TResearch
2024
Easing the pressure The Better Farming for Water campaign will be crucial to meeting objectives under the Water Framework Directive, explain Teagasc’s Director of Research, Pat Dillon, and Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer, Pat Murphy. The Better Farming for Water campaign will be crucial to meeting objectives under the Water Framework Directive, […]
Mapping a course Teagasc’s Better Farming for Water campaign aims to support the agri-food sector to improve water quality across Ireland’s catchments. To learn more, TResearch spoke to a researcher on the campaign, Daire Ó hUallacháin. Daire Ó hUallacháin is a Principal Research Officer in the CELUP programme at Teagasc Johnstown Castle. […]
Greening and growing Research at the Horticulture Development Department in Ashtown has implemented a commercial vertical hydroponic system for growing leafy greens. Research Officers Michael Gaffney and Zoia Awan are investigating hydroponic growth systems at Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown. Photo credit: Iain White, Maxwell Photography Vertical hydroponic farming is an innovative […]
Entrepreneurial excellence Over the past three years Teagasc has made significant strides by partnering with various organisations to nurture entrepreneurial skills for the future leaders of the agri-food sector. Programmes like Food Works support entrepreneurs to innovate, scale and grow their companies, leading to significant global development opportunities. Photo credit: Fennell Photography […]
Full of beans As plant-based diets gain traction, Ireland is shifting its focus to high-quality plant proteins, notably faba beans. With production increasing, these beans promise soil enrichment, sustainable farming and advanced meat alternatives. Animesh Singh Sengar from Teasgasc Ashtown sets up the screw profile of pilot-scale extruder. Photo credit: Teagasc In […]
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 […]
Cease & resist Overuse of antibiotics is known to have detrimental effects; new Teagasc research is examining how antibiotic use in early life affects human and animal microbiota. Limiting antibiotic use in early life can bolster antimicrobial resistance genes later on in life (Photo: blackCAT/iStockphoto.com) Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a burgeoning global […]
Employment deployment Studying employment practices on farms will allow for the development of tailored support and training, helping farmers offer more attractive employment opportunities. Like many economic sectors today, agriculture is in the middle of a perfect storm; demand for additional people to work on farms is increasing, while the availability of […]
Worth the weight A Research Officer in Grassland Science at Teagasc Grange, Peter Doyle is at the forefront of research that’s optimising beef systems to improve lifetime animal performance while meeting crucial climate goals. Photo by: Tony Keane How did you get into this field of study? I grew up on a […]