Great turnout for the ⁦TeagascSignpost⁩ ⁦Lakeland Dairies Farm Programmes⁩ farm walk of Kevin & Enda Farrell , Ballymahon.

The Lakeland Dairies / Teagasc Joint Programme paid a visit to Ciaran Boylan in Shercock, Co. Cavan for a Spring grazing update. In the video Ciaran also highlights the importance of having an earlier evening milking time.

Over the coming weeks we will be following Lakeland suppliers Sean and Ciaran Finnegan as they progress through the breeding season. The first video below outlines the main breeding KPI’s: Submission Rate ✅ Conception Rate ✅ 6 week incalf rate ✅ vimeo.com/702822768/d25e…

Breeding Focus 2022: Sean and Ciaran Finnegan, Lackan, Co. Cavan. In the video below Ciaran explains how over 5 years through making better breeding decisions they have: 🔸Doubled their EBI 🔹Reduced calving interval by 30 days 🔸Increased milk solids by 70kgs/cow

Breeding Focus 2022: Brendan Elliot, Killucan, Co Westmeath. See below the plan for the second of our Breeding Focus farmers ahead of breeding on his farm. Brendan details his: ✔️Breeding targets. ✔️Pre-breeding protocols. ✔️Breeding season schedule.

Breeding Focus 2022: Sean and Ciaran Finnegan, Lackan, Co. Cavan. The Lakeland/Teagasc Joint Programme caught up with Ciaran for an update on breeding so far. 90% of cows submitted✔️ 100% of heifers submitted✔️ Beef bull criteria and strategy✔️ Strategy for non-cycling cows✔️

Come along to TeagascSignpost farm walk which takes place on the farm of local Lakeland Dairies supplier. 🧑‍🌾Shaun Mcguire 📍 TuberLion, Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan. H14 R620 🗓️ Wednesday September 28th ⏰ 11am

Great turn out TeagascSignpost event at Shaun Mcguire's farm. Lots of information across the different boards and great engagement from suppliers.

Join us tomorrow at the CellCheck event Tuesday 18th on the farm of our supplier Killian Brennan Kilcogy Upper, Co. Longford. N39 YY81 @ 11am. Animal Health IRL Teagasc

There's still time to register for the People Management Course. Very beneficial to anyone employing labour on farm. To register contact Member Relations.

Great turn out at the CalfCare event on supplier Eoin Corrigan's farm. Animal Health IRL Teagasc some take home messages - Know you KPI of calf rearing - Feed calves enough to cover maintenance and growth especially in colder weather - Make sure you have adequate calf housing

An update on how the Lakeland Dairies TeagascSignpost farms are doing this spring.

Adding Value this Breeding Season Join us at one of our breeding information evenings March 20th in Feericks Hotel, Rathowen and 21st in The Errigal Hotel, Cootehill both starting @ 7.30pm.

Clover walk on the farm of Supplier Peter Robinson, Westmeath N91 X279 tomorrow 12th April Teagasc TeagascGrass10

Signpost Event on the farm of Dermot Heaney Navan, Co. Meath C15 XN9D next Thursday 27th @ 11am. TeagascSignpost Teagasc

Thanks to our suppliers the Smiths for hosting our Summer Farm Event yesterday along with ifac. Key points: -Genetics, fertility & grassland mgmt drive farm profitability -Cow performance allows for farm investment -Plan farm investments so they add value to your farm

TeagascSignpost Signpost Sustainability Week takes place Monday 9th - Friday 13th October. Today, we visited Signpost farmer and Lakeland Dairies supplier Dermot Heaney to hear about his journey in reducing chemical fert by up to 52%. Stay tuned to see more from Dermot's farm

The Lakeland Dairies / Teagasc Joint Programme recently visited Co Monaghan Signpost farmer Kieran Mc Dermott to learn about his journey in the Signpost Programme to date. Michael Monahan speaks to Kieran about his nutrient usage and breeding policy.

An update from our six TeagascSignpost farmers. They fill us in on how the year has gone and the progress they've made on farm this year.

We held a Spring Grazing Workshop on the farm of Raymond Niblock this week. Grazing has only got up and running this month. Average farm cover is 939kg Dm/ha with 64% calved. Raymond is targeting 30% grazed by March 20th so cows will be out day and night in the coming days.