing emissions’– Cullinan
Irish farmers are “committed to reducing emissions”, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). The president of the IFA, Tim Cullinan, has responded to the publication of a national climate...
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Winners of 2019 Teagasc Hedge Cutting Competition announced
The joint winners of the Teagasc Hedge Cutting Competition for 2019 have been announced, with the joint top prizes going to Liam Herlihy from Co. Limerick, and Tony Mullins from Co. Cork. The...
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‘We want to see calves flying out of this country’– 900 to be flown to...
“We want to see calves flying out of this country,” Tim Cullinan said, having confirmed that Teagasc will fly 900 calves to Belgium in 2021. As part of a trial charter flight for calf transport, a...
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‘Lambs reared per ewe can increase from the current level of 1.39 to 1.55 by...
Lambs reared per ewe joined can increase from the current level of 1.39 to 1.55 by 2007, according to the Teagasc 2027 sectoral roadmap. In the roadmap, a number of areas were looked at in terms of the...
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Farming and football – Mayo player Stephen Coen prepares for intense weeks ahead
By Ger Flanagan Life outside of football for Stephen Coen right now has many parallels to his Mayo senior career in that there are two major dates approaching over the coming weeks that he will be...
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