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Improving heart health for farmers – tips and advice from Croí
0 Improving heart health for farmers – tips and advice from Croí With farmers seven times more likely to have cardiovascular disease, on this week’s Beef Edge podcast, Catherine Egan is joined by Croí’s, Annie Costelloe, Head of Patient & Community Engagement and Community Nurse, Caroline Dermody, to discuss tips and advice relating […]
1 November 2023
Teagasc welcomes horticulture apprentices with sportsturf and agriculture intake imminent
0 Teagasc welcomes horticulture apprentices with sportsturf and agriculture intake imminent The Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture at the National Botanic Gardens welcomed the first ever land-based apprenticeship class recently. Ten horticulture apprentices from across Ireland completed their first week of block training and look forward to the two-year programme. Each apprentice is […]
1 November 2023
Farm Family CPD – online farm safety training for all
0 Farm Family CPD – online farm safety training for all Online farm safety training, with courses designed to suit all generations of the farm family. FRS Training partnered with the Farm Families, HSA, IFA, Teagasc, FBD Insurance and FRS Network to develop and launch Farm Family CPD (Continuous Professional Development) – Online […]
1 November 2023
What’s behind Irish whiskey’s second coming?
0 What’s behind Irish whiskey’s second coming? Analysis: Ireland is the birthplace of whiskey, but very little growth occurred in the sector until relatively recently. This article by Kieran Kilcawley, David Mannion and Thomas Kelly, Teagasc; and Christine O’Connor and Chioke Okolo, TU Dublin, first appeared on RTÉ Brainstorm. Ireland is the birthplace […]
1 November 2023
Efficient practices and facilities key to reducing labour on Irish family dairy farms
Efficient practices and facilities key to reducing labour on Irish family dairy farms Teagasc releases a new study on achieving labour self-sufficiency on family dairy farms. A core strength of the Irish dairy industry is the role of the family in the operation of the dairy farm. However, the success of family […]
31 October 2023
The importance of late-lactation milk recording when using selective dry cow therapy
The importance of late-lactation milk recording when using selective dry cow therapy Blanket dry cow therapy (DCT) to treat existing intra-mammary infections (IMI) and to prevent new IMI over the dry period has been a key pillar in mastitis control for many decades. New EU regulations state that antimicrobials should not be […]
31 October 2023
Why pension planning is key in the early stages of your farming career
Why pension planning is key in the early stages of your farming career Securing an income from a pension after retirement from farming can ease money worries and also ease the cash flow burden on the successor by providing the retiring farmer with a guaranteed income source for their later years. Both […]
31 October 2023
Optimising post-weaning feed intake: Effective management and nutritional strategies
Optimising post-weaning feed intake: Effective management and nutritional strategies Peadar Lawlor & Louise Clarke presented recently at the Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference 2023. They spoke about their research in optimising post-weaning feed intake. Weaning is a critical period in the pig’s life. Piglets are confronted with abrupt changes to their physical and […]
31 October 2023
Lifelong learning and continuous professional development courses with Teagasc
Lifelong learning and continuous professional development courses with Teagasc Teagasc offer a wide range of courses – many of which are accredited – for adults and agri-food sector employees. The list below is not exhaustive. Please contact your Teagasc Education Officer or your Teagasc Advisory Region or college for advice on available […]
31 October 2023
Creatures of the Night – the truth about bats in Ireland
Creatures of the Night – the truth about bats in Ireland With Halloween upon us, on the latest Environment Edge podcast, we investigate the interesting life of bats and why they are so important to Irish farmers. Dr Tina Aughney, working with Bat Conservation Ireland and an Ecologist that specialises in bat survey […]
30 October 2023