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Improving biodiversity on your farm
Improving biodiversity on your farm Eamonn Dempsey, Teagasc Advisor, tells you how you can improve biodiversity on your farm. Biodiversity covers all plant and animal species as well as micro-organisms that grow and live on and around your farm. Biodiversity is flora, fauna and the habitats in which they exist. Everywhere has […]
26 September 2022
Teagasc College Open Days 2022
Teagasc College Open Days 2022 Teagasc are holding series of events for prospective applicants to its full-time Level 5 agriculture, horticulture, equine and forestry courses. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the courses available and be given a guided tour of the facilities. Topics discussed will include: application process course […]
26 September 2022
Is Organics for you?
Is Organics for you? The targets set out in the Programme for Government is for farming 330,000 ha organically. With the next tranche of the organic scheme expected to open in early October many farmers are questioning if an organics system is for them? At the ploughing this week the Minister of […]
24 September 2022
Upcoming Open Days and farm machinery simulators for Teagasc Colleges
Upcoming Open Days and farm machinery simulators for Teagasc Colleges Teagasc Education is delighted to work with Minister of State with responsibility for Farm Safety at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, T.D., and the provision of funding to Teagasc for the procurement of farm machinery simulators for […]
20 September 2022
Take-home messages from recent events
Take-home messages from recent events Teagasc researchers attend many events throughout the year where they share the findings from their research. Here, we highlight some key pieces of information from recent events. This article featured in the TResearch Autumn 2022 Magazine Back in bloom Event: Bord Bia Bloom 2022Date: 2 to 6 […]
18 September 2022
Launch of Co-designed Tools to support Farm Animal Surveillance, Welfare and Biosecurity
Launch of Co-designed Tools to support Farm Animal Surveillance, Welfare and Biosecurity A range of farm animal surveillance, welfare and biosecurity tools were launched at a webinar on Wednesday, 14 September, as part of a research project funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The collaborative ‘SWAB’ research project […]
15 September 2022
Are you Ireland’s best new entrant farm business?
Are you Ireland’s best new entrant farm business? The Newbie network addresses the challenge of enabling new entrants to successfully establish sustainable farm businesses in Europe. Sustaining a cohort of new entrants is crucial for the agricultural sector and rural regions in Europe. New entrants bring innovation and entrepreneurialism, as well as […]
13 September 2022
New Teagasc Mayo Green-Cert Courses Autumn 2022
New Teagasc Mayo Green-Cert Courses Autumn 2022 Teagasc Mayo delivers a range of courses catering for both existing farmers and young people planning to farm in the future. Courses on Farm Safety, Grassland management, Nutrient Management Planning, Phosphorus build-up & more recently AETS are delivered from the four Teagasc offices in the […]
13 September 2022
Today’s Farm – September/October 2022
Today’s Farm – September/October 2022 The September/October edition of our bi-monthly magazine is now available online. In this edition find out why Beef farmers are embracing clover. It also has articles on Organic sheep earn their keep; Soil sampling is key to cutting fertiliser costs; Transferring the family farm; and more. View […]
10 September 2022
New UCD Teagasc Level 9 Professional Diploma in Researcher Development
0 New UCD Teagasc Level 9 Professional Diploma in Researcher Development University College Dublin (UCD) is delighted to announce the launch of a new Level 9 Professional Diploma in Researcher Development designed and developed in association with Teagasc specifically for Post-Doctoral Fellows employed by Teagasc. Find out the details here Photo above: Professor […]
4 September 2022