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Tillage
Identifying crop growth stages is tricky
Siobhán Walsh
It’s important to be able to identify crop growth stages in the fields. This year is particularly challenging, as crops are so variable.
Identifying crop growth stages is tricky
 
 
Five tips to setting up paddocks for beginners
Beef
Five tips to setting up paddocks for beginners
Be alert for grass tetany as grazing resumes
Beef
Be alert for grass tetany as grazing resumes
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Tillage
Growing fodder for another farmer
Beef
Five tips to get spring grazing back on track
TOOLS & CALCULATORS


BEEF
Five tips to setting up paddocks for beginners
Grazing
Five tips to setting up paddocks for beginners
For farmers thinking about setting up paddocks for the first time, outlined are some tips to keep in mind.
DAIRY
Clover week 2024: top tips for getting clover to work
Clover
Clover week 2024: top tips for getting clover to work
Aidan Brennan outlines some of the top tips when trying to get clover established in permanent grassland.
SHEEP
What are forage crops costing to grow?
Forage crops
What are forage crops costing to grow?
Farmers should look at the Teagasc crop costs and returns before planting forage crops and see how their figures will differ.
ANIMAL HEALTH
Five tips for effective fluke control this autumn
Animal health
Five tips for effective fluke control this autumn
When fluke-drenching cattle this autumn, follow some of the outlined tips to get the most effective cover possible.


TILLAGE
Identifying crop growth stages is tricky
Crops
Identifying crop growth stages is tricky
It’s important to be able to identify crop growth stages in the fields. This year is particularly challenging, as crops are so variable.
MACHINERY
Weed control technology - what are the latest developments?
Weed control
Weed control technology - what are the latest developments?
Weed control is going through a mini-revolution. For decades, herbicide was the solution to all weed problems, but this is quickly changing, writes Dermot Forristal, Teagasc Oak Park.
BUILDINGS
New app being developed to enhance farm safety
Farm safety
New app being developed to enhance farm safety
The app is currently being developed as part of PhD research and should be launched by the end of the year.
FARM SAFETY


VIDEOS


FARM PROGRAMMES
Breeding kicks off in Tullamore Farm
Tullamore Farm
Breeding kicks off in Tullamore Farm
Breeding has begun on the beef suckler herd in Tullamore, while lambs receive their first run through the handling unit.
Spring planting finally under way in dry weather
Crops
Spring planting finally under way in dry weather
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Derry, Cork, and Galway as farmers finally get an opportunity to get fieldwork done.
Spring planting finally under way in dry weather
Breeding & health
Turnout two months behind on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods has the latest from Tullamore Farm, the Irish Farmers Journal beef and sheep demonstration farm in Co Offaly.
Footprint Farmers protect water quality with riparian zones
Footprint Farmers
Footprint Farmers protect water quality with riparian zones
'Riparian zone measures can offer farmers guaranteed income for land that is often wet or difficult to maintain, while also protecting water quality, reducing flood risk and boosting biodiversity'.
'Everything is connected': protecting future generations with farming techniquesSPONSORED
'Everything is connected': protecting future generations with farming techniques
Rising temperatures, endless droughts and devastating floods – an unrelenting cycle of extreme weather is pushing communities in Malawi into deadly hunger.
How FRS fencing and DURA² helped transform our home and farmSPONSORED
How FRS fencing and DURA² helped transform our home and farm
DURA² fencing provided John Paul Bennett and his wife Laura with a durable and environmentally friendly fencing solution for their home and farm.
Upgrading barley yields with a new fungicide solutionSPONSORED
Upgrading barley yields with a new fungicide solution
Due to relentless wet weather, the spring of 2024 has proven to be an extremely testing time for growers.
Pump up your crops with VIXERAN®SPONSORED
Pump up your crops with VIXERAN®
VIXERAN®, a proven bacteria-based biofertiliser by Syngenta Biologicals, allows your crop to fix nitrogen (N) directly from the atmosphere. This improves nitrogen use efficiency on your farm.