Difficult-to-control grass weeds are becoming an increasing problem on Irish tillage farms. This fact sheet outlines the basics of machine cleaning at harvest and gives guidance to growers and contractors on the actions to take.
- Date
- 01 July 2020
- Type
- Factsheet
Grazed grassland management regimes can have various positive and negative effects on soil fauna such as earthworms. Teagasc Johnstown Castle and UCD researchers Owen Fenton, Giulia Bondi and Olaf Schmidt tell us more about this supervised two year field study which examined the relationship between earthworms and dung pats.
- Date
- 30 June 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Teagasc Nursery Stock Meeting which took place on Wednesday, 24 June and focused on sustainability and impacts of changes to products and supplies.
- Date
- 30 June 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding
By John Galvin, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare
- Date
- 30 June 2020
- Type
- Media Article
In 2019, the Hearne family was awarded the top prize in the NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards
- Date
- 30 June 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Trevor Donnellan, Brian Moran, John Lennon and Emma Dillon, Agricultural Economics and Farm Surveys Department, Rural Economy Development Programme, Teagasc
- Date
- 29 June 2020
- Type
- Report
Virtual Beef Week replaces the planned major Teagasc Beef 2020 Open Day, which was due to take place at the Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation centre, Grange, County Meath. Due to COVID-19 farmers will now have the opportunity to access the latest research and knowledge through their mobile phone, laptop or tablet.
- Date
- 29 June 2020
- Type
- Media Article
A European consortium co-ordinated by Professor Paul Cotter of Teagasc is using next-generation sequencing technologies to investigate the microbiomes of food systems and to improve our food quality, security and sustainability.
- Date
- 29 June 2020
- Type
- Media Article
