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Safety Tips when Handling Fertiliser
Safety Tips when Handling Fertiliser Fertiliser spreading season is upon us and so health and safety must always be a priority. Teagasc Health and Safety Specialist, Francis Bligh, looks at the actions that can be taken to prevent injury when handling fertiliser. Planning Thorough planning when making decisions about the type of […]
21 February 2021
Teagasc Pig Research Farm Update – 11 February 2021
Teagasc Pig Research Farm Update – 11 February 2021 Tomás Ryan, Farm Manager in the Teagasc Pig Research Facility in Moorepark gives us an update on what’s been happening in the unit so far this year and plans for the year ahead. Tomás discusses some of the production figures for January of […]
12 February 2021
Be Winter-Ready
Be Winter-Ready Although Spring is here we are still experiencing wintry weather with snow and hazardous conditions forecast for the coming days. It is with this in mind that Teagasc advises farmers to be ‘winter-ready’ and provides some useful tips for farming during severe weather conditions and advance planning Severe weather challenges […]
10 February 2021
The development of soil mapping in Ireland
0 The development of soil mapping in Ireland Soils are the interface between geology and the living world. In Ireland, a number of significant soil mapping campaigns have been undertaken since the late 1950s. The January Map of the Month looks at the more well known and widely used soil maps and data […]
6 February 2021
Agricultural Courses-What are the options?
Agricultural Courses-What are the options? We are in a fortunate position that technology has allowed us to continue with courses throughout lockdowns and classroom restrictions. Students will now be considering third level course options so Serena Gibbons, Education Officer, Teagasc Galway/Clare, outlines what’s available from Teagasc Since March 2020 the delivery of […]
31 January 2021
Can we change our behaviour to prevent superbugs?
Can we change our behaviour to prevent superbugs? Antibiotic resistance makes essential antibiotics no longer effective. The invisible threat of antibiotic resistance is a health issue that urgently needs addressing by us all, from farmers to consumers as Alison Burrell & Áine Regan, Teagasc Research explained in Teagasc on RTE Brainstorm recently […]
12 January 2021
Getting farm safety culture right
Getting farm safety culture right In 2020 19 farm workplace deaths took place on Irish farms.This compares with an annual average of about 20 per year over the last decade. Farm workplace injuries are particularly associated with tractors and machinery, livestock, falls from heights and objects falling as John McNamara points out. […]
10 January 2021
Hemp for a Sustainable Future – Teagasc award at BTYSTE 2021 announced
Hemp for a Sustainable Future – Teagasc award at BTYSTE 2021 announced Cian Walsh, a transition year student at St. Brogan’s College, Kilbrogan, Bandon, Co. Cork, is the winner of the Teagasc award at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2021 (BTYSTE). Cian’s project looked at the social, economic and environmental […]
10 January 2021
Teagasc Pig Research Impacts and Highlights from Strategy 2015 – 2020
0 Teagasc Pig Research Impacts and Highlights from Strategy 2015 – 2020 This poster features some of the research impacts and highlights of the Teagasc Pig Development Department Strategy 2015 – 2020. View the Teagasc Pig Development Department Review of Strategy 2015 – 2020 (PDF) here This document reviews the initiatives carried out over the […]
9 January 2021
Teagasc Pig Development Department Review of Strategy 2015 – 2020
0 Teagasc Pig Development Department Review of Strategy 2015 – 2020 In it’s latest publication, the Pig Development Department carries out a Review of Strategy 2015 – 2020. It’s vision is to increase profitability in the pig sector by producing environmentally sustainable and welfare friendly pig meat to the highest safety and quality […]
8 January 2021