Advancements in Grassland Management Webinars

In the below webinars, Teagasc Researchers discussed strategies to increase animal performance from grazed pasture.

Webinar 16 – New insights into feeding dairy cows at pasture

Wednesday, 14^th April, 9.30 am

This webinar examined new insights to feeding dairy cows at pasture. The results from a joint research programme between Teagasc Moorepark and Department of Animal Science, Cornell University were presented by Michael Dineen.

Presenter:

Michael O’Donovan – Head of Research Department, Teagasc

Panellist:

Michael Dineen – Research Officer, Teagasc

Presentations:

Grassland Introduction (PDF) – Michael O’Donovan
New insights into feeding dairy cows at pasture (PDF) – Michael Dineen

View questions and answers from the webinar here: Questions and Answers(PDF)

Webinar 17 – Using white clover to reduce chemical nitrogen application and increase animal performance

Wednesday, 28^th April at 9.30 am

This webinar discussed the benefits on including white clover in grassland in terms of animal performance and environmental sustainability plus how best to incorporate into grassland farms.

Presenter:

Padraig French – Head of Livestock Systems Department and Dairy Enterprise Leader

Panellists:

Deirdre Hennessy – Research Officer, Teagasc
Philip Creighton – Research Officer, Teagasc
Michael Egan – Research Officer, Teagasc

Presentations:

Benefits of incorporating white clover into perennal ryegrass pastures in dairy (PDF) – Deirdre Hennessy
Benefits of white clover in sheep production systems (PDF) – Philip Creighton
Incorporating white clover in grassland swards (PDF) – Mike Egan

Webinar 18 – Role of grass breeding and evaluation to increase the sustainability of pasture-based systems

Wednesday, 12^th May at 9.30 am

This webinar discussed new innovations in the grass/white clover breeding and the evaluation programme at Teagasc.

Presenter:

Michael O’Donovan – Head of Research Department, Teagasc

Panellists:

Patrick Conaghan – Teagasc grass breeding program
Stephen Byrne – Application of genomic selection to grass breeding
Tomas Tubritt – New developments to the Pasture Profit index

Presentations:

Teagasc Grass and Clover Breeding Programme (PDF) – Patrick Conaghan
Application of Genomic Selection to Grass Breeding (PDF) – Stephen Bynre
Pasture Profit Index and variety selection 2021 (PDF) – Tomas Tubritt