TResearch
2024
Measuring up Locally led water stewardship is following catchment science principles and focusing on water quality with multiple benefits. Ministers Malcolm Noonan (left), Pippa Hackett and Charlie McConalogue at Lough Ennel for the launch of the Farming for Water EIP. Photo credit: Water EIP Water quality supports the variety and quality of life […]
Slowing down to get ahead With agriculture putting a strain on water quality, Teagasc researchers are developing farm-scale measures to break pollutant pathways and reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into waterbodies. ln-drain measure to slow the flow of water in surface open drains in farm landscapes. Photo credit: Teagasc Agriculture is putting […]
Steady diet of data Feed-Omics, a collaborative project between Teagasc, University College Dublin and CSIRO in Australia, aims to provide new insights into the molecular regulation of feed efficiency in beef cattle, using state-of-the-art analyses based on systems biology. Photo credit: Andrew Downes There is increasing pressure on the global agri-food industry […]
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 […]
Sustainable, compostable packing solutions for fresh produce Teagasc, through a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)-funded collaborative project with Technological University Dublin (TUD), is developing novel compostable packaging solutions based on sustainable raw materials including stinging nettles and rhubarb Technology Teagasc, through a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)-funded collaborative project with Technological University Dublin (TUD), […]
Nisin G: a novel anti-Fusobacterium nucleatum therapeutic MTU and Teagasc are seeking commercial partners to further develop and commercialise the strain for applications in functional foods, biotherapeutics and women’s vaginal health CHALLENGE Fusobacterium nucleatum is an important human pathogen with a number of associated pathologies in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, including colorectal […]
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. […]