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ECHO Brings Innovative Equine Health Event to the Irish National Stud

Equine owners, breeders, trainers, riding instructors, veterinary professionals, students and anyone with an interest in improving equine health will have a unique opportunity on Friday, 11th September to explore how nutrition, gut health and behaviour interact in the modern horse.
17 August 2026

Grass10: Advice for farmers facing very different grass growing conditions

With the country firmly divided, Grass10 Advisor, Nikki Kennedy shares advice for farms where grass is growing and those where drought is still having an impact on grass supplies.
17 August 2026

Trying to get time off – help others to help you

Eoghan Byrne, Project Manager in FRS farm services, and MTU Agriculture student, Cormac Harnett, who works as an operator with the FRS in Cork, join Stuart Childs to discuss how farmers can help themselves get a bit of a break from the work by making it easier to work on their farm.
17 August 2026

Farming with Nature: Practical Ways to Enhance Farmland Biodiversity

Declan Byrne and Ruth Dunne of Teagasc Tinahely recently hosted a farm walk on Paul and Kathleen Carberry’s farm in County Wicklow, offering attendees the opportunity to see first-hand how farming and nature can work together.
17 August 2026

Keep sheep schemes tasks on track

With the favourable weather a good chunk of the heavy work is complete and now there is an opportunity to look over some paperwork and particularly the sheep scheme task requirements. Eamonn Patten, Teagasc Advisor, tells us more.
16 August 2026

Take time out to focus on safety

Representing a relatively small proportion of the working population, yet accounting for 40% of all workplace fatalities, Paul Mullins, Education Officer at Teagasc Athenry, reminds us of the importance of taking time out this August to focus on farm safety.
15 August 2026

Seaweed by-products – Sustainable feed ingredients for pigs?

Improving the sustainability of pig production while maintaining animal health and growth is one of the key challenges facing the livestock sector. Dr. Clara Negrini, Teagasc Research Officer, discusses
14 August 2026

FORADVISE – Strengthening Europe’s Forestry Advisory Network

FORADVISE is a Horizon Europe funded project that is bringing together over 30 beneficiaries and stakeholders working to create a Europe-wide forestry advisory network. It seeks to empower the provision of forestry advice through sharing of knowledge, good practices, digital tools, training and peer to peer collaboration. Dr Mireille Ginesy, Teagasc Extension Officer with the FORADVISE project tells us more.
14 August 2026

FarmBioNet becomes a partner in the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2026-2030

Meritxell Grau Butinyac, FarmBioNet Project Manager, and Claudia Barry, Biodiversity Research Technician, explain how FarmBioNet, working with the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, will help people understand what biodiversity needs while also giving them practical ways to provide it.
14 August 2026

Planting cover crops using a drone

Drone technology is becoming more accessible and increasingly useful on tillage farms. On this episode of The Tillage Edge, Michael Hennessy speaks with Daniel O'Reilly of Aerial Ag Ireland about a large agricultural drone used to apply cover‑crop seed into a standing spring barley crop.
13 August 2026