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New Entry Requirements for Teagasc Courses
Teagasc has announced the introduction of new entry requirements for its full time Level 5 education programmes in Agriculture, Horticulture, Equine and Forestry, which will come into effect for applications for the 2026/2027 academic year.
15 September 2025
Calving cows, hidden dangers: Share your story, shape farm safety
Are you a livestock farmer involved in calving? You could have valuable insight that could help improve livestock safety. Kirsty Sweet tells us more.
11 September 2025
Major Autumn Roadshow to grow Ireland’s Organic Livestock Sector
Ireland’s organic farming community is set to take centre stage this autumn with the launch of a specialist regional organic roadshow.
11 September 2025
EU project ShapingBio offers recommendations for a competitive EU Bioeconomy
The EU-funded ShapingBio project has released a comprehensive policy brief outlining key recommendations to support the European Commission in creating an optimal framework for a sustainable and competitive European bioeconomy.
7 September 2025
Professor Pat Dillion receives ASA Distinguished Member Award
The 2025 recipient of the Agricultural Science Association’s (ASA’s) Distinguished Member Award is Professor Pat Dillon, Director of Research in Teagasc. The presentation was made at the annual ASA conference in Cork yesterday evening.
5 September 2025
Underreporting injuries hampers farm safety
Official statistics do not provide accurate measures of the level of farm injuries or their impacts on farmers, farm businesses or farm households, as these injuries are rarely reported in Ireland or across the EU. David Meredith, John McNamara and Diana van Doorn tell us more.
8 August 2025
Rural men sought for ‘Grass Ceiling’ project
Are you a man working in farming or living in a rural area? If so, the GRASS CEILING (Gender Equality in Rural and Agricultural Innovation Systems) project is looking to hear your views.
6 August 2025
Teagasc at the Tullamore Show
The Tullamore Show and FBD National Livestock Show takes place on Sunday, 10 August in Butterfield Estate, Blueball, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Teagasc will be present in various areas across the event.
5 August 2025
The countless hidden connections between our food, health and planet
Researchers have mapped how microbes underpin our food systems and how we can stop their decline.
5 August 2025
Visit of Minister Noel Grealish TD to Teagasc Athenry
Noel Grealish TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for research, visited Teagasc Athenry, County Galway on Monday, 21 July where he met with Teagasc researchers who provided an overview of various Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) funded research projects which are ongoing at the Mellows Campus in Athenry, County Galway.
30 July 2025