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Teagasc Supporting Farmers for Climate Action – Industry Response
0 Teagasc Supporting Farmers for Climate Action – Industry Response Teagasc Head of Education Dr Anne-Marie Butler was joined by Agriculture Industry leaders for a panel discussion at the launch of the Teagasc Climate Action Strategy on December 1st. ‘Farmers will meet their targets – when the Irish put their mind to doing […]
6 December 2022
Concentrate supplementation for finishing cattle this winter
0 Concentrate supplementation for finishing cattle this winter While the cost of gaining weight indoors on a forage and concentrate diet is much higher than at grass, if correct levels of thrive are achieved on finishing stock they should come close to covering their costs in most years. Alan Dillon, DairyBeef 500 Campaign […]
6 December 2022
Knowledge Transfer Ireland announce winners of Impact Awards
0 Knowledge Transfer Ireland announce winners of Impact Awards Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI), the Irish body that helps connect businesses of all sizes to publicly funded research opportunities, has announced the winners of its 9th annual Impact Awards The KTI Impact Awards celebrate the work of the Higher Education Innovation Offices around the […]
5 December 2022
World Soil Day 2022 – Soils: where food begins
0 World Soil Day 2022 – Soils: where food begins Today December 5th marks the United Nations World Soil Day. The day is marked annually as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources. The theme for 2022 is – […]
5 December 2022
Grass 10 Featured Farmer and Johnstown Castle Research Farm Update
0 Grass 10 Featured Farmer and Johnstown Castle Research Farm Update This weeks Featured Farmer are dairy farmers Eugene & Eoin Lawler from Ballitore, Co. Kildare. They give an update on their current grassland management and soil fertility. Aidan Lawless, Dairy Farm Manager at Johnstown Castle gives an update on the grass clover […]
5 December 2022
10 Things to Know About … Circular Economy
0 10 Things to Know About … Circular Economy Ireland exports over a third of its municipal waste for recycling. However, once it leaves our shores, we do not know where it ends up and have no control over whether it is even recycled. The current system is not sustainable; but what if, […]
5 December 2022
Algae: a natural source of pain relief
0 Algae: a natural source of pain relief Molecules within algae are being used to develop functional foods and medication to relieve pain and inflammation. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a serious disease that causes prolonged inflammation and damage to the human digestive tract. The term is usually used to describe Crohn’s disease […]
5 December 2022
Teagasc Climate Action Strategy – The Road Map for Agriculture
0 Teagasc Climate Action Strategy – The Road Map for Agriculture Ireland has set out its commitment to reduce overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 51% by 2030 and achieve climate neutrality by 2050. This meets Ireland’s commitment to the Paris Agreement to keep temperature rise to 1.5°C and is in line with […]
4 December 2022
Growing Wild – Rose Hips and Flowering Ivy
0 Growing Wild – Rose Hips and Flowering Ivy Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity to look out for in the countryside. Rose Hips Look out for bright shiny scarlet red rose hips on the briars of the dog rose. They which […]
4 December 2022
How do Spanish beef farms compare to Ireland?
0 How do Spanish beef farms compare to Ireland? In early November 14 Dairy Beef 500 farmers went on a study trip to visit a number of farms in the Catalonia region of Spain, in the north east of Spain. On the trip they visited a number of farms, with the two main […]
3 December 2022