Electric tractors: why the skepticism and is it justified? When you ask farmers about their dream tractor, not many of them will mention an electric ...
Ideal conditions for parasites? We will soon reach that time of the year when livestock parasite burdens need to be treated. The weather has not been...
2025 – a better than average year? By and large, 2025 has been a good year weatherwise. In fact, we have probably seen more sunshine in the las...
White clover – what are the advantages? Maintaining high clover density on grassland is the natural and most efficient way to enhance N use eff...
Summer grazing season The month of May having ushered in a period of phenomenal weather across Ireland, it is reasonable to conclude that the s...
Teagasc data Recent data from Teagasc indicates that, at present, just 20% of calves on Irish suckler farms are bred from Artificial Insemination (AI...
The weather looking up? The last week or so has brought arguably the best weather we’ve seen for a couple of years. With so much sunshine, soil...
A pleasant spring? March brought a lot of dry weather this year, meaning that some farmers managed to turn cattle out earlier than expected. That bei...
A cold week ahead? With Met Éireann forecasting a week of inclement and very wintry weather, farmers will need to take extra precautions to ke...
Another year, another lambing season It is hard to believe that another lambing season is just around the corner, but once Christmas is over focus in...
Trump and Trade War in 2025? Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election may indirectly impact the future of Irish beef production. ...
Deficiencies Mineral and trace element deficiencies are among the most common causes of animal disease on Irish farms. Apart from having direct...
