Waterford / Kilkenny Advisory Region
On behalf of Teagasc Waterford / Kilkenny region I would like to welcome you to our section of the Teagasc website. This section gives you up-to-date information on our region including our Staff and our advisory educational programmes and services. The Teagasc advisory programme provides all farmers throughout the country with the opportunity to see best practice in operation and to acquire new skills.
Our offices are located in Dungarvan, Mullinavat & Kilkenny.
Download the Waterford/Kilkenny 2021 regional review (pdf)
Advisory Services
- One to One Advice to our 3,000 farmer clients within the region
- Farm Visits
- Phone/Office Consultations
- Dairy, Beef & Sheep Discussion Groups – the region facilitates 57 groups
- Public Events – Farm Walks, Seminars, Open Days
- Pasture Base Ireland and Grass10 information
- Dairy Open Source Future Farm with Glanbia – 4 Open Source Future Farm Participants
- Green Acres Calf to Beef programme – 2 monitor farms in the region
- Technical newletters are sent to all our client’s monthly covering dairy, beef, sheep, tillage, environment and forestry.
Scheme Application and Support
- Payment Scheme Assistance and Advice
- Applications and Services for Schemes such as BEAM, BEEP, BDGP, GLAS & TAMS
Through the Regional Education System, courses for new entrants to farming are provided:
- Certificate in Farming levels 5 and 6 leading to the Green Cert
Short courses available
- Health & Safety Courses
- Environmental Courses
- Options/Alternative Enterprises
- Organic Farming
- Farm Forestry
- Dairy Start Up/Milking Machine Courses
- Computer Courses (contact your local office for information)
Teagasc podcasts for dairy, beef, sheep, pigs, poultry and tillage enterprises.
If you want to get the most from your farm come talk to us and we will provide an advisory package tailored to your needs.
Richard O’Brien, Regional Manager, Waterford / Kilkenny