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Knowledge Transfer Ireland announce winners of Impact Awards
0 Knowledge Transfer Ireland announce winners of Impact Awards Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI), the Irish body that helps connect businesses of all sizes to publicly funded research opportunities, has announced the winners of its 9th annual Impact Awards The KTI Impact Awards celebrate the work of the Higher Education Innovation Offices around the […]
5 December 2022
What is your next Project?
0 What is your next Project? Bernie Leahy, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare, tells us that everybody should have a project. One of my farmers, sadly deceased, recommended that everybody should have a Project! This statement is shining “true” as I have found whilst making my “ACRES Pilgrimage “through the hills, vales and […]
3 December 2022
Teagasc shortlisted for Knowledge Transfer Ireland Impact Awards
Teagasc shortlisted for Knowledge Transfer Ireland Impact Awards A joint application by Teagasc, Independent Milk Laboratories (IML), FBA Laboratories, and Kerry Group (Agribusiness) has been shortlisted in the prestigious Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) Impact Awards. The application is one of three shortlisted in the Industry Engagement Impact Category. The shortlisted application is […]
30 November 2022
10 Things to Know About … Hemp
10 Things to Know About … Hemp There has been a very rich history of hemp research within Teagasc. Teagasc was preceded by an organisation called An Foras Taluntais, which was formed in the late 1950s. From very early on in the history of this organisation researchers were interested in the potential […]
29 November 2022
Measuring the value of plants with DNA
Measuring the value of plants with DNA Teagasc researchers are using DNA technologies to improve the efficiency of plant selection and deliver highly digestible cultivars. Improving perennial ryegrass cultivars in order to support pastoral-based production systems for milk and meat is critically important. Specifically, better digestibility of the forage is an important […]
26 November 2022
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Watch: Managing farm safety and health video series launched
Watch: Managing farm safety and health video series launched Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Farm Safety, Martin Heydon TD launched videos covering a range of farm safety and health hazards on farms. The videos show ‘best practice’ related to facilities and behaviours […]
25 November 2022
57% of Farmers found to engage in Unsafe Farming Practices
57% of Farmers found to engage in Unsafe Farming Practices Fifty seven percent of farmers engage in unsafe farming practices according to research completed by Teagasc researchers. When asked to respond to a number of common farm work scenarios, most farmers stated that they were more likely to engage in unsafe practices. […]
21 November 2022
How to make milk “plastic”
How to make milk “plastic” Have you ever wondered why milk is white or how cheese is made? Teagasc’s food scientists took us into the research labs at Teagasc Moorepark and explain why common dairy products in our fridges like milk, cheese and yoghurt, taste, look and smell like they do and […]
20 November 2022
A day in the life of a Walsh Scholar with Elena Hayes
A day in the life of a Walsh Scholar with Elena Hayes Elena Hayes is a Teagasc Walsh Scholar based in Moorepark in the Food Chemistry & Technology Department, she is currently in the second year of her PhD. Her research focuses on using spectroscopy and chemometrics to predict milk processing traits […]
18 November 2022
A day in the life of a Walsh Scholar with Ali Sultan Khan
A day in the life of a Walsh Scholar with Ali Sultan Khan Ali is from Islamabad, Pakistan, where he completed a Bachelor of Science with agronomy majors at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Ali started a PhD at Teagasc Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre. I […]
17 November 2022