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Today’s Farm

Today’s Farm is Teagasc’s own magazine. The magazine is posted every two months exclusively to 44,000 Teagasc clients, customers, selected industry leaders and opinion formers. Launched in 1990, Today’s Farm includes advice and information on business, production, environment, and countryside issues. Produced in full-colour, the magazine addresses a wide range of topics of interest to farmers, people living in the countryside, and those with an interest in all aspects of agriculture and food production. If you wish to receive the magazine please contact your local Teagasc office.

2013
Today's Farm - May / June 2013 May / June 2013 New Entrants Thriving on Dairy Challenges
Silage: planning for next winter
How to stick to your dietary goals
Managing cashflow in a crisis
Toning up your mental health muscles
Dairyman delivers
Sheep: more profit less hardship
Tips from a cattle trader
Tillage fungicides
The fruits of forestry
Botanic gardens
Today's Farm - March / April 2013 March / April 2013 From KwaZulu-Natal to Kildalton
Discussion groups
Dairy cross-breeding
Repairing sward damage
SPS – the latest
Giving maize another chance?
Wildfires
Bring spring indoors
Today's Farm - January / February 2013 January / February 2013 The perfect partnership
Dairying finance
Soils/fertilizer Focus
Budget Analysis
BETTER farm feed strategies
Léim an bradán in Galway
2012
Today's Farm - November / December 2012 November / December 2012 Drainage:worth looking into?
Avoiding back pain
The Teagasc Beef Manual
Transferring the family farm
Donegal: a difficult year for tillage
Forestry: Planning to plant?
Botanic Gardens
Today's Farm - September / October 2012 September / October 2012 The last straw? Fifteen-page fodder focus
Cull cows: fatten or flog?
Trimming the winter at both ends
Paddocks pay off in Louth
Kilkenny flock flourishes
Limerick leaders
Ten ways to cut diesel costs
Poultry muck perfect for cereals
Seaweed instead of soya
Today's Farm - July / August 2012 July / August 2012 Goats Galore
Sucklers in Sligo
Resistance to wormers
Contract heifer rearing
Managing income volatility
Softening your carbon footprint
Oilseed options
Today's Farm - May / June 2012 May / June 2012 BTAP Begins
Silage: Are you ambitious enough?
Sexed Semen
Planning flagleaf fungicides
The battle with blight
Fabulous Food Works
A rose by any other name
Today's Farm - March / April 2012 March / April 2012 Fungi in the forest
College Open Days
ProSafeBeef good for producers
Once A Day milking
Synchronising milking cows
Lowland birds
Malting barley protein
Choosing grass varieties
Today's Farm - January / February 2012 January / February 2012 Fertilizer: planning, spreading, saving
Managing dairy quota
Group benefits from reducing SCC
Perform, Plan, Expand
Bull beef: preparing for turnout
Ensuring your spreader is spot on
Key targets for lambs
How Social Media can help sell horses
There’s a career in greenkeeping
2011
Today's Farm - November / December 2011 November / December 2011 Opportunities in horticulture
The Teagasc Dairy Manual
Winter finishing lambs
Farming on soggy ground
Ten tips on cross compliance
Cropping and CAP reform
Mixed news on farm safety
Fire up your forest fuel
Today's Farm - September / October 2011 September / October 2011 Why cheese is sure to please
The many benefits of an eProfit Monitor
Superlevy: managing the risk
Managing autumn closingr> Don’t miss out on a college place
Beef Demo Farms
Keep an eye on your tree planting deadline
Thinking about winter barley?
Today's Farm - July / August 2011 July / August 2011 Equine Excellence
The Derrypatrick herd
Managing cashflow
What is meant by Social Media?
Avoiding the milk protein pothole
Ten things to consider before storing grain
A fresh look at oilseed rape
Cut your on-farm water losses
Forest fires
Today's Farm - May / June 2011 May / June 2011 Beware of the bull
Wexford sheep group focus on profit
Contractor happy with switch to organic beef
Rejuvenating swards in Kerry
Managing grass in the silly season
Strategies for quota management
Sweet rewards from nutrient management
How the clash of the ash yields cash
Today's Farm - March / April 2011 March / April 2011 Clover helps you cope with rising N price
A breeding plan for compact calving
New Teagasc suckler beef breeding groups
Sheep prospects bright in Donegal
The surprising value of soiled water
Champion trees
Today's Farm - January / February 2011 January / February 2011 Making money from dairy bull calves
Budget 2011 – implications for you
Cutting electricity bills
BETTER beef in Kerry
Heritage apples
Storing spuds
Forestry – find a group to share costs
2010
Today's Farm - November / December 2010 November / December 2010 Turning Dairy Data Into Better Decisions
Profit and dairy stocking rate
Clare farmers monitor profit
Getting the most from expensive winter feed
Why hens are back in fashion
The ingredients for high sheep returns
Planning for optimum soil fertility
State of the art soil mapping
Planning farm transfers
Climate change considerations
Today's Farm - September / October 2010 September / October 2010 Planning: The Key to Business Expansion
Autumn Grazing Management
Robust Milk
Keep tabs on sheep tags
Sucklers – getting into the top 10%
Tax tips
Keeping on top of Compliance
Soil management after REPS
Today's Farm - July / August 2010 July / August 2010 Reseeding: High Returns
Zero grazing key for liquid milk producer
Dairyman – sharing ideas
Beef: the view from Scotland
Managing covers for sucklers
Sheep: don't stand for lameness
Winter wheat – a ten point guide
Why Irish forests are world beaters
Botanics: It's time to visit open gardens
Today's Farm - May / June 2010 May / June 2010 Prospects improving
BETTER farms
Kerry sheepproducer
Breeding to beat parasites
Selecting rams for resistance
New weapon against worms
Alternative forages
Lamb Direct
Angus the answer
Kildalton Dairy Group
Managing BVD
Using the grass wedge
Sheep and trees
Home grown vegetables are best - and cheapest!
The changing face of septoria
Retirement finances
Hen Harriers
Agricultural Catchment Programme
The art of watering
Today's Farm - March / April 2010 March / April 2010 A close-up look at the Greenfield Dairy Site
Managing against Mastitis
Heat detectives
Calved cows: how much to feed
Why fat is bad for your bottom line
Early grass for BETTER beef profits
Taking the fluke out of sheep production
The latest on area aid
Tillage: squeeze spring weeds
Harvest brings horses back to the forest
Plus Botanic gardens, farm safety and more...
Today's Farm - January / February 2010 January / February 2010 Equine Magic in West Mayo
Plan paddocks, pocket profit
The faces of future dairying
Kiwis get work/life balance right
Reasons to retire the stock bull
Milking Machine Maintenance
BETTER sheep research
Scottish beef production
Make the most from a cashflow
Botanic gardens, forestry and more…..
2009
Today's Farm - November / December 2009 November / December 2009 Survey Shows the Charm of Farmers’Markets
Limerick Dairy Leaders
Mastitis Free in January
Managing Cashflow
Claim Low Income Supplements
Managing Winter Feed Costs
Ewe Replacements
Farm Education in Denmark
Development in Ethiopia
Combined Heat and Power
Plus Botanic Gardens, Forestry and more….