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Food safety in Dairy Environments
Food safety in Dairy Environments The presence of foodborne pathogens in dairy products is a result of contamination from biofilms present in the food processing environment. Researchers are identifying the bacteria present in dairy processing environments to evaluate their impact on the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. Food processing facilities are required to […]
29 August 2022
ACRES Hedge Actions – Hedgerow Week 2022
ACRES Hedge Actions – Hedgerow Week 2022 There are three hedge actions in the new agri environment scheme ACRES: coppicing, laying & planting hedges. It is important to understand what is involved in each action and the ongoing work required during the next five years. Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist has […]
29 August 2022
Farmers are reducing fertiliser N use
Farmers are reducing fertiliser N use The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have just released their Fertiliser Sales data for the first three quarters of the current year. Here Seamus Kearney and Tom O’Dwyer from the Signpost programme examine the data Fertiliser sales data is recorded for the 12 […]
28 August 2022
Building a brand in the west
Building a brand in the west To improve returns, farmers need to gain ‘market power’ by creating brands which reflect the true value of what they produce. Ólas Hill Farms is a great example, as John Noonan, Teagasc Westport advisor demonstrates Mayo Blackface farmer group When 40 sheep farmers from the Mayo […]
28 August 2022
Unlocking protein potential in Ireland
Unlocking protein potential in Ireland Teagasc researchers are exploring sustainable crop- and marine-based protein resources to create new opportunities for the agriculture and food sector in Ireland. Teagasc researchers Muireann Egan, Sinéad Fitzsimons and Mark Fenelon provide more information. The Food Vision 2030 strategy aims to solidify Ireland as a world leader […]
28 August 2022
Swards for the Future Conference & Workshop
Swards for the Future Conference & Workshop Swards for the Future Conference & Workshop takes place at Teagasc Moorepark, Co. Cork on 8 & 9 September. It is an important and informative conference for anyone involved in the grassland industry including industry partners, farmers, co-op representatives, advisors and researchers. The objective of […]
27 August 2022
Health help from kelp
Health help from kelp Health issues that can lead to heart disease, such as diabetes, inflammation and high blood pressure are a growing global concern. Researcher are investigating a common native Irish kelp species that could offer a promising preventative remedy for high blood pressure. Main picture above: Leathrach is a very common […]
27 August 2022
Johnstown Castle Open Day – Technologies for Today & Tomorrow
Johnstown Castle Open Day – Technologies for Today & Tomorrow Join us in Johnstown Castle, the home of agricultural research in Co. Wexford for their open day on Tuesday next August 30th. On the day the Teagasc team will present farming technologies for today and tomorrow. Gates open at 10am. There will […]
26 August 2022
Forest Carbon Tool
Forest Carbon Tool Forests play an important role in the capture & removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and subsequent storage in forests biomass and soils, a process called sequestration. The Forest Carbon Tool provides indicative data for potential carbon sequestration associated with new forest enterprises The planting of new forests […]
26 August 2022
PDD Research Using Shotgun Analysis with ZnO and antibiotics in pigs
PDD Research Using Shotgun Analysis with ZnO and antibiotics in pigs Postweaning diarrhea (PWD) is a relevant problem associated with early weaning on pig farms. In-feed antibiotics and therapeutic zinc oxide(ZnO), widely used to prevent PWD in piglets is now being banned by the EU. The Teagasc Pig Dept and colleagues published […]
26 August 2022