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Bird flu: Understanding the new regulations
With recent changes to the regulations in relation to Avian Influenza resulting in longer zones if we suffer an outbreak, Avril Hobson, Head of the National Disease Control Centre for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, joins Rebecca Tierney on this episode of the Poultry Edge podcast to explain the new rules.
8 November 2026
The science behind reducing methane emissions from grazing dairy cows
A new review featuring research from Teagasc has summarised the main drivers of methane emissions in pasture-based dairy systems and the mitigation options available in these systems, Dr. Ben Lahart, Research Officer at Moorepark and Dr. Muireann Egan, Teagasc Climate Centre, tell us more.
8 November 2026
Avoid mediocre cattle performance this winter – test your silage
With the winter housing period commencing, farmers have been encouraged to avoid mediocre cattle performance this winter.
8 November 2026
Spark your curiosity – Teagasc brings science to life for Science Week 2026
Through farm walks, science quizzes, storytelling, photography and family fun, Teagasc will bring science to communities across Ireland this November.
7 November 2026
Getting ventilation right in cattle housing
Good ventilation is essential in cattle housing, serving to remove moisture, heat, dust, pathogens and harmful gases such as ammonia.
7 November 2026
Enter the Forest Photo Competition ‘Letting trees work for us’
The annual Teagasc / Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) forest photo competition is open for entries. Tom Houlihan, of the Teagasc Forestry Development Department, tells us more.
6 November 2026
Lessons on rearing pigs with intact tails
During a recent trip to Germany for the European Association for Animal Production meeting in Hamburg, Laura Boyle, Teagasc Pig Research Officer, visited Jan-Hendrik Hohls pig farm with Mirjam Lechner, a German consultant specialising in behavioural and metabolic disorders in pigs.
6 November 2026
Extending the grazing season and managing drying off on Teagasc/Lakeland Demo Farms
Teagasc/Lakeland Dairies Joint Programme advisor, Sean Callan visits Cian Jobe in Co. Longford, focusing on the final round of grass and drying off plans. He also provides an update on milk and grassland performance from the monitor farms.
6 November 2026
GrassWise project kicks off in Cork
An ambitious €8 million Horizon Europe Grassland Project held the first day of its kick off meeting on Tuesday, 3rd November 2026 at the Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, County Cork.
6 November 2026
Balancing sheep breeding for production and environmental efficiency
Reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions remains a key challenge for Ireland. Research at Teagasc is exploring how sheep breeding systems can be optimised to balance productivity and environmental efficiency.
6 November 2026