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Teagasc Pig Research Facility Update – 16 July

Video in a series by the Teagasc Pig Development Department. Tomás Ryan farm manager in the Teagasc Pig Research Facility gives us an update on what's been happening in the unit.

Date: 17 July 2020
Type: Media Article

Let’s Talk Poultry Webinar – Irish poultry industry outlook

The final webinar in the "Let's Talk Poultry" series for Irish poultry producers in collaboration with Alltech which took place on Wednesday, 15 July.

Date: 16 July 2020
Type: Event Proceeding

Mushroom Picking Technology

Mushroom growers face a constant challenge of recruiting and retaining staff to harvest their crops. Teagasc Mushroom Advisor Donal Gernon is hosting a Mushroom Picking Technology webinar featuring Axis Technology. This webinar gives mushroom growers an insight into a mushroom picking system currently being adopted on a large farm in Canada.

Date: 16 July 2020
Type: Media Article

Dairy Research Webinar- The alternative autumn and spring grazing practices to increase grass supply

On the recent Dairy Research Webinar, Michael Egan joined host Stuart Childs to discuss "What are the alternative autumn and spring grazing practices to increase grass supply?"

Date: 16 July 2020
Type: Event Proceeding

Virtual Talking TImber

The Forestry Development Department in Teagasc hosted a very informative virtual webinar - 'Talking Timber' on Tuesday July 14th. The webinar covered all aspects of thinning conifers. Staff from Teagasc and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) gave advice and answered questions

Date: 15 July 2020
Type: Event Proceeding

Pig Research Update – GILTLIFE (Part 2)

This project was a collaboration between Teagasc & University of Limerick. It investigated the effects of nutrition & management on gilt welfare & performance. Improving rearing conditions for replacement gilts should improve their welfare & increase their output.

Date: 15 July 2020
Type: Factsheet

Soil Health is our Wealth

Our soils are precious resources and underpin sustainable food production and many other important ecosystem services for society. Our soild support the production of food, feed and fibre. There are many other functions supported by soil including, the re-cycling of nutrients, sequestration of carbon & regulation of our climate, purification and storage of water. Soils are also an important habitat for biodiversity. Researchers David Wall and Giulia Bondi have more information on soil.

Date: 15 July 2020
Type: Media Article