5+ hour, 50+ min ago   (526+ words) With the favourable weather a good chunk of the heavy work is complete and now there is an opportunity to look over some paperwork and particularly the sheep scheme task requirements. Eamonn Patten, Teagasc Advisor, tells us more. Sheep farmers…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (699+ words) Representing a relatively small proportion of the working population, yet accounting for 40% of all workplace fatalities, Paul Mullins, Education Officer at Teagasc Athenry, reminds us of the importance of taking time out this August to focus on farm safety. August…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (241+ words) FORADVISE is actively working towards the creation of a forest advisory network covering all the European Union Member States. To this end, collaborations have also been established with forestry organisations in countries not represented within the project consortium, bringing the…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (109+ words) Planting cover crops using a drone Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority Drone technology is becoming more accessible and increasingly useful on tillage farms. On this episode of The Tillage Edge, Michael Hennessy speaks with Daniel O'Reilly of Aerial Ag…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (144+ words) The underpants test Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority As unusual as it might sound, the Underpants Degradation Test offers a surprisingly powerful indicator of soil biological activity and a useful tool for farmers to get an insight into what's…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (463+ words) A prolonged period of warm and dry weather has brought challenges to many Irish farms, whether that be issues with curtailed grass growth, water supply or buffer feeding stock outdoors. Joining Aengus Cox on a recent episode of RTÉ’s Behind…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (292+ words) A new Teagasc–UCD study published in the journal Agricultural and Food Economics has examined why some cost effective ammonia reducing practices aren’t being taken up on Irish farms. In a study consisting of eight focus groups (four with beef…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (164+ words) Signalling considerable changes to requirements for farming practice, Eddie Burgess, Agricultural Catchments Programme, provides an overview of the more significant changes since the introduction of the fourth Nitrates Action Programme in 2018. The EC Nitrates Directive was given legal effect in…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (681+ words) The countdown is underway to one of the most important events in the Irish sheep breeding calendar, the Sheep Ireland Elite €uroStar Multi-Breed Ram Sale 2026. Taking place on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at Kilkenny Mart, Co. Kilkenny, starting at 10.30am, Seán Godfrey from…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (411+ words) After commencing on April 20 and lasting 10 weeks, Michael Fagan re-caps on the breeding season at the Newford Herd in Skrine, County Roscommon. A total of 82 mature cows and 27 maiden heifers were presented for breeding this year. 84% of the mature cow…...