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Joined November 2020
Catriona Foley is a Drystock advisor Based in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford working with beef & sheep farmers in west Waterford. Facilitator with the Teagasc Waterford hill sheep discussion group & dabbles in the uplands. Member of theComeragh Upland Communities EIP operational group
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RT @teagasc: On #TheBeefEdge podcast, Tim Hyde, @TeagascEnviron reminds listeners of the open period for chemical fertiliser, farm yard man…
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Well done @NiamhDunphy4 👏👏👏👏
Congratulations to Niamh Dunphy who won best discussion paper at the AESI (Agricultural Economics Society of Ireland) Early Career day last week in Teagasc Ashtown. Also Dr Edel Kelly took part in the panel discussion, while Dr Brian Leonard and Professor Michael Wallace acted as competition judges. Well done Niamh 👏
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Out with monitor farmer Tom Murphy, doing a grass walk this week. Soil temp below 5 °C due to the heavy frost. Toms calving due date was 4th Feb, as of Thursday 24% of the herd calved including 70% of the heifers which were bred using a FTAI programme
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RT @teagasc: The National Hill Sheep Conference takes place on Wednesday, 19 February at 7pm in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. S…
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RT @PastureBase: Simple take home points to manage grass in spring by @shayesSandra 1) Carry out opening cover📝 2) Complete SRP and Grass…
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RT @teagasc: The Teagasc/FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards recognise farmers who are operating sustainable, profitable farming system…
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RT @TeagascKKWD: Teagasc Signpost advisor Seamus Kearney, based in Teagasc Dungarvan outlines how the importance of having good soil fertil…
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Veronica Nyhan, Teagasc Soils Specialist explaining the benefits of getting Organic Manures onto Tillage Soils at the Tillage Seminar in Kilkenny tonight
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Teagasc Signpost advisor Seamus Kearney gives us a practical demonstration on why to use Protected Urea in 2025 and how to adjust your fertiliser spreader to spread it correctly. @TeagascSignpost @teagasc @TeagascGrass10 @TirlanFarmLife @TeagascEnviron
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Coordinator of the Teagasc Tirlan Future Farm Programme, Sandra Hayes outlines some of the KPI's that have helped monitor farmer Steven Fitzgerald in achieving 512kgs MS/cow in 2024 @TirlanFarmLife @TeagascSignpost @teagasc @PastureBase @TeagascGrass10
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Teagasc Signpost advisor Seamus Kearney, based in Teagasc Dungarvan outlines how the importance of having good soil fertility and choosing the right fertiliser for your farm this year can save the average dairy farm up to €8,000 @TirlanFarmLife @TeagascSignpost @TeagascEnviron
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Teagasc Tirlan monitor farmer @fitzysteven outlines his simple grazing targets for Spring 2025 + his fertiliser plan for slurry/pro urea. Targets like getting 30% grazed by end of Feb, low grass covers for slurry @TeagascGrass10 @TirlanFarmLife @TeagascSignpost @PastureBase
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RT @TeagascGrass10: 🌱🇮🇪On this weeks newsletter:🐄🐂🐏 ▫️Dry matter % Tips: ✅ Complete opening AFC ✅ Can you start…
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Photos from today’s Suckler Farm Walk on William and Victor Harpers, Topics covered were Suckler cow nutrition, minerals, Body condition scoring. Speakers included Terry Carroll, Aisling Claffey, Martin Ryan and Matt Murphy all Teagasc
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RT @teagasc: With up to 1,500 cases of chromosomal abnormalities in cattle each year in Ireland, Dr Cliona Ryan, Teagasc joins @cathalsomer…
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A great turnout to our Early spring/fertiliser strategy farm walk today in Steven Fitzgerald’s Key messages included getting cows out to grass, simple set up to start grazing & benefits in the short/long term in milk 🥛 solids
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Reminder of our Spring Tillage Seminars for our Kilkenny and Dungarvan offices
📣 We are hosting 2 Spring Tillage Seminars for our region Please see details below All are welcome to attend
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RT @PastureBase: Grass growth for the coming week predicted to range between 5-8 kg DM/ha📈 Rainfall amounts will be low ⛅️ However soil tem…
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