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Sheep
Evaluating finishing options for organic lambs
Darren Carty
Teagasc have commenced studies which aim to establish finishing blueprints for lowland and hill lambs and help stem the leakage of 70% of lambs in to conventional systems.
28 December 2024 Grass & feeding
Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year finalists
Aidan Brennan profiles the first two finalists in the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year awards for 2024.
26 December 2024 Management
Watch: 400-cow Tipperary dairy farmer on changes he’s making to his farm
Barry Powell discusses the investments and changes he’s making on his high performing farm to improve sustainability and water quality.
Dairy management: New Year's resolutions for dairy farmers
Aidan Brennan looks at soil sampling, cow body condition score and suggests some New Year's resolutions for dairy farmers.
23 December 2024 Management
What are the lessons from clover in 2024?
Aidan Brennan reports from the Teagasc national dairy conference where the topic of clover performance in 2024 was discussed at the workshops.
23 December 2024 Grass & feeding
Inspiration from around the globe to improve clover use in Ireland
Nuffield scholar and Kilkenny dairy farmer Bryan Daniels reports on his research into clover and how Ireland can learn lessons from other countries.
18 December 2024 Feature
Is buying land a good investment?
Aidan Brennan takes a look at some of the topics that are coming up at the Positive Farmers Conference in Cork in January.
18 December 2024 Management
700 new farmers accepted into the Organic Farming Scheme
All eligible applicants have been accepted in to the Organic Farming Scheme.
9 December 2024 News
How protected urea performed for grass growth in 2024
Brian McCarthy and Áine Murray, Teagasc Moorepark, report on protected urea use in 2024.
4 December 2024 Signpost Programme
Teagasc announces review of clover advice
The review of clover and more updates on the performance of protected urea in Teagasc trials is designed to increase farmer confidence in the correct way to manage clover and protected urea.
27 November 2024 News
Young Stock Podcast: less fertiliser, more clover, more success
This week on the show, we chat to dairy farmer Brendan Walsh from Co Tipperary.
25 November 2024 News
In pictures: CattleEye crowned winner of 2024 'Dairy Dragons'
CattleEye, an AI-powered monitoring solution for dairy herds, secured the highest level of virtual investment at the Dairy Dragons competition during this year’s Irish Farmers Journal Dairy Day
22 November 2024 News