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Sheep
Budgets - let the Teagasc store lamb finishing calculator do the work
Darren Carty
The calculator is beneficial to farmers completing budgets for purchasing store lambs, but it can be equally useful in helping to inform decisions on purchasing or selling lambs.
5 September 2024 News
Teagasc to host grassland climate adaptation conference
The event organisers said they hope to identify the risks and opportunities for Irish grassland systems and to highlight the knowledge gaps that may exist which require an additional research focus.
4 September 2024 News
My Farming Week: Morty O’Sullivan, Dunshaughlin, Co Meath
Morty O’Sullivan is milking 128 cows with his wife, Lorraine, and four children in Co Meath.
Poor grass growth hits incomes by €15,000
Growth is down on average around 1t DM/ha which will come at a significant cost to replace, Teagasc's Nigel Kennington has said.
4 September 2024 News
A bird’s eye view: why this plane has been flying over the country
A low-flying plane is currently collecting geological data in Ireland’s south. Jim Hodgson of GSI talks about the Tellus survey.
4 September 2024 Feature
Is rye worth a try?
Teagasc's Richie Hackett goes through some of the key management practices for hybrid rye.
4 September 2024 Crops
Legal aspects of planting land
When making a decision to plant land, land owners need to be aware of legal obligations including the permanent change of use of land and the obligation to replant, writes Aisling Meehan.
4 September 2024 Consumer
Irish Horse: Hedging my bets
Helen Sharp celebrates hedges for horses in National Hedgerow Week.
4 September 2024 News
More technology adding to stress in farmers
The research was conducted by ZRC SAZU in Slovenia and presented at an on-line European webinar on farm health and safety hosted by SafeHabitus.
4 September 2024 News
Three farm safety webinars to tune into over the coming days
Farmers will have the opportunity to put their questions to leading farm health and safety experts during three webinars due to be held over the coming days.
2 September 2024 News
Teagasc urging farmers to stick with protected urea
Protected urea is treated granules which use urease inhibitor to reduce the ammonia loss when spreading fertiliser.
1 September 2024 News
Farmers need training on hedgerow upkeep – Teagasc
This Hedgerow Week, Catherine Keena from Teagasc highlights the importance of proper hedge management, and notes that each farmer has their own idea of what they want their hedge to achieve.
28 August 2024 News