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Making changes to improve your health
0 Making changes to improve your health Dr Diana van Doorn, Former Teagasc/ South East Technological University (SETU) Walsh Scholar and Dr John McNamara, Teagasc Health and Safety Specialist give some advice to help you improve your health A recent ESRI report showed a decline in overall mortality in the Irish working population. […]
7 February 2023
Good work organisation can reduce farm work hours
0 Good work organisation can reduce farm work hours Bernadette O’Brien, Conor Hogan and Marion Beecher discuss how good work organisation can reduce farm work hours A declining workforce combined with recent expansion has exasperated work demands on pasture-based dairy farms, and this is compounded by the intense spring/ summer workload coinciding with […]
4 February 2023
Happy staff, happy horses
Happy staff, happy horses Good staff management is key on farm enterprises. Seán Keane, Equine specialist, Teagasc Rural Economy Development Programme tells us more. Nearly a quarter of employees in the equine industry leave their job annually for different reasons. This highlights how difficult it is to retain staff and that employers […]
21 January 2023
Enhancing women’s role in rural life, agriculture and rural affairs
Enhancing women’s role in rural life, agriculture and rural affairs The FLIARA Project aims to enhance women’s role in rural life, agriculture and rural affairs. FLIARA – Female Led Innovation in Agriculture and Rural Areas – is a three-year project with a €3m budget, funded through the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Programme, […]
20 January 2023
Winner of Teagasc Special Award at BTYSTE 2023: A sweeter way to treat equine parasites
Winner of Teagasc Special Award at BTYSTE 2023: A sweeter way to treat equine parasites Transition year students Aine Shortall and Kate Whyte from Moate Community School, County Westmeath, are the winners of the Teagasc award at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) 2023. Their project looked at creating a […]
17 January 2023
Let’s Talk Equine – The story of CSF James Kann Cruz from breeder to international success
Let’s Talk Equine – The story of CSF James Kann Cruz from breeder to international success On this episode of Let’s Talk Equine which took place on Tuesday, 8 November, Wendy Conlon, Teagasc Equine Specialist was joined by Shane Connolly of Connolly Stud Farm, Francis Connors (Ballylawn Stud), and Shane Sweetnam (Sweet […]
15 January 2023
Functional food from waste
Functional food from waste Teagasc scientists are using leftovers from plant-processing to generate functional food ingredients. We all know that increasing our intake of fruit and vegetables is good for us. However, it is estimated that one third of plants processed for food or animal-feed actually end up as waste. A lot […]
14 January 2023
European project to enhance women’s role in rural life launched at University of Galway
European project to enhance women’s role in rural life launched at University of Galway University of Galway is to lead a new research project running across 10 countries in Europe focusing on enhancing the role of women in agriculture, rural life and affairs. The Horizon Europe project, FLIARA, which stands for Female-Led […]
14 January 2023
Turning the tide on antibiotic resistance: how seaweed can help us fight superbugs of the future
Turning the tide on antibiotic resistance: how seaweed can help us fight superbugs of the future Foods like seaweeds have been used as natural medicines for thousands of years, and Teagasc is exploring the potential of seaweed to kill bacteria that can live in our food or infect our hospitals. Antibacterial chemicals […]
13 January 2023
Soils: a diversity of colours and functions
Soils: a diversity of colours and functions Would you be able to distinguish a soil from a rock? Could you name where a soil comes from by only looking at its colour? Can you list the ingredients for a good, healthy soil? And now that you mention it, what are soils made […]
12 January 2023