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Getting farm safety culture right
Getting farm safety culture right In 2020 19 farm workplace deaths took place on Irish farms.This compares with an annual average of about 20 per year over the last decade. Farm workplace injuries are particularly associated with tractors and machinery, livestock, falls from heights and objects falling as John McNamara points out. […]
10 January 2021
Farmers are rapidly upskilling in Information Technology
Farmers are rapidly upskilling in Information Technology Charlie Devaney Teagasc Advisor Roscommon, encourages all farmers not to be afraid of change, to embrace technology and discover the benefits of accessing information and meetings online. Farmers and advisors alike are adapting to IT which has been accelerated through the Covid-19 lock-downs. This is […]
10 January 2021
Hemp for a Sustainable Future – Teagasc award at BTYSTE 2021 announced
Hemp for a Sustainable Future – Teagasc award at BTYSTE 2021 announced Cian Walsh, a transition year student at St. Brogan’s College, Kilbrogan, Bandon, Co. Cork, is the winner of the Teagasc award at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2021 (BTYSTE). Cian’s project looked at the social, economic and environmental […]
10 January 2021
Sheep Housing – Space Requirements
0 Sheep Housing – Space Requirements As we approach the time for housing ewes, it is important that we access the number of ewes the appropriate stocking numbers for each pen. Damian Costello, Teagasc Sheep Specialist explains that the two main considerations are lying space and trough/feed space. It is important that all […]
9 January 2021
Teagasc Pig Research Impacts and Highlights from Strategy 2015 – 2020
0 Teagasc Pig Research Impacts and Highlights from Strategy 2015 – 2020 This poster features some of the research impacts and highlights of the Teagasc Pig Development Department Strategy 2015 – 2020. View the Teagasc Pig Development Department Review of Strategy 2015 – 2020 (PDF) here This document reviews the initiatives carried out over the […]
9 January 2021
5 Steps to taking a soil sample
0 5 Steps to taking a soil sample Here in just five easy steps Edward Egan & Tara Heaney, Teagasc Meath Advisors, take us through the process of taking a soil sample correctly in order to get a reliable soil result. The 5 key steps to get a reliable soil sample result There […]
8 January 2021
Seed Orchards
0 Seed Orchards Seed orchards are output systems for the production of superior seed for breeding programmes and forestry establishment. While not the only means of seed production, they are probably the most widely used. Oliver Sheridan Teagasc Forestry, outlines seed orchard use in the improvement of Irish Birch (Image above: Birch and […]
8 January 2021
Teagasc Pig Development Department Review of Strategy 2015 – 2020
0 Teagasc Pig Development Department Review of Strategy 2015 – 2020 In it’s latest publication, the Pig Development Department carries out a Review of Strategy 2015 – 2020. It’s vision is to increase profitability in the pig sector by producing environmentally sustainable and welfare friendly pig meat to the highest safety and quality […]
8 January 2021
Teagasc at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE 2021)
0 Teagasc at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE 2021) Visit the Teagasc virtual stand in the ‘World of Science and Technology’ at BTYSTE 2021, taking place each day from 6th – 8th January at 9 am – 5.30pm. Find out more about the Teagasc prize that is awarded each year […]
7 January 2021
Is growing rye an option for your farm?
0 Is growing rye an option for your farm? Growing rye is becoming more of an option for farmers in recent years and on the latest episode of the Tillage Edge, Michael Hennessy speaks to Tipperary farmer, Gerard O’Mara, Teagasc tillage specialist, Ciaran Collins, and Teagasc adviser, Conor Kavanagh, to find out more. […]
7 January 2021