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Calf births could drop by 45,000 head this year
Declan O’Brien
Calf numbers this year could be 100,000 head lower than 2023 if the 2% drop in births comes to pass.
19 January 2025 News
Kerry had highest spring barley yield in Ireland in 2024
Kerry farmers had some impressive spring barley and oats yields in 2024 according to Teagasc figures.
18 January 2025 News
How to get the best out of your slurry
Noel Meehan from Teagasc shares key advice on how best to maximise the use of slurry, with farmers in zone A and zone B now permitted to spread slurry.
Keeping pregnant ewe lambs ticking along nicely
Research has shown that for pregnant ewe lambs to have the best chance of rearing a lamb, they should be gaining in the region of 80g liveweight during early and mid-pregnancy.
18 January 2025 Management
Teagasc lowland sheep conference dates announced
The opening talk will be on ‘low stress handling for shepherd and sheep’, by Miriam Parker.
17 January 2025 News
Rearing dairy beef calves in Castlefinn
Adam Woods reports from the first Animal Health Ireland Calf Care event which took place in Donegal last week.
15 January 2025 Breeding & health
Boortmalt to expand plant by year end
Boortmalt is continuing its expansion in Athy and will need more barley for the growing capacity at the plant.
15 January 2025 News
New year, new price: rise in milk replacer costs
Adam Woods takes a look at milk replacer prices and where prices are in relation to 2024 figures.
15 January 2025 Calves
Mallow students win Teagasc special award at BT Young Scientist
The winning project was titled 'An Investigation into using Total Leaf-Area as a predictive tool for determining below-ground biomass at all stages in the growth of selected Root-Crop Plants'.
15 January 2025 News
Tillage events to attend in the coming weeks
There are a number of tillage events on across the country this month and next month. Here are some of the main ones.
14 January 2025 News
Italian ryegrass in UK resistant to glyphosate
A population of Italian ryegrass has been found to be resistant to glyphosate by researchers in the UK.
13 January 2025 News
Revised dates for Teagasc/AHI CalfCare events
Many of the events organised in early January have been affected by the tough icy weather, with some events being rescheduled or cancelled.
10 January 2025 News