Beef
Autumn fertiliser decisions vital for successful grazing season
The amount of nitrogen spread in August/early September will determine how much grass you have for the last three rotations,...
Grass
Beef
Reseeding this year?
“Plant breeders are continually striving to produce improved grass varieties while weeds and weed grasses are continually invading existing swards....
Other
Leinster set to be hit with 24hrs of heavy rain
Met Eireann has, this morning, issued a rainfall warning for Leinster with up to 70mm expected overnight and into the...
Dairy
Maximising a summer of grass growth
Northern farms are having an exceptional summer with grass growth consistently above demand and quality excellent, were good grassland management...
Dairy
Rain arrives in the nick of time for dry farms
The warm weather continues and the much needed rain has come on time. On dry farms, the challenge has been...
Beef
Key forage advice at Livestock Event
Forage advice will be one of the key areas at next week’s Livestock Event in the UK. The ‘forage field’...
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
Key June grass advice for beef farmers
Maintaining good quality swards in June is key, according to the Management Notes on grassland management on beef farmers for June...
Dairy
Nutrient efficiency key for after-grass
Many farmers are now looking to maximise the nutrients that are contained in slurry which, if applied correctly, can have...
Dairy
Shorts at the ready…
What a week! There has been good growth rates, cows have been milking well and surpluses arising. This week we...
Dairy
Lots of grass on Golden Vale dairy farm
James O’Connor farms at Ballytigue near Bruree in Co. Limerick. He is a Teagasc client and an active member of...
Dairy
Grass management advice: Magic day approaching
As calving begins to wind down and the evenings begin to stretch, magic day is indeed approaching although for the...
Agri-Business
'Grass-based switch results in profit surge'
UPDATE: More than 400 farmers attended an Open Day, on the farm of Billy Glasheen, a beef finisher just outside...
Environment
It’s time to get serious about grass
COMMENT: It’s hard to believe that March is now with us and the prospect of getting stock out to grass...
Environment
New grass varieties will constitute a ‘green’ flooding defence
With large swathes of the country still under water, it is appropriate to highlight the research work that is currently...
Environment
Land drainage key for grass growth
Land drainage is seen as one of the most important components for achievement of Food Harvest 2020 goals. This is...
Dairy
Grass quality and quantity key
The relationship between quantity and quality of grass on Irish farms and farm profit cannot be under-estimated. This is according...
Dairy
Key grassland conference to focus on dairy expansion
The annual Irish Grassland Association 2014 Dairy Conference will take place on Tuesday 7 January at the Newpark Hotel, Co Kilkenny....
