Alan Dillon, DairyBeef 500 Campaign Co-ordinator, explains the use of the Commercial Beef Value when purchasing calves this spring and how it is a tool that can be used to identify better quality animals from the dairy herd for beef production.

In this weeks FAS TV, we visit Balbirnie Home Farms in Fife to hear about their practical approaches to reducing external inputs in their mixed arable/livestock system. Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service (FAS) is part of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) which is co-funded by the EU and Scottish Government, providing information and resources aimed at increasing the profitability and sustainability of farms and crofts. Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/FASScot/?sub_confirmation=1 Visit our website: https://www.fas.scot/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FASScot Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FASScot/

Robert Logan from SAOS will provide an introduction to the MyHerdStats tool and its purpose, familiarising with the layout and highlighting key information to help ask the right questions of management and your herd objectives.  This data is an expression of your own herds performance and aims to ask the right questions of management, environment, and genetics. The task then is to understand what the information is, and the learnings from it to support herd performance, business and environmental efficiency.   Hazel Laughton from SAC Consulting will also cover the recently published Animal Health & Welfare intervention funding available through Track 1 of the Preparing for Sustainable Farming initiative.  The previous webinar in this series can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2MHAOsev50 Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service (FAS) is part of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) which is co-funded by the EU and Scottish Government, providing information and resources aimed at increasing the profitability and sustainability of farms and crofts. Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/FASScot/?sub_confirmation=1 Visit our website: https://www.fas.scot/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FASScot Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FASScot/

Donate today: https://bit.ly/nfufarmafrica In this week’s vlog, hear all about how NFU President Minette Batters has been working on your behalf, her TB test on farm, as well as how you can donate to the NFU London Marathon team running in aid of Farm Africa (including Minette and David Exwood!)

George Ramsbottom, Teagasc Dairy Specialist is joined by Joseph Dunphy, Teagasc Grass10 Advisor on this week's episode of Let's Talk Dairy to give an update on the grass situation for the week and an overview of the latest grass tips from the Grass10 team.

When it comes to purchasing farm software, there can be so many options it can be difficult to choose which package is best for you.  It can take time to set it all up and start inputting data, so it is important to consider your purchase carefully, and try to future proof it as much as you can.  In this video we talk to David Dandie about what considerations he made before selecting the right software for his business, and how record keeping has helped his business. Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service (FAS) is part of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) which is co-funded by the EU and Scottish Government, providing information and resources aimed at increasing the profitability and sustainability of farms and crofts. Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/FASScot/?sub_confirmation=1 Visit our website: https://www.fas.scot/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FASScot Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FASScot/

❓Have you questions about #newCAP schemes? ✅Our virtual assistant is now answering questions on Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS), Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) and Eco #CAP schemes. 📺Watch the most asked question about CRISS. For more see agfood.ie

Watch our new #CAP webinar on the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3). This Webinar was held on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. General introduction to the scheme by John Muldowney The webinar featured a questions and answers section and three presentations from staff at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: • John Muldowney - general introduction to TAMS 3 • Robert Leonard - changes to the scheme • Ciarán O'Sullivan - how to apply to TAMS 3 For more on the #newCAP visit www.gov.ie/cap and www.gov.ie/newCAP

Watch our new #CAP webinar on the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3). This Webinar was held on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Robert Leonard presents on changes to the TAMS 3 The webinar featured a questions and answers section and three presentations from staff at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: • John Muldowney - general introduction to TAMS 3 • Robert Leonard - changes to the scheme • Ciarán O'Sullivan - how to apply to TAMS 3 For more on the #newCAP visit www.gov.ie/cap and www.gov.ie/newCAP

Watch our new #CAP webinar on the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3). This Webinar was held on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Ciarán O'Sullivan explains how to apply to TAMS 3 The webinar featured a questions and answers section and three presentations from staff at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: • John Muldowney - general introduction to TAMS 3 • Robert Leonard - changes to the scheme • Ciarán O'Sullivan - how to apply to TAMS 3 For more on the #newCAP visit www.gov.ie/cap and www.gov.ie/newCAP

Watch our new #CAP webinar on the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3). This Webinar was held on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Questions and answers session on TAMS 3 The webinar featured a questions and answers section and three presentations from staff at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: • John Muldowney - general introduction to TAMS 3 • Robert Leonard - changes to the scheme • Ciarán O'Sullivan - how to apply to TAMS 3 For more on the #newCAP visit www.gov.ie/cap and www.gov.ie/newCAP

A look at practical approaches to reducing external inputs in a mixed arable/livestock system This online interactive panel discussion featured farmers Alex Brewster of Rotmell Farm, Perth and Doug Christie of Durie Farms, Fife who have both reduced their use of external inputs and increased farm resilience through practical approaches such as soil testing, supporting soil biodiversity, reducing tillage, diversifying rotations, and intercropping. We explored how these and other approaches can be implemented together to improve soil health and boost fertility, reducing the need for external inputs, with advice from soil expert Dr Audrey Litterick of Earthcare Technical. This project was funded by The Scottish Government through the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF).

