Kildalton College Virtual Open Day
Kildalton College Virtual Open Day took place on June 4th - Three sessions were held covering the agriculture, horticulture and equine courses
- Date
- 12 June 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding
College of Amenity Horticulture, National Botanic Gardens – Virtual Open Day
On Wednesday, 3 June the College of Amenity Horticulture, National Botanic Gardens held the first Teagas College- Virtual Open Day.
- Date
- 12 June 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Farm Roadway Quality Indicators
Effort should be given to maintaining roadways to a high standard. This in turn reduces impediments to cow movement and will lower contaminated material that is a source of pollution. Researchers Paul Rice, Owen Fenton, Karen Daly, John Murnane and Patrick Tuohy give more information.
- Date
- 12 June 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Tillage Update 11th June
Included in the crops update this week is information on support from Teagasc, winter and spring cereals, listen to the latest Tillage Edge Podcast episode focusing on crop inspection and watch videos on disease control advice for potatoes.
- Date
- 12 June 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Lets Talk Dairy Webinar – Sustainable Dairy Farming
Sustainable Dairy Farming with the Teagasc/Glanbia Future Farmers Tom & David Fennelly
- Date
- 11 June 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Pig Research Update – SOWWEANWEL
This project is a collaboration between Teagasc & the Institute of Genetics & Animal Biotechnology, Poland. It investigates the risk factors for chronic stress in gestating sows. Martyna Lagoda, PhD Candidate working on the SOWWEANWEL project tells us more.
- Date
- 11 June 2020
- Type
- Media Article
LIFE BEEF CARBON: Climate Smart Beef Production
The LIFE BEEF CARBON project aims to cut beef’s carbon footprint at low cost with minimal impact on soil health, water quality, air quality and biodiversity. Researchers Jonathan Herron and Donal O’Brien have some more information on the project
- Date
- 11 June 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Let’s Talk Equine Webinar – A rider’s perspective on eventing
The second webinar in the Let's Talk Equine series took place on Tuesday 9th June 2020
- Date
- 11 June 2020
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Future Farmer Virtual Farm Walk – Thomas & David Fennelly
On Thursday June 11th, Thomas & David Fennelly are giving an insight into their lives as Dairy Farmers in County Laois. They will give regular updates on the Teagasc Twitter and Instagram accounts and also join us for the weekly Let’s talk dairy webinar.
- Date
- 10 June 2020
- Type
- Media Article
Factors Controlling Transport of Herbicides to Water
Herbicides are intensively applied in Irish agriculture (both grassland and arable) to control weeds and form an essential part of good agricultural management. Johnstown Castle Environment researchers Per-Erik Mellander, Owen Fenton, Majid Khan and Fabiola Barros Costa are doing some research on the transport of these herbicides to surface and groundwater resources.
- Date
- 10 June 2020
- Type
- Media Article