Publications

Updated September 2024 - The purpose of this publication is to help farm families familiarise themselves with some of the complex issues that can arise while developing a farm succession plan.

Date

15 October 2024

Type

Booklet

Size

21,918KB

Joe Nolan farms at Kilconnor, Fenagh, Co. Carlow with his wife Clair and their son Ciaran. Joe began his conversion to organic farming in March 2022 reached full organic status in March 2024. The 98.23Ha farm comprises 32.27 ha’s of tillage and 63.91ha’s of grass/red clover/multispecies (MSS) and 2.05 ha’s of Riparian Buffer Zone

Date

26 September 2024

Type

Event Proceeding

Size

693KB

By Padraig Glynn, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare

Date

13 September 2024

Type

Media Article

On Wednesday, 28th August an organic farm walk took place at Beechlawn Organic Farm, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. Established in 2002 Beechlawn Organic Farm produce and distribute Irish grown and imported organic fruit and vegetables.

Date

29 August 2024

Type

Event Proceeding

Size

1,266KB

Date

22 July 2024

Type

Magazine

Size

8,514KB

On this episode of The Signpost Series, which took place on Friday, 10 May, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Jack Nolan, Senior Inspector, DAFM to discuss Organic Farming in Ireland.

Date

14 May 2024

Type

Event Proceeding

Bill George is farming Coolanowle Organic Farm in Arles, Co. Laois. This farm began its conversion to organic farming in 2001 by Bill's father in-law Jimmy Mulhall and has full organic status since 2003. Bill is leasing the farm on a long-term lease since 2016 and the main enterprise on the farm of 118 ha’s is dairying with a mix of tillage crops which are used for growing feed for the dairy herd.

Date

30 April 2024

Type

Booklet

Size

1,301KB

On this episode of the Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 5 April, host, Pat Murphy, Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer, Teagasc was joined by Dr Bridget Little, Feedingstuffs, Fertiliser, Grain and Poultry Division, Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) and Emmet Doyle, Organic Sector Manager with Bord Bia.

Date

08 April 2024

Type

Event Proceeding

By Clodagh Morgan, Walsh Scholar, Teagasc Galway/Clare

Date

28 March 2024

Type

Media Article

Elaine Leavy, Teagasc Organics Specialist hosted a webinar on Wednesday, 6th March which looked at experiences with cover crops for field-scale organic vegetable production. Elaine was joined by William Deasy, Specialised Vegetable Advisor, Teagasc and Christoffel den Herder, Senior Advisor Organic Vegetable Growing - CERES Horti Advice.

Date

13 March 2024

Type

Event Proceeding