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Beef and to the point For Teagasc’s dairy-beef research and KT programme, Research Officer Nicky Byrne and Walsh Scholar Jenny Abbott, DairyBeef500 Programme Manager Alan Dillon and Programme Advisor Fergal Maguire explain how their work supports Ireland’s world-class beef production systems. Can you explain the team’s role? Nicky: Over the past 10 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. Eoin O’Connor and Joy Clarke at ISMS […]
Getting to know: David Kenny With a lifelong passion for farming, David Kenny leads the Animal and Bioscience Research Department at Teagasc Grange, with a special focus on nutrition and emissions in livestock production systems. Hi David! Could you tell us a bit about yourself? I am Head of the Animal and […]
Chirping fieldwork assistant Everyone involved in fieldwork knows the beautiful chirps of the Skylark, which can sing non-stop for hours during breeding season. They breed in spring crops and feed their chicks with insects and spiders that they find in their surroundings. However, their population is declining due to habitat loss and […]
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 […]
0 Novel, clean seaweed preservation method Technology Teagasc researchers have developed a novel, environmentally friendly and sustainable two-step method to preserve freshly harvested seaweed for an extended period before further processing This could provide additional value-add opportunities in seaweed product development, while potentially significantly reducing drying and labour costs for harvesters Value propositions […]
0 BIO-BEV: Novel BSG-based functional snack Technology Teagasc researchers, in collaboration with the University of Helsinki, have developed a highly bioactive, spoonable plant-based snack Through bioprocessing, and by using brewers’ spent grain (BSG) — beer manufacturing residue — this product is moving towards green label status Value propositions For the brewing industry: circular […]
0 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. Farmers central to sustainable uplands Event: […]