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New €1 million Project aims to develop Low Carbon Roadmap for Ireland’s Bioeconomy
0 New €1 million Project aims to develop Low Carbon Roadmap for Ireland’s Bioeconomy A new collaborative project aimed at developing a low carbon roadmap for Ireland’s bioeconomy, will be led by Munster Technological University (MTU) with Teagasc, NUI Galway and the Central Statistics Office of Ireland. Photo above: Members of the INFORMBIO […]
4 April 2022
Q and A – Meet Teagasc Director Frank O’Mara
0 Q and A – Meet Teagasc Director Frank O’Mara Director of Teagasc Professor Frank O’Mara was appointed on 1 October 2021. He grew up on a farm at Lisronagh near Clonmel in south Tipperary and has lived in Carlow for the last 30 years. Mark Moore, Editor of Today’s Farm introduces Teagasc […]
3 April 2022
Caution urged due to Orange Fire Warning
0 Caution urged due to Orange Fire Warning Teagasc is urging landowners and all involved in outdoor activity to exercise extreme caution and to heed the high level warning for fires in place this week. The current weather patterns have resulted in a high fire risk in all areas where hazardous fuels such […]
1 April 2022
Teagasc Ballyhaise Students Graduate
Teagasc Ballyhaise Students Graduate Awards and certificates were presented to over 300 Level 6 graduates of Teagasc Ballyhaise College by Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD on Thursday, 24 March. This event has graduates over two years from 2020 & 2021 having been postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions […]
28 March 2022
Raising awareness of data on the farm
Raising awareness of data on the farm The AgriDISCRETE project is raising farmers’ awareness of data by co-designing communication materials that explain what data on the farm is and how it’s shared. Researchers Claire Brown and Áine Regan, Agrifood Business and Spatial Analysis, Teagasc, Athenry provide more insight here The increasing use […]
23 March 2022
Time to think about becoming an organic farmer?
Time to think about becoming an organic farmer? The recent reopening of the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) has many farmers wondering if organics if an option for them. There is no doubt that it doesn’t suit everyone but there are many farmers that it will suit. Drystock Advisor Enda O’Hart gives a […]
20 March 2022
St Patrick was Ireland’s first environmentalist, say scientists
St Patrick was Ireland’s first environmentalist, say scientists As Ireland and various parts of the world prepare to go green to celebrate St Patrick’s Day on March 17th, leading agri-food scientists have credited Ireland’s patron saint with being one of the world’s first environmentalists Symbol from the past points to a greener […]
17 March 2022
Feirmeoireacht I gCiarraí
Feirmeoireacht I gCiarraí I rith Seactain na Gaeilge seo tá Teagasc Daily ag foilsiú ailt as gaeilge ó foireann Teagasc. Tá an dara ailt seo scríofa ag David Trant, comhairleoir, Teagasc Co. Ciarraí faoi Feirmeoireacht I gCiarraí. Bain taitneamh as agus Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhaoibh ón Ríocht Tá go leoir feirméoirí […]
17 March 2022
Filleadh ar an saol tar éis Covid
Filleadh ar an saol tar éis Covid I rith Seachtain na Gaeilge seo tá Teagasc Daily ag foilsiú ailt as gaeilge ó foireann Teagasc. Tá an céad ailt seo scríofa ag Seosamh O’Deá, múinteoir i gColáiste Chill Daltún, faoi Filleadh ar an saol tar éis Covid sa choláiste. Tar éis bliain go […]
16 March 2022
First Meeting of Fodder and Food Security Committee
First Meeting of Fodder and Food Security Committee Over 30 organisations were represented at the first meeting of the National Fodder and Food Security Committee last Friday, 11 March in Teagasc Moorepark. The group was set up to support the national response to the unfolding feed, fertiliser and energy supply issues created […]
15 March 2022