All over Ireland, people are eating more eggs. Last year, 705 million eggs were sold nationwide, up from 656 million the previous year. More than just fulfilling a cornerstone of the full Irish breakfast, eggs are proving to be a quick meal for working folks or a pre-workout boost for sporty types. Yet no matter […]
A healthy sounder can quickly be done under by one sick animal. All it takes is for contagious pathogens to enter your farm (through feed, farm conditions, or other animals) and the health of your pigs can rapidly decline. This is all too real for Irish pork producers who have been on watch for any […]
As Teagasc put it in a recent report, soil is part of the wealth of Ireland – and every nation for that matter. When the land is blessed with healthy topsoil, growers can produce tougher, more bountiful plants from the roots on upward. Though Irish topsoil is in mostly good condition compared to other nations […]
To say it is awfully warm this summer is an understatement. The sweltering heat and dangerous temperatures in July pushed a nationwide Status Yellow warning, with six counties (Cavan, Monaghan, south Leitrim, Roscommon, Longford, and Westmeath) meriting a Status Orange warning with temperatures exceeding 30⁰C. Bad for anyone, but particularly bad for dairy farmers, who […]