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Practical Solutions for Pollinator-Friendly Farming
Practical Solutions for Pollinator-Friendly Farming In celebration of World Bee Day 2025, Biodiversity Technician Claudia Barry and Research Officer Saorla Kavanagh share the details of the EU CAP networks Workshop on ‘Promoting Pollinator-Friendly Farming’. In June 2024, the EU CAP Network hosted a workshop on “Promoting Pollinator-Friendly Farming” in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In […]
20 May 2025
Fabrication at Kildalton: Bringing designs to life
Fabrication at Kildalton: Bringing designs to life From initial concept to design and finally manufacture, students of the Advanced Machinery and Crops Course in Kildalton College gain valuable hands-on experience in fabrication, College Lecturer, Patrick Heffernan tells us more. Through the fabrication module of the Advanced Machinery and Crops Course at Kildalton […]
19 May 2025
Staying safe on farm this May
Staying safe on farm this May With May being a very busy month, B&T Drystock Advisor in Teagasc Galway/Clare, Ciara Collins shares key tips on staying safe on farm. The month of May is a very active farming month, particularly with machinery work, including spraying, silage harvesting, fertiliser and slurry spreading. The […]
18 May 2025
7 ACRES actions to be monitored from the sky
7 ACRES actions to be monitored from the sky The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced that its Area Monitoring System (AMS), colloquially known by some as the ‘eye in the sky’, will be used to monitor seven ACRES actions this year. Used to ensure that area-based schemes have […]
17 May 2025
Agri-food Policy Leader Dr Karl Walsh Wins 2025 Walsh Scholars Alum Award
Agri-food Policy Leader Dr Karl Walsh Wins 2025 Walsh Scholars Alum Award A former PhD student whose work has helped shape Ireland’s agri-food policy has been honoured with the 2025 Walsh Scholars Alum Award. Dr Karl Walsh, now Head of the Research, Bioeconomy and Codex Division at the Department of Agriculture, Food […]
16 May 2025
Teagasc awards the 2025 Walsh Scholars Gold Medal to Luca van Dijk
Teagasc awards the 2025 Walsh Scholars Gold Medal to Luca van Dijk Luca van Dijk, a PhD student in Teagasc’s Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Programme, has been awarded the Walsh Scholars Gold Medal, the highest honour given to a postgraduate student in the programme. The award was presented today, Thursday, […]
15 May 2025
Are you ready for 4D food printing to fill your fridge?
0 Are you ready for 4D food printing to fill your fridge? In a recent RTÉ Brainstorm article Norah O’Shea, Teagasc, Galina Brychkova, University of Galway, and Patrick McGowan, Munster Technological University tell us that 4D food printing means your food could change shape, colour, flavour or texture over time. Imagine opening your fridge and seeing your yogurt lid […]
3 May 2025
Funding for Teagasc projects under international strand of DAFM’s Research Programme
0 Funding for Teagasc projects under international strand of DAFM’s Research Programme A number of Teagasc researchers have been awarded funding for projects through the international strand of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Research Programme. Announced today, May 1, by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, […]
1 May 2025
Helping shape the future of Irish sheep farming at Mountbellew Agricultural College
Helping shape the future of Irish sheep farming at Mountbellew Agricultural College Christopher Scally, Distance Education Course Co-Ordinator with Mountbellew Agricultural College, charts the launch of the Young Sheep Farmer Forum, which aims to empower the next generation of Irish sheep farmers. Mountbellew Agricultural College (MAC) is proud to announce its involvement […]
30 April 2025
Let’s Talk Equine – Gut Health
Let’s Talk Equine – Gut Health On this episode of Let’s Talk Equine, host Wendy Conlon, Teagasc Equine Specialist was joined by Kerrie Kavanagh, Head of Microbiology at the Irish Equine Centre. Kerrie gave a fascinating insight into the power of microorganisms in the equine gut and the numerous factors that can […]
27 April 2025