A look at practical approaches to reducing external inputs in a mixed arable/livestock system This online interactive panel discussion featured farmers David Bell of Fairfield Farms, Fife and Graham Elder of Chapel Farm, North Berwick who both use practical IPM approaches to reduce pesticide/herbicide use and increase farm resilience. We explored what IPM looks like on Chapel Farm’s organic system and which measures might work best in a range of scenarios to reduce input use, with technical input from Henry Creissen, SRUC. This project was funded by The Scottish Government through the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF).

Multispecies swards are becoming increasingly popular among farmers and offer a range of benefits, including improved soil health, enhanced biodiversity and increased livestock productivity. One of the primary benefits of multispecies swards is their ability to produce increased her age dry Mather to grass and grass clover swards however they do carry a range of other benefits. Shona Baker explains more in this short clip from #FarmingforSoilHealth

Carbon stored in soils is often called soil organic carbon and it is good for soils. Carbon sequestration is the process of capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in plant material or soil. At the #FarmingforSoilHealth event last week we caught up with Guilia Bondi to hear more #teagasc

We caught up with Patrick Forrestal at last weeks #FarmingforSoilHealth event. He gave some great advice as to what you can do to enhance soils nutrients supply. #teagasc

We live in a very heavy rainfall and have a lot of heavy textured soils. To protect those soils we need to maintain soil organic matter and maintain a living root system. Prof Owen Fenton explains more from #FarmingforSoilHealth #teagasc

There are challenges to managing soils on tillage farms. Establishing crops annually, heavy machinery and not having a grass crop to build up carbon and root material can all threaten the soil. So how do we manage this? Dermot Forristal explains more #FarmingforSoilHealth #teagasc

How do we avoid losing carbon on tillage soils? Methods such as straw incorporation and cover crops can be used to add carbon back into the soil. Dermot Forristal tells us more from the #FarmingforSoilHealth event today in Johnstown Castle #teagasc

What will the genotyped ram task in the Sheep Improvement Scheme accomplish for the hill sector? Presentation by Kevin McDermott, Sheep Ireland.

An overview of the practical implications of conversion to organic production on hill sheep farms. Presentation by Elaine Leavy, Organic Specialist, Teagasc and Damian Costello, Sheep Specialist, Teagasc

ACRES Kerry West Cork Co-operation Project - An Overview Presentation by Patricia Deane Project Manager South Kerry Development Partnership

Better returns from Better Health. The N.I. Flock Health Planning Project. Presentation by Jason Barley Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

Cathal McCauley, Teagasc Organic Advisor caught up with Barry O'Hagan, organic sheep farmer from Co. Leitrim to get an insight into his farm and farming system. Barry O’Hagan is farming 56 Ha of heavy clay and peat soils including some commonage in North Leitrim. He runs approx. 158 ewes which are predominantly Lanark Blackface Horned sheep. The ewe lambs have been typically sold as breeding ewe lambs through a producer group and ram lambs have been finished on farm. The ewes are fed for 6-8 weeks pre lambing depending on the scanning rate. Barry entered organics on the 1st of January 2023 and is currently in conversion.

Elaine Leavy, Teagasc Organic Specialist caught up with Amy Jackson, organic sheep farmer from North Tipperary to get an overview of their farm and farming system and how they feed the ewe pre and post lambing. Amy farms in partnership with her husband Ross on their 50.5Ha sheep and tillage farm in North Tipperary. They keep approximately 150 ewes that lamb in March/early April each year with many of their lambs sold direct to customers under their brand “Lacka organic lamb”. Ewes have scanned at 1.68 lambs/ewe this year. Breeds include mainly Texel crosses, Charollais crosses, New Zealand Suffolk, Belclares, and Rouge. All ewes and lambs are out-wintered on cover crops and multi species swards until February before housing. The Jacksons are farming organically since 2015.

