Articles by tag: growthwatch

Irish farmers set to make their mark at Agritechnica 2025

When Agritechnica 2025 opens its doors from November 9–15, one group of visitors will once...

Agri-Business

about 4 years ago

Growth Watch: Harvesting first cut silage crops

Growth Watch By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald As we enter the latter part...

Beef

over 4 years ago

Growth Watch: Critical period for grazing decisions approaching

Growth Watch By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Although growth rates have been...

Beef

over 4 years ago

Growth Watch: Keep silage quality in mind when making next grazing decision

Growth Watch By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Lower than average grass growth...

Beef

over 4 years ago

Growth Watch: ‘Borrowed days of March’ continue into late April

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald It’s been a challenging spring in terms of...

Beef

almost 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Grazing season comes to an end for some farms

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Keep track of the average farm cover (AFC) if...

Building a market for Irish food and drink exports in China

In this article, we meet with Suki Wu, who is the China Market Specialist in Bord Bia’s Shanghai...

Beef

almost 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Grazing season draws to a close for heavier stock

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald The 2020 grazing season is beginning to draw...

Beef

almost 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Graze paddocks now that you want to be hitting early next spring

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald In the main, grazing conditions have been...

Beef

almost 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Targeting 60% of the farm grazed by the end of October

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald We are now at the midpoint of October, which...

Beef

almost 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Rain forces stores indoors on heavy farms

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Grazing conditions have deteriorated...

Beef

almost 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Making use of grass in challenging conditions

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald The wet weather over the couple of days has...

Beef

almost 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Preparations for spring grassland management begin now

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Although seemingly a long way away,...

AJ's Herd Sale & Open Day to showcase Charolais genetics in Roscommon

A landmark event for Charolais breeders is set for later this month as VetEmbryos.ie partners with...

Beef

almost 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Aim to maximise the use of autumn grass

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald With the weather forecast looking relatively...

Beef

almost 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Slurry and fertiliser – when and where?

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald The deadline for chemical fertiliser nitrogen...

Beef

almost 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Chemical fertiliser deadline approaching

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald The chemical fertiliser spreading closed...

Beef

almost 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Meal feeding to be fast tracked to spring-born calves

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Much of Ireland has been gripped in storm-like...

Beef

almost 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Managing tricky grazing conditions

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald The target for mid-August is to have...

Beef

about 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Building autumn covers firmly in sight

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Extending the number of grazing days beef...

Beef

about 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Beware of reduced grass quality

By Teagasc Green Acres programme advisor James Fitzgerald The higher than normal levels of...

Beef

about 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Focus turns to building grass covers for the autumn

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Over the last three months, grassland...

Beef

about 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Keeping a close eye on pre-grazing covers

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Mid-season weighing has been completed on the...

Agri-Business

about 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Grass growth exceeding demand scenario welcomed

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Across the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef...

Beef

about 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Focus switches to second-cut silage and surpluses

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald After a challenging few weeks in terms of...

Beef

about 5 years ago

GrowthWatch: Ample rainfall drives grass growth

By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Rainfall levels over the past week have varied...