The Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme which is also known as SBLAS is run by Bord Bia. The idea of Bord Bia SBLAS consists of setting out the agreed standards for production and certification of Irish Beef and Lamb. Continue reading “”
Mary Scanlan and her husband Pat are Suckler farmers based in Barnane, Templemore in county Tipperary with a herd of between 30 and 35. Continue reading “”
The “Energy in Agriculture 2017” event which is currently Ireland’s largest energy event for farmers, will take place on Tuesday, August 22nd at Gurteen College, Co. Tipperary. The event itself is organised by Teagasc, Tipperary County Council, IFA, Tipperary Energy Agency and Gurteen College. The whole aim of the event is to provide practical information for farmers and the rural sector about the various renewable energy and energy efficiency options available for farm businesses.
Continue reading “Herdwatch hits Ireland’s Largest Energy Event for Farmers”
The Tullamore Show and AIB National Livestock show preparations are in full swing and this year the Herdwatch team will be attending the event, which will take place in Tullamore Co. Offaly Sunday 13th of August. Continue reading “Meet the Herdwatch Team at this Year’s Tullamore Show”
Since my last blog, the normal farm jobs for the summer were carried out, with silage season in full swing we got our first lot of bales made on the 17th of June. Continue reading “Gearoid’s Farming Week: Silage Season and Green Cert progress”
There are hundreds of fascinating bloggers who love to share their passion and knowledge about agriculture and farming. The bloggers we’ve chosen provide engaging dairy blogs for their readers, free resources and tools, as well as entertainment. We have compiled 6 of the Top Dairy Blogs for 2017 for you:
Today’s theme of Farm Safety Week being “livestock and slurry” so we are going to look at the business of spreading slurry. While a majority of this year’s slurry has already been spread we take a look at the dangers of slurry; how it’s taken so many lives and if there are any ways to reduce the risks to yourself, and your family, when you are out there performing the task. According to a 2016 article in The Independent “In the period 2000-2010, 30% of child fatal accidents on farms were caused by drowning in slurry or water.”
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The Glastonbury music festival recently wrapped up in the English countryside near Pilton, Somerset. The festival attracted a crowd of over 175,000 ticket holders from around the world. Since the festivals inception in 1976, Continue reading “Video: Award Winning Dairy Herd Moo’ves Back into Glastonbury.”
Today marks the beginning of Farm Safety Week 2017, Monday 24th July – Friday 28th July. For the next five days, a different theme surrounding farm safety will be the topic of discussion. Today highlights Farm Safety Statistics and the rest of the week is as follows: Continue reading “‘Farm Safety Week’ Day 1: Farm Safety Statistics”
With calving over now and an improvement in the weather, it is giving us a great chance to get hay and silage saved Continue reading “Helen’s Farming Week: Managing Pre-Breeding and Tending to Jobs on the farm”