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It’s that time of year again to focus on your direct payments and the online application. In this article, Tom Houlihan Teagasc Forestry 🌳🌲🌳🌲 considers some key direct payment interactions with regard to forestry and trees on the farm.
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Organic Farming Courses are taking place in various locations across the country. On completion of the course, participants will be proficient in assessing economic viability and market opportunities.
Book your place here bit.ly/3tXj61X
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On this week’s episode of #TheDairyEdge , Donal Patton and Michael Egan, Teagasc discussed at a recent Teagasc webinar the current weather conditions and scenarios facing farmers across the country and how best to deal with them.
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Best Practice in Milking course is delivered in conjunction with Animal Health IRL and FRS Training. The next course is taking place in Limerick, Cavan, Tipperary and Cork.
Find out more or book online here bit.ly/3G8KJbb
A recent episode of #TheSignpostSeries focused on the market opportunities for organic food. The webinar featured Dr Bridget Little, Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Emmet Doyle, Bord Bia - The Irish Food Board. Watch it back here bit.ly/3xDoRTG
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Teagasc, in partnership with European agricultural experts, successfully hosted the first 'Train the Trainer' workshop for the #ClimateSmartAdvisors project at the Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture in Dublin, from March 19th to 22nd. bit.ly/3T5arD7
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Join us for a Layer Conference on Thursday, 25 April from 7pm - 10pm in the Errigal Country House Hotel, Co. Cavan.
Kevin O'Connell, Teagasc Forestry 🌳🌲🌳🌲 will discuss Agroforestry for Poultry.
Register here bit.ly/4akiHXb
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Pig producers face the continuous challenge of optimising sow intakes during the lactation period. Michael McKeon TeagascPig explains why it has an important role in milk yield, weaning weights and the subsequent conception rates on pig farms
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A series of Spring Clover Walks will take place across the country throughout April. Topics to be discussed include fertiliser application strategies to maintain clover and pasture production.
Find out more at teagasc.ie/cloverwalks
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Preparations under way for #Futurebeef farmer Trevor Bolands farm walk at 5.30 this evening in Skreen, Co.Sligo F91X535.
See Trevor’s plan to get through this spring,plan for silage and his breeding plan for 2024
He will be joined by Gabriel Trayers,Tom Coll and Aidan Murray
Dr. James O’Shaughnessy from Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in Backweston joins us on the latest episode of #OviCast to discuss this year’s Nematodirus forecast.
Listen in here pod.fo/e/22f964 TeagascSheep
Farmers... the constant rain has been taking its toll, but please don't let the struggles pile up. Reach out for help.
Here is a list of helplines that can lend an ear and offer guidance.
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Irish Farmers' Association Macra na Feirme Herdwatch ® | Simplifying Farming
Profitability levels recorded on farms enrolled in Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 Campaign were curtailed by challenging weather conditions and somewhat lower levels of animal performance over the course of 2023, Alan Dillion, Teagasc Beef tells us more bit.ly/3VTDg8s
Join us today, 12th April at 5:30pm for a Spring Beef Walk on the outfarm of #FutureBeef Farmer Trevor Boland in Skreen, Co. Sligo.
Find out more as to what to expect here bit.ly/3V8xuzk
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Congrats to Level 6 Dairy Herd Management student Thomas Mellett who was a finalist in the Teagasc Grassland Student of the Year competition. Thomas was presented with his prize by Charlie McConalogue and is joined by his Grassland Management teacher Rachel McNamara TeagascGrass10
BTS #GFOTY23 judging
Some highlights
-Billy Gilmour measuring 20 yrs
-Cillian Brennan RC in Cavan
-Patrick O Neill🐄 spur roads
-Kevin o Hanlon 50 groups hosted + 350 days at grass in 23
-Evan Hunt WC in Sligo
-Student category 👍
Well done to all the winners today
On this week's TeagascGrass10 grazing management update, Joseph Dunphy discusses PastureBase data, Dry Matter % and Predicted grass growth, rainfall & soil temperatures for the week. He also has an update from Stephen Buttimer in Cork.
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New soil data, maps and research findings, the results of the 5-year Terra Soil project, carried out by Geological Survey Ireland and Teagasc, will be released at its final conference, which is taking place today, 12 April.
Read more bit.ly/3xuV0Nj
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