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Beef
The Grass Week: swansong of grazing for 2024
Martin Merrick
Farms will now be on their last rotation of grazing, signalling the end of a difficult 2024 grass-wise.
2 October 2024 News
Minister has scheme decisions to make
A decision has also to be made on what sector will benefit from the Dairy Beef Scheme, which has a new payment of €40/calf, up from €20.
25 September 2024 Buildings
Solar panels and weighing scales among top TAMS applications
Martin Merrick looks at Department of Agriculture data, on what items farmers have been applying for under TAMS III.
Farmers advised to cull cows milking less than 13l
Slurry storage also needs to be taken into account for farmers considering holding onto cull cows.
18 September 2024 News
Where do costs lie in cubicle sheds?
Within 10 years, costs per cow have risen from €1,500 to over €3,000 for a standard cubicle shed with slurry storage.
18 September 2024 Buildings
Time ticking for autumn slurry
Time is running out to get slurry tanks emptied before the closed period kicks in, although there are two different start dates for NI and the Republic Ireland.
17 September 2024 Management
Ticking the boxes on slurry storage requirements this winter
What farmers need to know amid updates and changes occurring to soiled water and slurry storage for 2024.
11 September 2024 Buildings
Get your head around renewables at the Ploughing
The Ploughing is a time to kick tires, ask questions and think about what could work on your farm, and it’s no different for renewables, writes Stephen Robb
11 September 2024 Ploughing Championships
‘If you’re losing nutrients, you’re losing money’
Teagasc adviser Hugh Rooney tells Caitríona Morrissey how farmers can make best use of their slurry, financially and environmentally, this autumn.
4 September 2024 Climate and environment
Water quality and derogation – how can ReNure help?
The ReNure amendment to the Nitrates Directive would allow processed livestock manures to be used as a chemical fertiliser replacement, writes Teagasc researcher Maurice Deasy.
28 August 2024 Renewables
Figures don’t add up for TAMS NISS
Martin Merrick details some of the key aspects of the latest TAMS III scheme, targeted at slurry storage for imported nutrients, and also does the sums on the value of importing slurry.
28 August 2024 Buildings
Farm Tech Talk: delayed harvest, slurry storage and poor August growth rates
On this week's Farm Tech Talk, the team discusses the impacts of delayed harvest and the latest on slurry storage, as well as poor growth rates.
23 August 2024 News