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Have you considered once-a-day milking?
If labour is in short supply on your dairy farm, or if your farm layout is resulting in long walks to and from the milking parlour, maybe you have considered once-a-day (OAD) milking? OAD milking,...
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Addressing sustainability challenges by improving soil health
The Grassland Agro Soil Sustainability Programme is designed to help Irish farmers address the sustainability challenges facing the industry by improving soil health. The three pillars to achieving a...
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Farmers urged to ‘insist on €4.00/kg minimum’ for beef
Farmers “should stand firm and insist on a minimum of at least €4.00/kg in light of soaring retail demand for beef and the easing of Brexit uncertainty”, according to the Irish Cattle and Sheep...
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‘Hemp for a sustainable future’– Teagasc award at BT Young Scientist...
Cian Walsh, a transition year student at St. Brogan’s College, Kilbrogan, Bandon, Co. Cork, has been announced as the winner of the Teagasc award at this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology...
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Advice for a new entrant to sheep farming
The Teagasc outlook for the sheep sector is a positive one and forecasts a further 23% increase in net margin per hectare for 2021. The future profitability potential may encourage new entrants to...
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How many cattle were processed in 2020?
As 2020 drew to a close last week, it is time to review the numbers of cattle that passed through Irish processing plants last year. Reflecting back on the prices achieved by beef farmers in the last...
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Early application of N is beneficial…but should I spread?
With the closed period coming to an end on farms in Zone A, and with the remaining Zones due to open later in the month, this doesn’t necessarily mean that this is the best time to spread nitrogen (N)...
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5-star ewes scanning with a higher litter size
Findings from Sheep Ireland are showing that 5-star ewes are scanning with a higher litter size than all other ewes – especially 1-star ewes with the difference being 27%. As the recording of pregnancy...
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Give lambs the best start by getting ewe nutrition right
By Kevin Doyle, Phileo by Lesaffre UK & Ireland As we head towards the busy lambing period, it pays to think ahead about ewes’ nutritional requirements during the final six weeks of pregnancy. Not...
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Video: Out-wintering weanlings on high-energy forage crop
With plenty of rainfall experienced in recent weeks, it can be hard to imagine out-wintering cattle on many farms. Following a recent interview with Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme...
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When to end the breeding season on spring-calving dairy farms
The primary reason for shortening the breeding season is to tighten up the following calving season. This is to increase profitability and simplify workload during the coming year. Many farms will...
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Establishing white clover in grass swards
Dr. Deirdre Hennessy, a Teagasc grassland research officer based in Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, recently spoke at the Irish Grassland Association (IGA) dairy conference. During the presentation...
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Cork student wins ABP Farm Safety category at BT Young Scientist Exhibition
Cathal O’Sullivan from Co. Cork was the overall winner of the ABP Farm Safety category at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) this year. The student of Beara Community School in...
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Building the farm business: Benefits of profit monitors underlined
The benefits of completing profit monitors regularly has been underlined in a new study – which has shown that farmers who do so are “more profitable and have increased the profit of their operations...
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IGA: Switching on for spring
The expansion of the Irish dairy industry has meant more and more dairy farmers are finding themselves either employing someone full-time, or alternatively just for the busy spring period. Tom...
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Teagasc in bid to take over major new dairy farm in Cork
It’s understood that arrangements for Teagasc to take control of a significant farm in Co. Cork are at an advanced stage. AgriLand understands that the agriculture and food development authority is to...
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‘Dosing for fluke, if required, and identifying lame ewes should be a...
Dosing for fluke, if required, and identifying lame ewes now should be a priority for in-lamb ewes, so that they can be treated well before their due date, according to Teagasc advisor Brian Daly....
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Reasons for operating a OAD milking system
Once-a-day (OAD) milking continues to grow in popularity on Irish dairy farmers. Brian Hilliard, a OAD dairy advisor with Teagasc highlighted some of the reasons behind the increased popularity. Brian...
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Avoiding calving issues: Time is running out
There are several metabolic diseases that can affect cows around calving time, with many of these the result of not having cows at the optimum body condition score (BCS) at calving and also through...
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IFA calls on grain buyers to offer strong protein crop prices
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Grain Committee chairman Mark Browne has welcomed the Boortmalt forward fixed price offer of €200/t for the 2021 malting barley crop, as tillage incomes drop by 10%....
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