Research in Organics

Underpinning Organics - Abstracts of Teagasc Research

Teagasc is in the process of building specialised organic expertise, to upskill both advisers and farmers in relation to organic principles and technologies, to help to achieve the ambitious organic targets. In terms of research, Teagasc is undertaking a strategic review of the longterm research needs of the sector. In the short-term, we have collated abstracts of some of the Teagasc research that is relevant for the organic sector.

• Strategies to increase white clover use in intensive dairy production systems (PDF)
  Project Leader: Dr Deirdre Hennessy, Teagasc
• Grassland mixtures: resource use efficiency and yield stability in farmlet and plot-scale study at Johnstown Castle (PDF)
  Project Leader: Dr John Finn, Teagasc
• An investigation into reducing chemical N inputs and the environmental footprint of pasture based sheep production systems (PDF)
  Project Leader: Dr Philip Creighton, Teagasc
• Breeding forage grass, legumes and herbs for Irish farm systems (PDF)
  Project Leader: Patrick Conaghan, Teagasc
• Developing a blueprint for low or zero nitrogen fertilizer use for low-emissions pasture-based dairy farming (PDF)
  Project Leader: Dr James Humphreys, Teagasc
• Farming for soil health: assessing the impact of agricultural practice on soil biodiversity and functioning (PDF)
  Project Leader: Dr Fiona Brennan, Teagasc
• Evaluating quality and shelf life of silicon enriched fresh salad leaves using alternative plastic packaging solutions (PDF)
  Project Leader: Dr Lael Walsh, Teagasc
• Moorepark multispecies swards for intensive grazing systems (PDF)
  Project Leader: Ciarán Hearn, Teagasc
• Low-input Farming and Territories (PDF)
  Project Leader: Dr Mary Ryan, Teagasc
• Integrated Systems Research of Agro-ecological Farming Systems (PDF)
  Project Leader: Dr Kevin Kilcline, Teagasc
• Analyses of the organic value chain in Ireland (PDF)
  Project Leader: Dan Clavin & Dr Yan Jin, Teagasc

Download full publication here Underpinning Organics - Abstracts of Teagasc Research (PDF)