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Be Winter Ready
Be Winter Ready Serena Gibbons, Education Officer, Teagasc Galway/Clare, reminds us that it is important to continue to keep safety high on the priority list as the farmyard is a hazardous place. Winter jobs are in full swing on all farms, it is often easier to manage your herd when the winter […]
23 December 2022
Reduced Age at Finishing Improves Emissions Performance at Newford Farm
Reduced Age at Finishing Improves Emissions Performance at Newford Farm Newford farm is achieving carbon footprint 14% lower than the national average Newford Suckler Demonstration Farm is successfully producing calves that gain weight rapidly and can be slaughtered at lower ages to produce high quality beef, new results confirm. The calves are […]
21 December 2022
Keep safe during the Christmas break
Keep safe during the Christmas break Francis Bligh Teagasc Health & Safety Specialist, has some important advice for farmers in keeping safe during the Christmas break. Read about farmyard safety, creating a safe place on the farm for children, dealing with the cold weather, frozen pipes, lighting, farm animals, machinery and more […]
21 December 2022
Review of Occupational Safety and Health in Agriculture discussed at European Parliament Agriculture Committee
Review of Occupational Safety and Health in Agriculture discussed at European Parliament Agriculture Committee A major review of the Future of Agriculture and its impact on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in the EU was recently discussed at the European Parliament Agriculture Committee. The Review was commissioned by the EU Occupational Safety […]
21 December 2022
Minister Heydon announces investment in equine skills simulators
Minister Heydon announces investment in equine skills simulators Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Farm Safety, Martin Heydon T.D. has announced investment in three equestrian training simulators at Teagasc Kildalton College at Piltown, County Kilkenny. The simulators will assist students in the […]
18 December 2022
Let’s Talk Equine – Optimising foal survival, and minimising vet bills!
Let’s Talk Equine – Optimising foal survival, and minimising vet bills! On this episode of Let’s Talk Equine which took place on Tuesday, 6 December, Wendy Conlon, Teagasc Equine Specialist was joined by vet Siobhán McAuliffe, to discuss optimising foal health and minimising veterinary bills. Siobhán McAuliffe is an expert in her […]
17 December 2022
Ministers McConalogue and Heydon announce over €3.6 million for climate-related research in a joint collaboration with New Zealand
Ministers McConalogue and Heydon announce over €3.6 million for climate-related research in a joint collaboration with New Zealand Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D., and Minister of State with special responsibility for research and innovation Martin Heydon T.D., announced awards of over €3.6M for Irish researchers in four […]
16 December 2022
Teagasc to lead largest EU Farm Safety Project ever funded
Teagasc to lead largest EU Farm Safety Project ever funded The European Union (EU) has awarded a group led by Teagasc €5 million in funding to develop and test farm safety solutions. The landmark SafeHabitus project was launched on Thursday, in Teagasc Ashtown by Minister of State at the […]
15 December 2022
Majority of Farmers to experience relatively small changes in Income due to Pillar I CAP Reform
Majority of Farmers to experience relatively small changes in Income due to Pillar I CAP Reform A new report, by economists at Teagasc, examines the economic implications of Pillar I CAP reform implementation, which is due to start in January 2023. The report examines the impact on family farm income and agricultural […]
15 December 2022
Outlook 2023 – Economic Prospects for Agriculture
Outlook 2023 – Economic Prospects for Agriculture This publication from the Teagasc Agricultural Economics and Farm Surveys Department takes a look at the 2023 prospects for agriculture for 2023 covering Dairy, Cattle, Sheep, Tillage, Pigs, Forestry and Sustainability Download Publication (PDF) The outlook for Irish agriculture in 2023 is conditional on a normal […]
14 December 2022