The Pig Edge

The benefits of using pig slurry in tillage farming

For this month’s Pig Edge podcast, we’re featuring highlights from a recent episode of the Tillage Edge focusing on the benefits of using pig slurry as an alternative to chemical fertilisers in tillage farming. Pig production is on…

Reviewing the 2024 pig & feed prices and the outlook for 2025

Michael McKeon, Specialist Pig Advisor at Teagasc Moorepark, joins Ciarán Carroll for the latest episode of The Pig Edge with a review of pig and feed prices for 2024 and the outlook for 2025. The Teagasc Outlook 2025, Econo…

Brendan Lynch and Michael Martin look back on the changes & challenges of the Irish pig industry

We're taking a look back on the careers and experiences of two long-time Teagasc pig experts on this month’s Pig Edge.   Brendan Lynch, former Head of Department and Chief Pig Scientist, and Michael Martin, former Head of De…

Celebrating 30 Years of the Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference

For the latest Pig Edge podcast, we’re diving into all the details of the upcoming Annual Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference, which is celebrating 30 years of the conference this year. On this episode, we’re joined by Ciarán Carroll, …

What you need to know about the Nutrient Importation Storage Scheme

Manure management has been a much talked-about topic on farms this year.  On August 21st, the Nutrient Importation Storage Scheme (NISS) was announced as part of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS III) by …

The latest on breeding & reproduction

This month’s Pig Edge is focusing on breeding and reproduction and Amy Quinn is joined by Teagasc Specialised Pig Advisor, Emer McCrum, to share her thoughts and experiences on the common themes and issues from around the country. …

The 2023 Teagasc National Pig Herd Performance Report

The 2023 Teagasc National Pig Herd Performance Report has just been released, revealing some notable changes in our key performance indicators for the 2023 year.  To delve into the report and analyse the figures and trends i…

A Preview of the Teagasc Pig Open Day 2024

The Teagasc pig team are in the final stages of preparation for their research event, the Pig Open Day 2024, which will take place at 10am on Wednesday May 22nd in the Paddy O’Keeffe Innovation Centre, Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork …

The Economic Benefits of Teagasc’s Pig Research

The Teagasc Pig Development Department is internationally renowned for its research, primarily focusing much of our programme on conducting research that can produce tangible benefits for commercial farmers on the ground in Ireland. 

Kieran Keane on the situation with current feed ingredient prices

Kieran Keane, Pig Research Technician specialising in nutrition, with the Teagasc Pig Development Department joins Amy Quinn on the latest Pig Edge podcast to discuss current feed ingredient prices, the new Teagasc pig feed lab and curren…