TResearch
2024
This little piggy went to market Joint research by Teagasc and Queen’s University Belfast suggests that consumers displaying characteristics including a high level of moral responsibility are more likely to buy high-welfare assured pork. Positive characteristics of higher welfare Irish pork could be included on product packaging to appeal to consumers’ perception […]
Pack to the future At Teagasc Ashtown’s Food Research Centre, Research Officers Lael Walsh and Shivani Pathania are at the forefront of fighting food waste and future-proofing food packaging with their Leaf No Waste project. For protecting resources and food security, it’s important to come up with viable methods for fighting […]
Celebrating AGRIP Looking back at two decades of contributions from the Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Programme at Teagasc, driving positive developments across the agri-food industry. Teagasc’s Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Programme (AGRIP) strives to make an impact to the agri-food sector by bringing together several streams of work […]
Mixed farming systems: towards sustainability Integrated crop and livestock farming systems have the potential to provide a sustainable alternative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and maintain family farm income. Photo credit: Andrew Downes Global agriculture is set to tackle economic, environmental and social challenges in order to maintain sustainable food production. Income […]
Leading the way with LCA Research at the Horticulture Development Department in Ashtown is examining the environmental impact of fruit and vegetables grown with biostimulant inputs and packaged with different packaging forms. Lael Walsh and Éamonn Walsh are part of the team examining how Life Cycle Assessments can provide a more nuanced […]
Events: my take-home message Teagasc’s researchers attend many events throughout the year, sharing the findings from their research with national and international audiences. Here, we capture the take-home messages – key pieces of information that our researchers want people to remember – from recent events. Event: Teagasc Forestry Open Day, at Teagasc, […]
The Irish frog Field biodiversity is often unsuspected, especially when the diversity of habitats can support a large diversity of species. Amphibians are indicators of the ecosystem’s health. They are very sensitive to pesticide and other environmental perturbation. Over the last few years, they have massively declined. However, they are very important […]
Beefing up the data Decision-support tools can facilitate more sustainable beef-on-dairy systems. The dairy and beef sectors are intrinsically linked. Approximately 75-80% of calves originating from the dairy herd are destined for slaughter; many are purchased at less than six weeks old. Since dairy farmers are often not directly impacted by the […]
Graze on end Grass varieties can now be evaluated on commercial grassland farms in Ireland; this system gives grassland farmers more relevant information regarding how varieties can contribute to their farms over time. On Irish grassland farms, perennial ryegrass is the most important forage as it provides large quantities of high-quality forage […]
Bridging the gap Teagasc reflects on significant impacts from the decade-long partnership between its technology transfer office and those of University College Cork and Munster Technological University forged via the Bridge Network consortium. Siobhán Jordan (second left, front row) and Miriam Walsh (second right, front row) with Teagasc colleagues at the 2022 […]