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Strict guidelines remain for blight control, new product available
Siobhán Walsh
As fungicide products become harder to come by and resistance strains continue to cause problems in potatoes guidelines need to be adhered to.
26 March 2025 News
Dairy farmers running faster to stand still
Economic reality means the future will be dominated by fewer, larger dairy farms.
26 March 2025 News
Home sweet Teagasc
Former Teagasc Research Centre, Malahide Road, Kinsealy, Dublin 17, to be demolished and 193 homes built.
Breeding knowledge is breeding power
Wendy Conlon and Seán Keane from Teagasc are on a mission to support equine breeders through their bespoke courses.
26 March 2025 Breeding
Editorial: Teagasc clover study published
The objective of the review was to establish a roadmap of actions that Teagasc now needs to take to further develop options for a future with less artificial nitrogen.
26 March 2025 Viewpoints
Insufficient evidence to support multispecies swards - Teagasc report
A new report on Teagasc research into grass and white clover and multispecies has been published, writes Aidan Brennan.
26 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Up to 14.8% inflation on horticulture input prices
The Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2025 report was published on Wednesday which showed that the ‘trend of significant input price inflation’ in the sector since 2021, has continued for 2025.
26 March 2025 News
Greener animal feed labels on the way
An updated document on animal feed labelling could see more feed manufacturers display the environmental impact of their feed on the label.
25 March 2025 News
Teagasc announces post-storm timber harvesting events
Talking Timber, Teagasc’s annual timber marketing event, also returns with a particular focus on the post-storm harvesting response.
21 March 2025 Forestry
Contractor charges rise 5% for 2025
Contractor charges are experiencing a 5% rise for 2025, according to the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) annual price guide.
19 March 2025 News
Factors aligning for increased reseeding
It is estimated that the total area of grassland reseeded last year was back by 10-15% on normal levels.
19 March 2025 News
Wexford event to mark a century of harvesting
A unique event in Wexford next July will feature all the processes used to harvest grain from antiquity to the present day.
19 March 2025 News