Grass
20 things you didn't know about soils
Close to 55% of Irish and UK soils analysed by Yara Analytical Services are deficient in either Phosphate (P), Potash...
Soil
Beef
How do you assess your grass covers?
Marking a scale of heights against cover values on a well-used pair of wellingtons is the easiest way to measure...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Environment
Do you condition score your earthworm populations?
The regular assessment of earthworm populations will provide farmers with important perspectives on the overall health status of their soils,”...
Environment
Ireland received an entire winter’s rainfall during the second half of December
“The fortnight up to Christmas saw Ireland receive the equivalent of an entire winter’s rainfall, according to Met Eireann meteorologist...
Tillage
Farming opportunities abound in western Poland
There are tremendous prospects for young people from Ireland to establish attractive share farming opportunities in western Poland, according to...
Agri-Business
Earthworms are the heroes of soil and Cork company
A group of 30 enterprising farmers from Bantry, West Cork, formed the Celtic Worm Company in an attempt to harness...
Tillage
2015 is the International Year of Soils
Healthy soils are critical for global food production. But we are not paying enough attention to this important silent ally,...
Beef
Assess your soil fertility in six simple steps
Assessing your soil fertility is easy, according to Anthony O’Connor, Teagasc Adviser, Galway/Clare Regional Unit, and will determine grass growth. Grazed grass...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Environment
Interim nitrogen and phosphorus statements online now
Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) statements for the period January 1 to September 30, 2014 are available online for all...
Environment
Climate change impacting on the carbon storage potential of soil
The response of soil microbial communities to changes in temperature increases the potential for more carbon dioxide to be released from...
Dairy
Making a success of dairying on heavy ground
FBD young farmer of the year 2013 John Buckley opened his farm up ahead of this year’s young farmer of...
Dairy
'Half the land farmed in Ireland is marginal, but drainage needs 28cL to justify'
Teagasc’s James O’Loughlin told the delegates attending this morning’s Virginia Show Dairy Conference that just under half the land farmed...
Other
US scientists develop a more accurate soil test
Soil testing does not deliver an accurate assessment of the levels of soil Nitrogen that are available for plant growth....
Environment
Are we over estimating the amounts of carbon stored in soil?
A potential source of error in calculating soil carbon budgets has been identified by scientists at the US Department of Agriculture...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