Thinking of buying a farm as a new entrant? Gemma & Bruce McWilliam bought Nether Backieley, Aberchirder in Aberdeenshire in 2019 after viewing 10 other farms and in this short video they share their highs and lows from that journey including setting up their sheep flock, self-catering lodge and letting out sheds for cattle B&B. Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service (FAS) is part of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) which is co-funded by the EU and Scottish Government, providing information and resources aimed at increasing the profitability and sustainability of farms and crofts. Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/FASScot/?sub_confirmation=1 Visit our website: https://www.fas.scot/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FASScot Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FASScot/

On this episode of Let's Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 16th March, Patrick Gowing, Teagasc Dairy Specialist was joined by Eamon Fagan, Westmeath dairy farmer to discuss sexed semen - a farmer's perspective. Eamon gives an update on how things have gone for the Spring so far on the farm and what is plan is to the end of the first round. Elsewhere in the webinar, Joseph Dunphy, Teagasc Grass10 Advisor gives an update on the grass situation for the week and an overview of the latest grass tips from the Grass10 team.

Patrick Gowing, Teagasc Dairy Specialist is joined by Joseph Dunphy, Teagasc Grass10 Advisor on this week's episode of Let's Talk Dairy to give an update on the grass situation for the week and an overview of the latest grass tips from the Grass10 team.

Full recording of TMG side event at the ninth session of the African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD9) on 26 February 2023.

In this week’s vlog, NFU President Minette Batters provides insight into the discussions and challenges around the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). You can also hear about Minette giving evidence to the House of Lords horticultural sector committee on the horticulture sector and its opportunity for growth, and her discussions with Secretary of State Thérèse Coffey when they met this week.

On this episode of the Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 10 March, Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer, Teagasc was joined by Dr. Maeve Henchion, Teagasc to discuss BovINE – Solutions for Sustainable Beef Farming. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar which was facilitated by Alan Dillon, DairyBeef 500 Programme Co-Ordinator, Teagasc.

On this episode of the Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 3 March, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Declan Byrne, SUAS Project Manager to discuss lessons learned and recommendations from the SUAS EIP Project. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar which was facilitated by Catherine Keena, Countryside Management Specialist, Teagasc.

In the March episode of Let's Talk Equine, which took place on Tuesday, 7th March, host Wendy Conlon, Teagasc Equine Specialist was joined by Ann Derham MVB DVMS Dipl ECVS, EBVS® European Specialist in Large Animal Surgery, Fethard Equine Hospital to discuss how a referral clinic serves the sector. Ann took us through the varied services provided at Fethard Equine Hospital including some of the more routine elective procedures, an insight into less common procedures, and other more novel approaches. It was a ‘whistle stop tour’ intended to give an overview of the work that takes place at the hospital. Please be advised that some of the graphics content of this webinar is of a surgical nature.

Watch our new #CAP webinar on payment entitlements from 2023 onwards including presentations on the complementary income support for young farmers, and basic income support for sustainability (BISS). This Webinar was held on Monday, March 14, 2023. Speaker: Fran Morrin presents a general overview of changes to payment entitlements from 2023. The webinar featured a questions and answers section and three presentations from staff at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: • Fran Morrin - overview of changes to payment entitlements from 2023 onwards • Eddie Forde - national reserve and complementary income support for young farmers (CISYF) • Lisa Walsh-Kemmis - transfers of payment entitlements. For more on the #newCAP visit www.gov.ie/cap and www.gov.ie/newCAP

Watch our new #CAP webinar on payment entitlements from 2023 onwards including presentations on the complementary income support for young farmers, and basic income support for sustainablility (BISS). This Webinar was held on Monday, March 14, 2023. Speaker: Eddie Forde presents on the national reserve and the complementary income support for young farmers. The webinar featured a questions and answers section and three presentations from staff at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: • Fran Morrin - overview of changes to payment entitlements from 2023 onwards • Eddie Forde - national reserve and complementary income support for young farmers (CISYF) • Lisa Walsh-Kemmis - transfers of payment entitlements. For more on the #newCAP visit www.gov.ie/cap and www.gov.ie/newCAP

Watch our new #CAP webinar on payment entitlements from 2023 onwards including presentations on the complementary income support for young farmers, and basic income support for sustainability (BISS). This Webinar was held on Monday, March 14, 2023. Speaker: Lisa Walsh-Kimmis presents on transfers of payment entitlements. The webinar featured a questions and answers section and three presentations from staff at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: • Fran Morrin - overview of changes to payment entitlements from 2023 onwards • Eddie Forde - national reserve and complementary income support for young farmers (CISYF) • Lisa Walsh-Kemmis - transfers of payment entitlements. For more on the #newCAP visit www.gov.ie/cap and www.gov.ie/newCAP

