Salary up to €130k on offer for head of Teagasc Climate Centre
Teagasc is currently seeking “an inspirational leader” for its newly established Climate Centre in Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, who will receive a salary of up to €130,000. Teagasc has recently...
View ArticleSenator calls for change in retail policy on ‘ugly’ fruit and veg
A senator has called for a “serious conversation” around retail policy that allows for a large proportion of fruit and vegetable produce to be wasted because of their physical appearance. Senator Tim...
View ArticlePest management survey launched for Irish horticulture
Teagasc has launched a survey on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Irish food horticulture, including potatoes. IPM is a holistic approach used to manage pests in crop production. It considers the...
View ArticleNo intention to ‘adjust’ Tillage Incentive Scheme – McConalogue
The Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has been asked to “adjust” the Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) to add a requirement that land must remain in tillage for “at...
View ArticleTillage: Get on top of crop disease while good weather lasts
With the weather set fair for the next few days, tillage farmers now have a real opportunity to get on top of all crop disease challenges. Fungicide timing is the key determinant of successful disease...
View ArticleFarmers need to play key role in ‘food revolution’– lobby group
Ireland needs a “food revolution” to deliver a radical change in dietary habits that will “protect public health and the environment”, a lobby group has said today (Tuesday, May 16). According to a...
View ArticleLearning Hub Series: MACC and GHG modules
Farm Sustainability Learning Hub Series in association with Bord Bia Bord Bia offers free, online learning for Bord Bia farm scheme members, through the Farm Sustainability Learning Hub. In this...
View ArticleAurivo appoints new farm profitability and sustainability manager
Dairy co-op Aurivo has announced the appointment of Declan Marren as its farm profitability and sustainability manager. Marren is from a farming background in Tourlestrane, Co. Sligo. He holds a...
View ArticleBlackgrass is at flowering stage in Irish cereal crops
Teagasc tillage advisors have confirmed the presence of blackgrass infestations in a number of Irish cereal crops. The weeds are now at flowering stage, with seed set to follow in a matter of days....
View ArticleSeptoria pressure increasing for growers
Winter cereal growers in Ireland have been warned that they could face a significant septoria challenge to overcome as they prepare for T2 flag leaf spray applications. A mild winter was followed by...
View ArticleICSA: Beef prices need ‘to go up – not down’
A possible move by factories to lower beef prices next week has “infuriated” farmers who are struggling with production costs, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said. Edmund...
View ArticleFarmElder project offers social farming for older people
A social-farming research project, backed by the EU, is exploring ways to help more older people to spend time on farms. FarmElder, which is funded by Eramsus+, is examining how social farming can...
View ArticleGrants up to €200k available for rural tourism diversification
The LEADER programme is offering grants of up to €200,000 to farmers wanting to diversify into agri-tourism. The grant scheme supports private enterprises and community groups that will improve the...
View ArticleHow to control weeds in spring cereal crops
All crops are now responding well to the improved weather conditions that have impacted across the country over the past week and growers therefore need to think about how they are going to control...
View ArticleNature Restoration Law: Area subject to rewetting could ‘double’
The area of land which could be subject to rewetting in Ireland could be doubled to 49,890ha by 2030 under the European Parliament’s proposed version of the Nature Restoration Law. This is according...
View ArticleAdditional income streams highlighted at agri-tourism conference
Teagasc Rural Development together with the Irish Self Catering Federation hosted an agri-tourism conference at Teagasc, Ashtown this week (May 22) to highlight opportunities for farm families in...
View ArticleHow technology is enabling livestock management
Livestock management can be challenging, requiring good observational skills and adequate time to monitor the different groups that need attention. In dairy and suckler herds, the final few cows left...
View ArticleOpinion: We forsake the plough at our peril
Recent days have brought home to me the focal role of the plough within Irish tillage. It’s a proven technology with undiminished potential. As the tillage sector looks to the future – one within...
View ArticleWeed control: Resistance to herbicides on the rise
Resistance demonstrated by both grass and broadleaf weeds to applied herbicides is on the rise, according to Teagasc. Moreover, this rate of increase is growing exponentially. Teagasc research officer...
View ArticleFarmers warned of above-average temperatures this summer
Above-average temperatures this summer and in the future will impact farmers in terms of stocking, fodder, fertiliser use, and pest control, according to Teagasc. Copernicus, the earth observation...
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