1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (132+ words) Curious about life in soil? Largely hidden from view soil is home to a vast and diverse community of organisms that play a vital role in nutrient cycling, plant growth and overall soil health. Join our live webinar on Monday,…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (117+ words) Join us on Tuesday, 22 September at 11am for a joint Kepak/ Teagasc Soil Health Farm Walk on Newgrange Farm, Slane, Co. Meath, C15 X5EV as part of the Better Farming for Water Campaign. Register for the Meath Soil Health Farm Walk The focus…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (398+ words) After a difficult growing year, with drought putting pressure on grass and cereal crops, autumn is a good time to take stock of soil fertility and identify which fields need to be sampled in preparation for 2027. Soil sampling provides a…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (322+ words) Siobhan Kavanagh, Signpost Programme, Teagasc, and Bernard Hyde, EPA, fill us in on the judging process for the Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards 2026, and encourage farmers to make better use of the data available to them. We have reached the…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (490+ words) Investing in soil health will help tillage farmers reduce compaction, improve crop performance and build greater resilience against increasingly variable weather patterns, John Brophy, Tillage Advisor, Teagasc Naas, tells us more. Irish tillage farmers have faced one of the most…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (423+ words) Chemical and organic fertiliser may be applied evenly across a farm throughout the year, but it may not get taken up evenly. For example, some fields have more grazings than others, some have more silage cuts. The nitrogen (N) that cows…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (342+ words) Data were collected on farms in early August after completion of the majority of planned second silage cuts. However, second cuts did not materialise for numerous participating farms this year due to drought, and this is reflected in the survey…...