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Tillage
Top tips for crop establishment in a difficult spring
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Dermot Forristal of Teagasc, Oak Park, shares his top tips on cultivations and establishment in the current weather.
Top tips for crop establishment in a difficult spring
 
 
Five tips to prepare stock bulls for breeding
Beef
Five tips to prepare stock bulls for breeding
Weaning time for early autumn-born calves
Beef
Weaning time for early autumn-born calves
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Tillage
Hundreds of sprayers grant aided under TAMS with some due a test
Northern Ireland
Buying stores to graze: Do the costs stack?
TOOLS & CALCULATORS


BEEF
Five tips to prepare stock bulls for breeding
Breeding
Five tips to prepare stock bulls for breeding
For suckler herds calving in early spring, breeding is one month away, so thoughts should be turning towards getting stock bulls prepared in good time.
DAIRY
Hundreds of sprayers grant aided under TAMS with some due a test
Sprayers
Hundreds of sprayers grant aided under TAMS with some due a test
A large number of trailed and mounted sprayers were grant aided under TAMS II from the Department of Agriculture. Many of these sprayers are now due a test.
SHEEP
What are forage crops costing to grow?
Forage crops
What are forage crops costing to grow?
Farmers should look at the Teagasc crop costs and returns before planting forage crops and see how their figures will differ.
ANIMAL HEALTH
Five tips for effective fluke control this autumn
Animal health
Five tips for effective fluke control this autumn
When fluke-drenching cattle this autumn, follow some of the outlined tips to get the most effective cover possible.


TILLAGE
Top tips for crop establishment in a difficult spring
Crops
Top tips for crop establishment in a difficult spring
Dermot Forristal of Teagasc, Oak Park, shares his top tips on cultivations and establishment in the current weather.
MACHINERY
Weed control technology - what are the latest developments?
Weed control
Weed control technology - what are the latest developments?
Weed control is going through a mini-revolution. For decades, herbicide was the solution to all weed problems, but this is quickly changing, writes Dermot Forristal, Teagasc Oak Park.
BUILDINGS
Spike in injuries when farm workload increases
Farm safety
Spike in injuries when farm workload increases
As the weather picks up and workload increases, Teagasc is urging farmers to keep an eye on farm safety.
FARM SAFETY


VIDEOS


FARM PROGRAMMES
Turnout two months behind on Tullamore Farm
Breeding & health
Turnout two months behind on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods has the latest from Tullamore Farm, the Irish Farmers Journal beef and sheep demonstration farm in Co Offaly.
Fields beginning to dry as rainfall eases
Crops
Fields beginning to dry as rainfall eases
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Wexford, Dublin and Laois as final preparations are made for spring planting.
Fields beginning to dry as rainfall eases
Footprint Farmers
A journey into ‘silvoarable’ farming in Co Carlow
Jack Browne’s vision for his farm, and his courage and conviction in realising it, offers a terrific learning experience for a future where innovation, diversification and adaptation will be crucial.
Decent winter crops but fields remain saturated
Crops
Decent winter crops but fields remain saturated
This week, Conor Kehoe chats to farmers in Waterford, Meath, and Kilkenny as they hope for an improvement in the weather.
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