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Teagasc at the 2023 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
0 Teagasc at the 2023 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition We invite you to visit the Teagasc stand at the 2023 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE). We will have a range of hands-on displays throughout the exhibition covering a range of science topics: soils, food safety, ash dieback disease, fermented […]
9 January 2023
Minister Harris announces €53.3 million for 33 awards through the SFI Research Infrastructure Programme
0 Minister Harris announces €53.3 million for 33 awards through the SFI Research Infrastructure Programme On December 29 2022, Minister Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, announced a €53.3 million investment in 33 research infrastructure projects through the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Infrastructure Fund. Minister Harris said: […]
8 January 2023
Farm Workshop Safety publication welcomed by Minister Martin Heydon TD
0 Farm Workshop Safety publication welcomed by Minister Martin Heydon TD The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Farm Safety, Martin Heydon T.D., has welcomed the recent re – publication of the Teagasc booklet ‘Farm Workshop Safety – Key Management Practices’ on a […]
6 January 2023
Seaweed TV show featuring Teagasc researchers wins award
0 Seaweed TV show featuring Teagasc researchers wins award The TV episode ’10 Things to Know About … Seaweed’, won the visual category at the Guild of Agricultural Journalists awards The episode was broadcast in 2021 and featured Maria Hayes, Sinead Waters, David Kenny, Stuart Kirwan, Emily Roskam, Caroline O’Donnell and Goldy De […]
1 January 2023
Gaining Wellness around Christmas Time
Gaining Wellness around Christmas Time John McNamara Health & Safety Specialist has Wellness pointers for all. Diet Enjoying good food is synonymous with the holiday period. We live in a period of time when good food is both readily available. However, it is far easier to avoid weight gain than to lose […]
27 December 2022
Organic on-farm Multi Species Sward Trial
Organic on-farm Multi Species Sward Trial Teagasc have teamed up with seed company, DLF and organic dairy farmers, Pat & Mark Mulrooney from Kilsheelan, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary to investigate the on farm performance of Multi Species Swards, especially in periods of drought. The video below gives details of the trial. Full details […]
26 December 2022
Burren Farmers win Newbie New Entrant Competition 2022
Burren Farmers win Newbie New Entrant Competition 2022 Burren Beef and Farm Experiences, a business established by Bronagh and Cathal O’Rourke, located in the Burren, Co. Clare have been selected as the winners of the 2022 Newbie new entrant competition. Cathal’s family have being farming the lands commercially for many generations and […]
25 December 2022
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
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