Grassland
Grass 10 Featured Farmer - the Clune family
The Clune family commenced the grazing year last Sunday when 30 cows went to grass under on-off grazing, with an aim of halving 40% of the farm grazed by March 1st.
25 January 2023
Fertiliser spreader calibration: getting ready for the coming season
Teagasc, in association with Carberry, organised a number of events on fertiliser spreader setup and calibration in West Cork recently.
24 January 2023
Teagasc Grass10 Grazing Courses Recommended By 99% Of Farmers!
99% of farmers surveyed in Teagasc Grass10 Grazing Courses said they would recommend it to another farmer.
23 January 2023
Maximising the benefits of slurry and soil sampling on drystock farms
Slurry provides a rich source of nutrients to grow grass and its potential is enhanced on farms in early spring applications. Niall Kerins, Teagasc Tralee, outlines more.
22 January 2023
Taking a Silage Sample
Silage sampling for a laboratory analysis is recommended to get a more detailed report on the nutritional value of silage, Eamonn Dempsey, Teagasc Advisor, tells us more.
19 January 2023
Grass10 Featured Farmer - Dara Killeen
Dara Killeen farms with his wife Beatrix, father Charlie and daughter Isabella, milking 160 cows on 46 Ha. Dara completed his opening AFC last week and completed a spring grass budget on PastureBase Ireland to help him manage grass supply throught the spring.
19 January 2023
Grass10 Newsletter - 17th January 2023
Grassland Excellence for Irish Livestock
18 January 2023
Low Emission Slurry Spreading –Delivering for Farmer and the Environment
Eddie Webb, B&T Soil & Environment Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare tells us; the permitted period for spreading slurry in Galway/Clare is 16th January. Slurry has becoming an increasing valuable resource on farms especially in light of continuing increased fertiliser prices.
16 January 2023
PastureBase Week - The ultimate PastureBase preparation for grazing 2023
Join the Grass10 and PastureBase Ireland team for a week of informative webinars on using and getting the best use from PastureBase. PastureBase Week will consist of a 1 hour webinar at 1pm each day from Monday, 16th - Friday, 20th January.
14 January 2023
Grass10 Newsletter - 10th January 2023
Happy New Year to all readers of the Grass10 weekly newsletter!
12 January 2023
How to incorporate red clover into your beef system
Roscommon DairyBeef 500 farmer Martin Connolly is on this week’s episode of the Beef Edge podcast to discuss how he incorporated red clover last year into his beef system, the pros, cons, tips and advice he has for anyone considering red clover this year.
11 January 2023
Reducing Nitrogen Loss from Tillage Ground - Catch Crop Update from the Agricultural Catchments Programme
All farming sectors have to reduce nitrogen (N) loss, in order to restore all water bodies to a good status by 2027. On free draining, nitrate leaching prone sites, research has shown that overwinter green cover can substantially reduce nitrate leaching to ground water from fallow crop land.
10 January 2023
Environmental benefits of key ACRES measures
Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is Ireland's new agri-environment scheme under Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan and administered by the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine.
10 January 2023
Teagasc at the 2023 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
We invite you to visit the Teagasc stand at the 2023 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE).
09 January 2023
Fatal Farm Accident Occurrence in 2022
John McNamara, Health and Safety Specialist, Teagasc, has urged all farmers to review farm safety practices on their farms this January, to ensure a safe working environment for farm families in 2023.
05 January 2023
Considering Red Clover Silage
The rise in input costs has heightened interest in lowering chemical N inputs. One consideration is introducing red clover to silage fields in particular. Red clover has a poor persistency relative to white clover and under grazing conditions the growing point which is above ground can be damaged.
01 January 2023
Organic on-farm Multi Species Sward Trial
Teagasc have teamed up with seed company, DLF and organic dairy farmers, Pat & Mark Mulrooney from Kilsheelan, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary to investigate the on farm performance of Multi Species Swards, especially in periods of drought.
26 December 2022
Finding a suitable soil moisture range for safe field operations in grassland
Soil compaction is one of the most serious threats to soil productivity by increasing bulk density, decreasing the number and dimension of pore space and decreasing rhizosphere development.
24 December 2022
Be Winter Ready
Serena Gibbons, Education Officer, Teagasc Galway/Clare, reminds us that it is important to continue to keep safety high on the priority list as the farmyard is a hazardous place.
23 December 2022
Grass weeds and herbicide resistance in crop production
Vijaya Bhaskar AV and Dermot Forristal, Teagasc, summarise their recent research which focused on grass weeds and herbicide resistance in crop production.
20 December 2022
Review of 2022 with PastureBase Ireland
On Wednesday, 7th December, John Douglas & Joseph Dunphy from Teagasc Grass10 and Micheal O'Leary from PastureBase hosted a webinar which focused on a review of 2022 with PastureBase Ireland.
17 December 2022
Teagasc to lead largest EU Farm Safety Project ever funded
The European Union (EU) has awarded a group led by Teagasc €5 million in funding to develop and test farm safety solutions. The landmark SafeHabitus project was launched on Thursday, 15 December 2022 in Teagasc Ashtown by Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Martin Heydon T.D.
15 December 2022
Majority of Farmers to experience relatively small changes in Income due to Pillar I CAP Reform
A new report, by economists at Teagasc, examines the economic implications of Pillar I CAP reform implementation, which is due to start in January 2023.
15 December 2022
Curtin's Farm Research Update
Alann Jezequel (phD student) and Brendan Horan (research officer) give us an update from the Multi milk project that is currently being run in Curtin's farm, Fermoy which is comparing performance on grass only, grass - white clover & multi species swards.
15 December 2022
Grass10 Update and Newsletter - December 13th 2022
In the final update and newsletter of 2022 get the end of year comments from our 2022 Grassland Farmer of the Year Winners. Find out more about the upcoming PastureBase Week in January 2023.
14 December 2022
Outlook 2023 - Economic Prospects for Agriculture
This publication from the Teagasc Agricultural Economics and Farm Surveys Department takes a look at the 2023 prospects for agriculture for 2023 covering Dairy, Cattle, Sheep, Tillage, Pigs, Forestry and Sustainability
14 December 2022
Another year of high Agriculture Production Costs expected in 2023
A new report, by economists at Teagasc, provides the latest estimates of average incomes for various farm types in 2022 and looks ahead to future prospects by forecasting farm incomes in 2023.
13 December 2022
Nitrogen strategy on clover swards - what does the research say?
At the Teagasc Dairy Conference 2022, Dr. Deirdre Hennessy presented on Nitrogen strategy on clover swards - what does the research say?
11 December 2022
Increasing milk production efficiency from pasture-based diets
Michael Dineen, Teagasc, presented this research at the National Dairy Conference 2022 which took place on Tuesday December 6th, Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork and Thursday December 8th, Mullingar Park Hotel, Co. Westmeath.
10 December 2022
Meeting the challenges of lower chemical N use on my farm - Michael Gowen
Dairy farmer Michael Gowen joined the Teagasc Dairy Conference to share his experiences on meeting the challenges of lower chemical N use on his farm. Michael says managing clover will be a challenge but it is a challenge that is achievable.
09 December 2022