Watch our new #CAP webinar on basic income support for sustainability (BISS) payment entitlements from 2023 onwards including presentations on the complementary income support for young farmers, and transfer of entitlements. This Webinar was held on Monday, March 14, 2023. Questions and Answers session. The webinar featured a questions and answers section and three presentations from staff at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: • Fran Morrin - overview of changes to payment entitlements from 2023 onwards • Eddie Forde - national reserve and complementary income support for young farmers (CISYF) • Lisa Walsh-Kemmis - transfers of payment entitlements. For more on the #newCAP visit www.gov.ie/cap and www.gov.ie/newCAP

Elaine Leavy and Joe Kelleher, Teagasc Organic Specialists hosted a Let's Talk Organics webinar on Wednesday, 8th March which focused on feeding the ewe pre and post lambing in an organic situation. The team were joined by Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep Knowledge Transfer; Cathal McCauley, Teagasc Organic Advisor; and Organic Sheep Farmers Amy Jackson & Barry O’Hagan. Michael Gottstein discussed feeding the ewe pre-lambing; Cathal McCauley outlined organic minerals and regulations around veterinary; and Amy Jackson & Barry O’Hagan gave an insight into feeding the ewe pre and post lambing on their organic farms.

Watch our new #CAP webinar on conditionality, the area monitoring system (AMS), agri-snap (geotagged photo application), and the protein aid and straw incorporation measure. This Webinar was held on Thursday , March 9 2023 at 7pm. Speaker: James Conway Agricultural Inspector – Conditionality The webinar featured a questions and answers section and three presentations from staff at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: • Michael Moloney (chaired this webinar) • James Conway • Eoin Dooley • Stephen Carberry • Geraldine Howard For more on the #newCAP visit www.gov.ie/cap and www.gov.ie/newCAP

New #CAP Schemes 2023-2027 - Webinar - Conditionality Watch our new #CAP webinar on conditionality, the area monitoring system (AMS), agri-snap (geotagged photo application), and the protein aid and straw incorporation measure. This Webinar was held on Thursday , March 9 2023 at 7pm. Speaker: Eoin Dooley presents on the Area Monitoring System (AMS) The webinar featured a questions and answers section and three presentations from staff at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: • Michael Moloney (chaired this webinar) • James Conway • Eoin Dooley • Stephen Carberry • Geraldine Howard For more on the #newCAP visit www.gov.ie/cap and www.gov.ie/newCAP

Watch our new #CAP webinar on conditionality, the area monitoring system (AMS), agri-snap (geotagged photo application), and the protein aid and straw incorporation measure. This Webinar was held on Thursday , March 9 2023 at 7pm. Speaker: Stephen Carberry presents on Agri-Snap, geotagged photo application. The webinar featured a questions and answers section and three presentations from staff at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: • Michael Moloney (chaired this webinar) • James Conway • Eoin Dooley • Stephen Carberry • Geraldine Howard For more on the #newCAP visit www.gov.ie/cap and www.gov.ie/newCAP

Watch our new #CAP webinar on conditionality, the area monitoring system (AMS), agri-snap (geotagged photo application), and the protein aid and straw incorporation measure. This Webinar was held on Thursday , March 9 2023 at 7pm. Speaker: Geraldine Howard presents on protein aid & straw incorporation measure. The webinar featured a questions and answers section and three presentations from staff at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: • Michael Moloney (chaired this webinar) • James Conway • Eoin Dooley • Stephen Carberry • Geraldine Howard For more on the #newCAP visit www.gov.ie/cap and www.gov.ie/newCAP

Watch our new #CAP webinar on conditionality, the area monitoring system (AMS), agri-snap (geotagged photo application), and the protein aid and straw incorporation measure. This Webinar was held on Thursday , March 9 2023 at 7pm. Questions and answers sessions. The webinar featured a questions and answers section and three presentations from staff at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: • Michael Moloney (chaired this webinar) • James Conway • Eoin Dooley • Stephen Carberry • Geraldine Howard For more on the #newCAP visit www.gov.ie/cap and www.gov.ie/newCAP

Retour d'expérience du programme Sols Vivants développé par EarthWorm sur la campagne terrain 2021- 2022 (150 Fermes). Un webinaire de la Fondation EarthWorm.org en partenariat avec L'Initiative internationale "4 pour 1000"

On this episode of The Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 24 February, Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT was joined by Daniel Henn, Solohead Farm, Teagasc Moorepark to discuss scenarios exploring the national herd and grassland management targets to achieve climate targets. A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar which was facilitated by Andy Boland, Teagasc Environment Specialist.

On this episode of Let's Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 9th March, George Ramsbottom, Teagasc Dairy Specialist was joined by Don Crowley, Teagasc to discuss less than 100 Somatic Cell Count (SCC) in the first 100 days.