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As autumn approaches, Irish dairy farmers enter one of the most critical periods of the production...
Dairy
Thomas Dwan and his parents, Eddie and Ann, were the winners of the NDC & Kerrygold Quality...
Spring calving is one of the busiest times of the year for Irish dairy farmers. For six-to-seven...
Grass
The two main nitrogen (N) sources for Irish farmers are urea and calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN)....
Padraig Keane milks 126 cows with his father John in Kilcormac, Co. Offaly. Having started out...
Increasing cow numbers beyond what your farm can carry will severely impact profitability, contrary...
Pregnancy diagnosis is a vital part of managing fertility and productivity in dairy herds. One...
For a number of reasons, once-a-day (OAD) milking is becoming an attractive option for Irish dairy...
The Teagasc Next Generation Herd, assembled in 2012 and situated in Kilworth, Co.Cork, offers a...
Beef
Half of the soils in Ireland could do with a certain amount of drainage, according to Teagasc's...
Dairy farmers need to keep a number of factors in mind when selecting a beef bull for their dairy...
Crowds flocked to Fermoy, Co. Cork for the Moorepark '17 open day earlier this week. It's estimated...
Under Irish grazing systems, dairy farmers try to achieve the perfect balance between cow and land...
With labour becoming harder to source, more farmers are turning to smart farming technologies to...
Other
For every €10 increase in the Economic Breeding Index (EBI) of a cow, her carbon emissions can be...
Strengthening the business is important for resilience, according to Teagasc's Dr. Brendan Horan,...