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Teagasc supports Farm Safety Week 2024
Teagasc supports Farm Safety Week 2024 Farm Safety Week is an opportune time to review safety standards and practices on your farm. As part of its Farm Health and Safety Programme, Teagasc will support this initiative again this year. Running from today, Monday, July 22 to Friday, July 26, Farm Safety Week […]
22 July 2024
Funding awarded to increase AgNav scope
Funding awarded to increase AgNav scope Plans to include sheep, poultry, pigs, tillage and horticulture in AgNav have been given a boost following the provision of funding under the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s 2023 Thematic Research Call. AgNav is a sustainability toolkit jointly developed by Teagasc, ICBF and Bord […]
15 July 2024
Bord Iascaigh Mhara and Teagasc Partnering for Success
Bord Iascaigh Mhara and Teagasc Partnering for Success Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) and Teagasc are delighted to announce a new partnership to further enhance support for seafood companies, particularly in the area of food innovation and the bio-economy. This collaboration will enable greater co-operation across technical and product innovation, new product development […]
12 July 2024
Growing Organics: Sucklers, sheep and tillage in Donegal
Growing Organics: Sucklers, sheep and tillage in Donegal Cathal McCauley, Teagasc Organics Advisor, shares insights from John Hamilton’s farm in Co. Donegal, the host of a recent Growing Organics farm walk and home to a suckler, sheep and tillage enterprise. Split between the home farm in St. Johnston of 14.82ha of predominantly […]
12 July 2024
Positive mental health guidance for the farming community
0 Positive mental health guidance for the farming community A recently published leaflet ‘Sowing Seeds of Support: Positive Mental Health Guidance for the Farming Community’ aims to raise awareness about mental health issues in farming. Produced by Teagasc and Mental Health Ireland, it explores a number of practical coping strategies to manage stress […]
9 July 2024
Teagasc Student Maintenance Grants open to applications
0 Teagasc Student Maintenance Grants open to applications The 2024 Teagasc Student Maintenance Grant Scheme is now open. To be eligible for a student grant, you must be entering an approved full-time course in Teagasc. Paid and managed through Teagasc, the closing date for applications is September 30, 2024. Means testing will apply […]
7 July 2024
New manager appointed in Teagasc Roscommon/Longford Advisory Region
0 New manager appointed in Teagasc Roscommon/Longford Advisory Region Gabriel Trayers has been appointed as Teagasc Regional Advisory Manager in the Roscommon and Longford region. The appointment was approved at the Teagasc Authority meeting today, Wednesday, July 3. Gabriel Trayers will lead the Teagasc team delivering advisory services to farmers and educational courses […]
3 July 2024
Collaborative partnership to enhance agricultural training and learner support services
0 Collaborative partnership to enhance agricultural training and learner support services A ground-breaking collaboration to deliver comprehensive training programmes and enhanced learner support services for agricultural learners has been announced. The partnership between Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) and Teagasc aims to meet the evolving needs of the agricultural community […]
1 July 2024
5 of the main concerns raised by farmers this spring
5 of the main concerns raised by farmers this spring Andy Ryder, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Westport, briefly addresses the main queries raised by his clients over recent months, focusing on weather-related queries, nitrates, scheme work and succession planning. 1). Weather-related queries By far, the biggest issue on farms this year is weather. […]
30 June 2024
Irish farmers’ mental health literacy and help-seeking behaviour explored in FarMHealth study
Irish farmers’ mental health literacy and help-seeking behaviour explored in FarMHealth study Research has found that a lack of awareness of the symptoms of mental ill health, social stigma, self-stigmatisation, rural masculine norms and poor social support are barriers that prevent farmers from seeking help from mental health services. Minister of State […]
29 June 2024