Articles
Deadline approaching for Long Established Young Farmers Scheme
Farmers seeking to apply to the Long Established Young Farmer scheme are reminded to submit their applications before the fast-approaching deadline of 5:30pm on 13 August 2025.
12 August 2025
Making genetic gains – using data this ram sale season
With the ram sale season in full swing, David Coen from Sheep Ireland joins Ciaran Lynch on this episode of the OviCast podcast to discuss how genetic information can help farmers make more informed breeding decisions.
12 August 2025
Countdown on for Ireland’s largest multi-breed ram sale
Aisling O’Mahony of Sheep Ireland previews its upcoming Elite €uroStar Multi-Breed Ram Sale, set to feature over 650 rams across 16 different breeds.
12 August 2025
Dairy Edge: Grazing management and autumn grassland management
John Maher, Teagasc Grass10 Programme Manager, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s episode of the Dairy Edge podcast to discuss the current PastureBase figures and he explains the idea of autumn build-up and autumn grazing management.
11 August 2025
The Future Beef guide to weaning
Weaning is a stressful time for suckler calves and inappropriate actions can reduce performance and leave your weanlings lighter.
11 August 2025
Think before you till
A new study reveals the conditions under which Irish tillage growers adopt innovations.
11 August 2025
Dairy advice: Spending wisely in 2025
Teagasc Dairy Specialist, Stuart Childs outlines three ways to spend the additional income earned on dairy farms in 2025 wisely, allowing for the insulation of farm businesses for the years ahead.
11 August 2025
Dairy Edge: Dairy farmers on the year so far
On this episode of the Dairy Edge podcast, Stuart Childs and James Dunne used the opportunity of the hugely successful Moorepark Open Day to speak to some of those in attendance.
10 August 2025
Adoption of MACC measures needed for substantial reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Climate Change Advisory Council has highlighted the need to ‘urgently accelerate the roll-out of proven on-farm measures to reduce emissions’ in its 2025 Annual Review of Agriculture and Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry.
10 August 2025
Autumn calving underway with the McCarthys
From autumn calving, grassland management, fodder budgeting and bull performance, Eamon McCarthy fills us in on the latest happenings from their Future Beef and Signpost Programme Demonstration farm in Co. Waterford.
10 August 2025