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Blight warning for early-sown crops in Munster
Met Éireann has issued a status yellow potato-blight warning for parts of Munster early this week. “Weather conditions conducive to the spread of potato blight in early-sown crops will develop in...
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CAP beneficiaries: Where do Teagasc and Bord Bia stand?
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has revealed the beneficiaries of payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 2020. We’ve already outlined the beneficiaries of the...
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Increasing the productivity of a grass based, mid-season lambing system
Shane Moore, BETTER Farm sheep participant, has been developing the infrastructure on his farm in recent years to allow him to increase output from his flock, while controlling costs and improving...
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McAleer: NI needs ‘carbon calculator’ to help farms prepare for net-zero
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has called on the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to develop an accurate ‘carbon calculator’ to help farms prepare for net-zero targets....
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Potato blight warning extended to Connacht
A status yellow potato-blight warning for early-sown crops has been extended to parts of Connaught until Thursday, June 3, according to Met Éireann. This is in addition to the blight warning already...
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Rural areas ‘poorly engaged with digital technology’
A new report has highlighted a number of groups poorly engaged with digital technology, including those living in rural areas, those who are older, have lower levels of education and lower incomes....
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Meitheal: Farmers urged to ‘ease off’ on contractors under silage pressure
Farmers are being called on to show “meitheal” and ease off on silage contractors who are under significant pressure to make up for lost time this summer. Making the calls, the Association of Farming...
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Avoiding issues when turning calves out to grass
Transitioning calves from a milk-based diet to a grass-based diet can be tricky; calves being turned out to lush grass can have digestive upset post-turnout. To reduce the chances of this happening,...
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White’s announce Barclay Bell as grower of the year
Barclay Bell from Rathfriland, Co. Down, has been awarded the John Finnan Oat Quality Award by White’s Oats, for his ecological farming practices and commitment to producing sustainable, high quality...
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New Teagasc appointment to add to ash dieback work
Teagasc has announced the appointment of a new ‘permanent tree improvement researcher’ in its Forestry Development Department. Dr. Dheeraj Rathore is a molecular biologist with an interest in...
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Not all cows are equal – sucklers need support
I believe Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) president Pat McCormack to be totally ‘off beam’ in calling for a support payment on all Irish cows – sucklers and dairy. For the record, I...
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Grass: Avoid a drop in performance and act on information
Whether you are a beef, dairy or sheep farmer, it is important to maximise average daily gain or milk production from grazed grass. It is well known, and backed up by PastureBase Ireland data, that...
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What is the latest on carbon sequestering on Irish farms?
Research is underway to calculate the carbon sequestering potential of Irish farms – but the ability to calculate accurate figures of the amount of carbon that is sequestered on individual Irish farms...
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Bovine tuberculosis eradication: how genetics can be part of the solution
What seems like a never ending battle with bovine tuberculosis (TB) has lead many to believe that aspirations of eradicating it, may never happen. However, until recently, the genetic makeup of cattle...
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IFA to hold ‘nationwide rally’ this week
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that it will hold a “nationwide rally” on Friday of this week (June 11) to “highlight the importance of commercial farming to the rural economy”. The...
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Diversifying crop rotations -the only answer to resistant grass weeds
The more-than significant challenge of grass weeds on Irish tillage farms – many of which are resistant to multiple herbicides – has been confirmed by Teagasc’s ongoing Enable Conservation Tillage...
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Hackett warned of peat ban impact on mushroom sector
Minister of State for land use and biodiversity Pippa Hackett has been warned of the impact the ban on harvesting peat will have on the mushroom sector. The minister met with Irish Farmers’...
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Irish farmers experience ‘7 times higher mortality’ than white collar workers
Farmers experience five times higher cardiovascular, three times higher cancer and seven times higher mortality in the working age range than “white collar” workers, Teagasc notes. Teagasc, through...
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Live exports: Extra measures ‘regularly taken’ to safeguard animal welfare
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine regularly takes “continuing additional measures” to further enhance and safeguard animal welfare in the area of live exports, according to Minister...
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Tributes paid to farmers involved in KerryLIFE project
Minister of State for heritage Malcolm Noonan has formally launched the socioeconomic evaluation of KerryLIFE, an agri-environmental initiative that operated between 2014 and 2020. KerryLIFE was...
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