Beef
Grazing grass to the right height
Grazing and grass management will be a key part in the Teagasc Beef Open Day tomorrow. Teagasc advisor Ned Heffernan...
Beef
Grazing and grass management will be a key part in the Teagasc Beef Open Day tomorrow. Teagasc advisor Ned Heffernan...
Beef
Maintaining good quality swards in June is key, according to the Management Notes on grassland management on beef farmers for June...
Dairy
Many farmers are now looking to maximise the nutrients that are contained in slurry which, if applied correctly, can have...
Dairy
What a week! There has been good growth rates, cows have been milking well and surpluses arising. This week we...
Dairy
James O’Connor farms at Ballytigue near Bruree in Co. Limerick. He is a Teagasc client and an active member of...
Dairy
As calving begins to wind down and the evenings begin to stretch, magic day is indeed approaching although for the...
Agri-Business
UPDATE: More than 400 farmers attended an Open Day, on the farm of Billy Glasheen, a beef finisher just outside...
Environment
COMMENT: It’s hard to believe that March is now with us and the prospect of getting stock out to grass...
Environment
With large swathes of the country still under water, it is appropriate to highlight the research work that is currently...
Environment
Land drainage is seen as one of the most important components for achievement of Food Harvest 2020 goals. This is...
Dairy
The relationship between quantity and quality of grass on Irish farms and farm profit cannot be under-estimated. This is according...
Dairy
The annual Irish Grassland Association 2014 Dairy Conference will take place on Tuesday 7 January at the Newpark Hotel, Co Kilkenny....
Environment
The latest grass variety to come off the more than impressive ‘production line’ at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in...
Environment
Are we living through a period of increased weather volatility and if so how will farmers adapt? This is the...
Dairy
It is key farmers understand the requirements for their animal, understand their feed source and quantify that feed source during...
Environment
COMMENT: The continued heavy rainfall has led to a huge change in ground conditions as heavy pre-grazing covers are now...
Agri-Business
COMMENT: Grass growth figures for the week just past show a drop to approx 30 kgsDM/ha across the country, but...
Agri-Business
Tonight The Science Squad on RTE will feature innovative grass and satellite research from Teagasc. Stuart Green, a remote sensing specialist...