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Low Emission Slurry Spreading –Delivering for Farmer and the Environment
Low Emission Slurry Spreading –Delivering for Farmer and the Environment Eddie Webb, B&T Soil & Environment Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare tells us; the permitted period for spreading slurry in Galway/Clare is 16th January. Slurry has becoming an increasing valuable resource on farms especially in light of continuing increased fertiliser prices. The traditional method […]
16 January 2023
Getting to know Philip Creighton
Getting to know Philip Creighton Research Officer Philip Creighton currently leads the Sheep Grassland Systems research programme at Teagasc Athenry. Here, he explains the influence his sheep farming background had on him and what he enjoys most about grassland research. Where did your interest in agricultural science stem from? For as long […]
15 January 2023
PastureBase Week – The ultimate PastureBase preparation for grazing 2023
PastureBase Week – The ultimate PastureBase preparation for grazing 2023 Join the Grass10 and PastureBase Ireland team for a week of informative webinars on using and getting the best use from PastureBase. PastureBase Week will consist of a 1 hour webinar at 1pm each day from Monday, 16th – Friday, 20th January. […]
14 January 2023
Functional food from waste
Functional food from waste Teagasc scientists are using leftovers from plant-processing to generate functional food ingredients. We all know that increasing our intake of fruit and vegetables is good for us. However, it is estimated that one third of plants processed for food or animal-feed actually end up as waste. A lot […]
14 January 2023
European project to enhance women’s role in rural life launched at University of Galway
European project to enhance women’s role in rural life launched at University of Galway University of Galway is to lead a new research project running across 10 countries in Europe focusing on enhancing the role of women in agriculture, rural life and affairs. The Horizon Europe project, FLIARA, which stands for Female-Led […]
14 January 2023
Teagasc National Sheep Conferences 2023
Teagasc National Sheep Conferences 2023 The Teagasc National Sheep Conferences will take place this year on Tuesday, 24th of January in the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan town and Thursday, the 26th of January in the Brandon House Hotel, New Ross, County Wexford. Both conferences start at 7pm with a line-up of four speakers […]
13 January 2023
Turning the tide on antibiotic resistance: how seaweed can help us fight superbugs of the future
Turning the tide on antibiotic resistance: how seaweed can help us fight superbugs of the future Foods like seaweeds have been used as natural medicines for thousands of years, and Teagasc is exploring the potential of seaweed to kill bacteria that can live in our food or infect our hospitals. Antibacterial chemicals […]
13 January 2023
Managing ash dieback
Managing ash dieback Teagasc’s Forestry Development Department have produced a series of videos “Managing ash dieback” to provide objective advice to forest owners whose ash plantations have been affected by ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus). Here we highlight the important factors that need to be considered when removing the infected ash trees and […]
13 January 2023
Spring sown winter wheat
Spring sown winter wheat The Teagasc harvest report published in November 2022 predicted that approximately 55,000 ha which indicates that there is possibly some winter wheat seed still in bags on farms. While there were some limited opportunities to drill in late November most of this seed is likely to be still […]
12 January 2023
The Fundamentals of Soils Part 2: Soil Nutrients
The Fundamentals of Soils Part 2: Soil Nutrients The second part of The Tillage Edge’s special soil series sees Professor Mike McLaughlin continue his in-depth look at soil and its functionality with nutrients. Prof. McLaughlin discusses potash and how it can interact with soils and plants, and he also talks about nutrient […]
12 January 2023