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Body condition scoring in autumn-calving cows
While spring-calving herds are mid-way through their milk production season, most autumn-calving herds are approaching the end of theirs. Cows that calved last autumn are now in late lactation, and...
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Grazing infrastructure: Does your water system need upgrading?
A good water system is needed on all farming enterprises, but particularly on dairy farms. It can be hugely important to have it right – especially at pressure points during the main grazing season,...
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Parasite control programme required to reduce APR
During the recent Teagasc Research Insights Webinar looking into antimicrobial and anthelmintic resistance in farm animals, Orla Keane, a research officer with Teagasc, outlined anti-parasitic...
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Keeping good quality grass in front of lambs and taking out surplus grass
The mix of good, warm and at times wet weather is leading to strong growth rates across the country – which will help to keep good grass in front of stock and hopefully offer farmers the chance to...
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What are the production drivers within dairy?
Recent Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)-funded research, carried out by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Economics Research Branch, sought to examine...
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Peter Byrne to retire as FRS CEO next year
Peter Byrne has announced that he will retire early next year as CEO of FRS (Farm Relief Services) Network. The board of the social enterprise co-operative has begun a recruitment process with a view...
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Virtual fencing is now an option on commercial livestock farms
Virtual fencing systems can provide the same level of stock management and grazed grass utilisation as conventional paddocks and electric fencing-based options, according to Precision Grazing’s James...
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It’s time to shift focus to second-cut silage
The focus on many farms for the last number of weeks was to get first-cut silage cut and into pits, with contractors coming under sever pressure to harvest crops before the weather broke; it is now...
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First barley crops could be ready for the combine by mid-July
The head of Teagasc’s Crops Knowledge Transfer department, Michael Hennessy, has indicated that the first of this year’s winter barley could be cut around July 15. This assumes, of course, that...
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Forest owners ‘may be unaware of true value of their timber’
The Irish Forest Owners (IFO) group has warned that many forest owners may not be aware of the true value of the timber they are producing. In a statement yesterday (Monday, June 14), the organisation...
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Agri and environment students selected for coveted Fulbright award
Two of the eight Fulbright scholarships recently awarded to students at University College Dublin (UCD), are in the areas of agriculture and environmental science. Rachel White, studying a masters at...
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20 years on: How successful has the introduction of EBI been?
The economic breeding Index (EBI), launched in 2001, it was developed as a way for Irish dairy farmers to determine the expected profitability per lactation of the progeny of an individual cow. The...
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EPA report finds 85% nitrogen leakage to rural catchments caused by agriculture
A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the need for reductions in nitrogen concentrations has found that agriculture is responsible for 85% of nitrogen leakage into...
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TAMS grants and KT top-ups proposed to bridge gender gap in Irish ag
“Concrete measures are needed at Government level and under the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to ensure that Ireland tackles the gender gap on farms”, according to the National Women’s Council...
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Sustainable agriculture rewarded at annual RDS awards
Innovators in Irish agriculture have been recognised by the RDS through its Sustainable Agriculture Awards announced today (Thursday, June 17), with two of the three winners producers of organic food....
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Grass advice: Early management of your reseed
After a wet spring, the recent good weather has given many farmers the opportunity to reseed some of their poor performing paddocks. To ensure that your reseeding is successful, early management of...
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Suckler farms – new technologies are the future
Dr. Paul Crosson, beef enterprise leader at Teagasc Grange, believes that the implementation of new technologies will help to significantly improve the productivity of Irish suckler farms over the...
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€2m seafood promotion will help claw back business lost to Covid-19
A further allocation by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) of €2m in 2021 will help to recover business lost to Covid-19, and will promote increased consumption of Irish seafood...
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Ireland has huge potential to improve animal welfare – UCD chair
The first-ever chair of animal welfare and veterinary ethics at University College Dublin’s (UCD) School of Veterinary Medicine was appointed in February 2021. Prof. Siobhan Mullan, formerly of the...
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Suckler research to remain a Teagasc priority
Teagasc is confirming that suckler research will remain at the very heart of its commitment to the Irish beef industry. Dr. Paul Crosson, beef enterprise leader with Teagasc, told Agriland: “At our...
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