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Reducing Nitrogen Loss from Tillage Ground – Catch Crop Update from the Agricultural Catchments Programme
Reducing Nitrogen Loss from Tillage Ground – Catch Crop Update from the Agricultural Catchments Programme All farming sectors have to reduce nitrogen (N) loss, in order to restore all water bodies to a good status by 2027. On free draining, nitrate leaching prone sites, research has shown that overwinter green cover can […]
10 January 2023
A Preview of the IGA Dairy Conference
0 A Preview of the IGA Dairy Conference Vincent Griffith, Farm Profitability Specialist with Aurivo Co-Op and chair of the IGA Dairy Conference Committee, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to preview the IGA Dairy Conference taking place in Charleville on Wednesday 18th January. Vincent outlines the three sessions on […]
9 January 2023
Teagasc at the 2023 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
0 Teagasc at the 2023 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition We invite you to visit the Teagasc stand at the 2023 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE). We will have a range of hands-on displays throughout the exhibition covering a range of science topics: soils, food safety, ash dieback disease, fermented […]
9 January 2023
Calling all outdoor pig producers!
0 Calling all outdoor pig producers! Consideration of the welfare of animals, the environment, and humans, and how they are interconnected, is something that is increasingly important to the public when it comes to animal agriculture, and is likely to progressively affect how animal products are produced and marketed. In response to this, […]
9 January 2023
Food Science student who found his passion in A2 milk controversy receives internationally recognised awards
0 Food Science student who found his passion in A2 milk controversy receives internationally recognised awards Teagasc and Victoria University third-year doctoral student Davor Daniloski won the prestigious International Dairy Federation oral presentation Award for 2022. Mr. Daniloski was presented with the award at the 7th Symposium on Science and Technology of Fermented […]
8 January 2023
Minister Harris announces €53.3 million for 33 awards through the SFI Research Infrastructure Programme
0 Minister Harris announces €53.3 million for 33 awards through the SFI Research Infrastructure Programme On December 29 2022, Minister Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, announced a €53.3 million investment in 33 research infrastructure projects through the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Infrastructure Fund. Minister Harris said: […]
8 January 2023
Growing Wild – Whins and Ferns
0 Growing Wild – Whins and Ferns Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity to look out for in the countryside. Whins Look out for whins – immortalised in Patrick Kavanagh’s Childhood Christmas when he ‘looked and three whin bushes rode across the […]
7 January 2023
Farmer Focus: Leitrim farmer John O’Connell on managing ewes this winter, scanning & setting the flock up for lambing
0 Farmer Focus: Leitrim farmer John O’Connell on managing ewes this winter, scanning & setting the flock up for lambing For the latest OviCast podcast, Ciarán Lynch is joined by county Leitrim farmer, John O’Connell, who is a participant in the Teagasc Signpost programme. John discusses what’s been happening on the farm in […]
6 January 2023
Reducing labour requirement on your farm
0 Reducing labour requirement on your farm It is often said “there is a lot of work in sheep” but trying to put an exact figure on how much labour is required on a sheep farm is very difficult. There are a number of variables that will affect labour requirement but likewise there […]
6 January 2023
Jobs to do in your forest over winter
0 Jobs to do in your forest over winter Winter tends to be a bit more quiet on the farm. It is a great time to get jobs done in your forest. So, dependent on the age of your forest, here are some suggestions to work off all those Christmas puddings! Winter management […]
6 January 2023