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Reappointments to Teagasc Authority
Mr. Liam Herlihy has been reappointed as Chairperson of the Teagasc Authority for a second five year term, by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. His appointment is for a 5 year term effective from 17 September.
24 July 2023
Leader of the pack(aging)
An innovative approach to sustainable food packaging saw Teagasc’s Shivani Pathania receive recognition at this year’s UCC SPRINT Awards, with commercialisation for her concept next on the agenda.
23 July 2023
Energy and Farm Diversification Options Showcased
Thousands of people attended the Energy and Farm Diversification show which took place in Gurteen Agricultural College yesterday, Thursday 20 July.
21 July 2023
Be a Farm Safety Hero
Acknowledging a Farm Safety Hero is the Friday theme of Farm Safety Week 2023. John McNamara, Teagasc Senior Health and Safety Specialist tells us more
21 July 2023
Farm Safety Week Focus: Long Term Health
The Farm Safety week focus for Thursday is long term health. Managing your own personal health and safety must be central to good management on the farm.
20 July 2023
Farm Safety week - Livestock handling
The Farm Safety week focus for Wednesday is livestock handling. With cattle out grazing it is an important time to think about how interactions with your cattle can be planned and managed carefully to avoid risk. Francis Bligh tells us how we can stay safe while handling livestock
19 July 2023
Low Stress Movement of Animals with Miriam Parker
In this video Miriam Parker, Livestockwise, discusses the instinctive six strategies for cattle survival and how they can be used to encourage cattle to do what we want in a handling scenario.
19 July 2023
Jessy’s Farm Safety Art Competition Winners
Jessy the Sheep Dog, our Teagasc Farm Safety mascot, loves to help keep everyone safe on the farm. As part of farm safety week, Jessy and her friends ran an art competition and asked you to show her how you stay safe with livestock on the farm.
19 July 2023
Farm Safety Week Focus: ATV Safety
Using an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) can very easily and suddenly cause a very serious or fatal injury. ATV crashes can kill on impact. When an ATV turns over it can crush the chest area with its weight or cause an impact injury. Francis Bligh outlines the steps you can take to stay safe.
18 July 2023
Teagasc Supports Farm Safety Week 2023
Teagasc Director Professor Frank O’Mara stated that "Teagasc strongly supports Farm Safety Week 2023" and called on farmers to use the Week to invigorate management of health and safety on their farms.
17 July 2023
5,000 learners to benefit from cattle handling simulators annually
The provision of funding to Teagasc for the procurement of calving and injecting simulators for use in agricultural colleges and research centres has been announced.
17 July 2023
Equines on an organic farm
Robert and Maura McCabe, who farm 45ha in Corbally, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, joined the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Organic Farming Scheme in January 2023.
16 July 2023
New Knowledge Transfer Programme open
Details of a new three year Knowledge Transfer (KT) Programme, which will be delivered by a network of approved KT facilitators, was today, July 14th, announced by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
14 July 2023
Think safety when moving bales
Farmers and contractors are currently very busy making, transporting and stacking bales of silage, hay and straw. Data from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) show falling bales account for about 5% of farm workplace deaths. Francis Bligh and John McNamara tell us how to stay safe around bales.
13 July 2023
Teagasc UCC International Agriculture Student Development Programme
Teagasc and University College Cork (UCC) have come together to provide a new support programme for students from a number of agriculture focussed universities and institutes in developing countries.
10 July 2023
Teagasc Research Impact Highlights in 2022
Teagasc has highlighted the impact of some of its research in a new publication - Teagasc Research Impact Highlights in 2022 - which is available now.
10 July 2023
Ask your Teagasc Advisor about Farm Health and Safety
Tom Curran, Teagasc Head of Advisory Services, has called on farmers to emphasise health and safety when consulting with advisors. He made his call at the Teagasc Moorepark Dairy Open Day, where the importance of farm health and safety was emphasised.
05 July 2023
Work Organisation for Farmer Health and Safety video launched
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Farm Safety, Martin Heydon T.D. today, Tuesday, 4th July, launched a ‘Work Organisation for Farmer Health and Safety’ video at the Moorepark Dairy Open Day in Fermoy, Co. Cork.
04 July 2023
New farm safety measure to cover partial cost of quad bike helmets and PTO shaft covers
The new National Farm Safety Measure 2023, launched today, will provide a financial contribution to participating farmers covering 60% of the eligible cost of quad bike helmets and PTO shaft covers.
21 June 2023
Using digital advisory tools to help the adoption of improved farming practices
Teagasc hosts EU conference on new technologies that support European farmers in becoming more efficient and sustainable.
17 June 2023
Teagasc hosts group of advisors from Europe for the Young EUFRAS Training and Mentorship Programme
A group of 20 young advisors travelled to Oak Park, Carlow as part of the Young European Forum for Agricultural and Rural Advisory Services (EUFRAS) Training and Mentorship Programme. This group consisted of 20 advisors from Slovenia, Austria, Ukraine, Latvia, North Macedonia and Ireland.
12 June 2023
Safety with bulls during breeding
Health and Safety Authority (HSA) statistics show that from 2012 to 2021 bulls were the cause of 16% of farm workplace deaths.
11 June 2023
Be Sun Smart
Farmers are one of the highest risk groups for skin cancer. Overexposure to UV can cause sunburn, skin and eye damage and skin cancer.
01 June 2023
Support programme for beekeeping sector launched
The Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett today launched the National Apiculture Programme supporting the beekeeper sector in Ireland.
30 May 2023
The Green Cert - a course with many benefits
Students are in a fortunate position nowadays with many routes and course options in the area of agricultural education, explains Brendan Garry, Teagasc Ballinrobe.
29 May 2023
Apply now for the Teagasc/UCD Knowledge Transfer Masters Programme
The Teagasc/UCD Knowledge Transfer Masters Programme has been developed specifically to build the competencies for careers in agricultural advisory and education services - whether in the public or private sector.
26 May 2023
Agritourism 2023 - 'agritourism for sustainable agriculture'
Teagasc Rural Development together with the Irish Self Catering Federation hosted an Agritourism conference at Teagasc, Ashtown today, Monday, 22 May to highlight opportunities for farm families in developing an on-farm tourism business.
22 May 2023
How can we help bees?
Today is World Bee Day! The purpose of the international day is to acknowledge the role of bees and other pollinators for the ecosystem.
20 May 2023
How seaweed can be used as a medicine to fight infection
Scientists are discovering the incredible health properties of Irish seaweeds to make medicines to combat dangerous superbugs
15 May 2023
International Day of Plant Health
To celebrate International Day of Plant Health 2023, the National Botanic Gardens hosted an event, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture to raise awareness on how each one of us can play our part to protect plant health.
12 May 2023