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Teagasc Supports Farm Safety Week 2023
Teagasc Supports Farm Safety Week 2023 Teagasc Director Professor Frank O’Mara stated that “Teagasc strongly supports Farm Safety Week 2023” and called on farmers to use the Week to invigorate management of health and safety on their farms. Professor O’Mara stated that Teagasc will be publishing material related to daily themes to […]
17 July 2023
5,000 learners to benefit from cattle handling simulators annually
5,000 learners to benefit from cattle handling simulators annually The provision of funding to Teagasc for the procurement of calving and injecting simulators for use in agricultural colleges and research centres has been announced. When making the announcement, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility […]
17 July 2023
Equines on an organic farm
Equines on an organic farm Robert and Maura McCabe, who farm 45ha in Corbally, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, joined the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Organic Farming Scheme in January 2023. They farm suckler cows and horses, keeping all bovine weanlings for one winter and selling them at 18 months off […]
16 July 2023
New Knowledge Transfer Programme open
New Knowledge Transfer Programme open Details of a new three year Knowledge Transfer (KT) Programme, which will be delivered by a network of approved KT facilitators, was today, July 14th, announced by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The new programme, which offers reimbursement rates of €750/participant/year, requires participants to […]
14 July 2023
Think safety when moving bales
Think safety when moving bales Farmers and contractors are currently very busy making, transporting and stacking bales of silage, hay and straw. Data from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) show falling bales account for about 5% of farm workplace deaths. Francis Bligh and John McNamara tell us how to stay safe […]
13 July 2023
Teagasc UCC International Agriculture Student Development Programme
Teagasc UCC International Agriculture Student Development Programme Teagasc and University College Cork (UCC) have come together to provide a new support programme for students from a number of agriculture focussed universities and institutes in developing countries. This new initiative is co-ordinated through the Teagasc UCC International Agriculture Student Development Programme and supports […]
10 July 2023
Teagasc Research Impact Highlights in 2022
Teagasc Research Impact Highlights in 2022 Teagasc has highlighted the impact of some of its research in a new publication – Teagasc Research Impact Highlights in 2022 – which is available now. In any given year, the impact of Teagasc research is a combination of the continuing impact of past research and […]
10 July 2023
Ask your Teagasc Advisor about Farm Health and Safety
0 Ask your Teagasc Advisor about Farm Health and Safety Tom Curran, Teagasc Head of Advisory Services, has called on farmers to emphasise health and safety when consulting with advisors. He made his call at the Teagasc Moorepark Dairy Open Day, where the importance of farm health and safety was emphasised. Tom Curran’s […]
5 July 2023
Work Organisation for Farmer Health and Safety video launched
0 Work Organisation for Farmer Health and Safety video launched Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Farm Safety, Martin Heydon T.D. today, Tuesday, 4th July, launched a ‘Work Organisation for Farmer Health and Safety’ video at the Moorepark Dairy Open Day in Fermoy, […]
4 July 2023
New farm safety measure to cover partial cost of quad bike helmets and PTO shaft covers
New farm safety measure to cover partial cost of quad bike helmets and PTO shaft covers The new National Farm Safety Measure 2023, launched today, will provide a financial contribution to participating farmers covering 60% of the eligible cost of quad bike helmets and PTO shaft covers. Launching the measure, Minister of […]
21 June 2023