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Today's Farm May/June 2020
Silage: Monitor your grass and manage your plan
Feeding in summer drought conditions
Although there is rain forecast parts of the country may get little or no rain. Teagasc specialist Joe Patton has advice regarding grass and feeding in drought conditions
- Date
- 21 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article
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- 0 Pages
Do we need to call on the lessons learned in the summer of 2018?
There is rain expected in the west and northwest over the next few days. This will help alleviate the current Soil Moisture Deficit somewhat. The east coast is expected to see very little rain. Teagasc Specialist Martina Harrington has some advice
- Date
- 21 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article
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Tillage Update - 21st May
This week there are updates on the impact on crops of below average rainfall; common nutrient deficiencies in crops; watch videos on chocolate spot control in beans and weed control in fodder beet; listen to the latest podcast on grass weeds. By Mark Plunkett, Soil & Plant Nutrition Specialist
- Date
- 21 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article
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- 0 Pages
Managing the dairy herd for a successful breeding season
Kevin O Hara, Education Officer, Teagasc Ballinrobe
- Date
- 21 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article
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- 0 Pages
Why monitor water quality so often?
The Agricultural Catchments Programme (ACP) has been monitoring water quality in the river outlets of six catchments every 10 minutes for over 10 years. By Per-Erik Mellander and ACP team.
- Date
- 20 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article
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- 0 Pages
PDF
Manure Management Practices Report
- Date
- 20 May 2020
- Type
- Report
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- 0 Pages
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- 1,221KB
Bull Safety
Bulls are dangerous animals. They must be treated with caution and respect even when they seem to be good tempered. John McNamara and Francis Bligh, Teagasc Health & Safety Specialists explain further.
- Date
- 20 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article
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- 0 Pages
Why are sugar and nitrate levels in your silage important?
To ensure good silage fermentation the target sugar content is 3% or higher and this is measured in Teagasc offices using a refractometer. Martina Harrington, Teagasc Beef Specialist tells us more.
- Date
- 20 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article
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- 0 Pages
Blowfly Control in Sheep Flocks
Flystrike is a production limiting, costly and sometimes fatal condition in sheep. When it comes to Blowfly strike the aim should really be to prevent it from happening in the first place. Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer, Teagasc tells us more.
- Date
- 19 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article
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- 0 Pages
Control of External Parasites in Sheep
Martina Donnelly, Drystock Adviser Teagasc, Athenry
- Date
- 19 May 2020
- Type
- Media Article
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- 0 Pages