Articles
Grass weeds and herbicide resistance in crop production
Grass weeds and herbicide resistance in crop production Vijaya Bhaskar AV and Dermot Forristal, Teagasc, summarise their recent research which focused on grass weeds and herbicide resistance in crop production. The survey found that grass weeds have increased on Irish tillage farms due to increases in winter cereals and non-inversion tillage adoption, […]
20 December 2022
Minister Heydon announces investment in equine skills simulators
Minister Heydon announces investment in equine skills simulators Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Farm Safety, Martin Heydon T.D. has announced investment in three equestrian training simulators at Teagasc Kildalton College at Piltown, County Kilkenny. The simulators will assist students in the […]
18 December 2022
Review of 2022 with PastureBase Ireland
Review of 2022 with PastureBase Ireland On Wednesday, 7th December, John Douglas & Joseph Dunphy from Teagasc Grass10 and Micheal O’Leary from PastureBase hosted a webinar which focused on a review of 2022 with PastureBase Ireland. John Douglas & Joseph Dunphy from Teagasc Grass10 and Micheal O’Leary from PastureBase showed you how […]
17 December 2022
Minister Pippa Hackett announces overall winner of Teagasc Forest Photo Competition 2022
Minister Pippa Hackett announces overall winner of Teagasc Forest Photo Competition 2022 The overall winner of the 2022 Teagasc forest photo competition was announced by the Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity, Senator Pippa Hackett, today, Friday 16th December. The worthy winner of the “Celebrating our shared national vision for […]
17 December 2022
National Beef Conference 2022
National Beef Conference 2022 “Profitable Pathways to Sustainable Beef Farming” – Conference Proceedings Download Publication (PDF) Irish beef farmers have consistently shown that they can adapt to the many new challenges and opportunities that they have had to face over the years. The last 12 months have been particularly challenging with significant increases in […]
16 December 2022
Ministers McConalogue and Heydon announce over €3.6 million for climate-related research in a joint collaboration with New Zealand
Ministers McConalogue and Heydon announce over €3.6 million for climate-related research in a joint collaboration with New Zealand Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D., and Minister of State with special responsibility for research and innovation Martin Heydon T.D., announced awards of over €3.6M for Irish researchers in four […]
16 December 2022
Winner of the “Forests for Wood” Category of the 2022 Teagasc Forest Photo Competition Announced
Winner of the “Forests for Wood” Category of the 2022 Teagasc Forest Photo Competition Announced The Teagasc Forestry Development Department announced the prize winners in category 3, the final category, of its forest photo competition ‘Celebrating a shared national vision of trees, woods and forests’. The theme of category 3 is “Forests […]
16 December 2022
Teagasc to lead largest EU Farm Safety Project ever funded
Teagasc to lead largest EU Farm Safety Project ever funded The European Union (EU) has awarded a group led by Teagasc €5 million in funding to develop and test farm safety solutions. The landmark SafeHabitus project was launched on Thursday, in Teagasc Ashtown by Minister of State at the […]
15 December 2022
Majority of Farmers to experience relatively small changes in Income due to Pillar I CAP Reform
Majority of Farmers to experience relatively small changes in Income due to Pillar I CAP Reform A new report, by economists at Teagasc, examines the economic implications of Pillar I CAP reform implementation, which is due to start in January 2023. The report examines the impact on family farm income and agricultural […]
15 December 2022
Outlook 2023 from a tillage farm point of view
Outlook 2023 from a tillage farm point of view The recent Teagasc Outlook Webinar 2023 makes for some interesting reading from a tillage farm point of view. Shay Phelan, Teagasc Crops specialist, tells us; Dr. Fiona Thorne presented the figures relating to tillage crops and there are a few standout comments that […]
15 December 2022