The Green Cert is the basic agricultural qualification necessary to qualify as a young, trained farmer.

Teagasc are intensifying knowledge transfer activities with farmers to improve adoption of measures to reduce emissions, so agriculture is playing its part in reducing GHG emissions, said Teagasc Director Professor Gerry Boyle, at the publication of the Teagasc Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2018.”

In West Cork next week, farmers and others will see how versatile a raw material grass can be, during the Biorefinery Glas farm bioeconomy demonstration day at Bandon.

Farmers must consider retiring earlier to extend the sector’s life expectancy, said Dr Sharon McGuinness, CEO, Health Service Authority.

Tax-efficient approaches to rewarding farm labour can help retain workers, says Declan McEvoy, head of tax with ifac.

Coca-Cola has confirmed it is in "regular discussions" about enhancing its presence in Ireland but remained tight-lipped about reports it is looking to create a dairy plant in Cork.

Whether it’s for health reasons or a lifestyle choice, quitting alcohol has become a mindful movement.

The HSE has apologised unreservedly to the family of a part-time farmer who died at Cork University Hospital three days after being admitted for injuries he suffered while cutting down a tree.

Ireland’s biggest fuel forecourt supplier Topaz has moved to cement its position as market share leader by announcing plans to open a 24-hour motorway service station on the Cork to Dublin motorway.

Cork scientists have found that breastfeeding is very important for premature babies born by caesarian section.

 

Today, 30 June

Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority have both launched investigations into the death of a 28-year-old man on the family farm in Co Cork yesterday afternoon.

THE revolt in Dublin on Easter Monday 1916 did not immediately spread to the rest of the country as was intended.

The subject of breeding is not something I frequently broach on this page, for fear of frightening away the more timid reader.

Friday, April 15

Thursday, March 24

Feeding calves milk once per day (OAD) from three weeks of age had no impact on calf weight at 77 days.

Industry leaders took time to honour an agrifood legend with the launch of the €4.5m Paddy O’Keeffe Innovation Centre at the Teagasc campus in Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork.

The strategic plan envisaged by the troika of Horse Sport Ireland, Teagasc and the RDS is fundamentally all about ensuring the horse sector can deliver on its potential.

The abolition of the EU’s dairy quota restrictions in 2015 will represent both an opportunity and a challenge for Irish farmers, Ireland East MEP Mairead McGuinness said at yesterday’s Lakeland Dairies milk quality awards in Virginia, Co Cavan.

Animal scientist Donagh Berry has been presented with a prestigious award for his work in animal genetics.

Giving infants antibiotics that also kill many evolving healthy gut bacteria could be putting them at risk of developing asthma, obesity and allergies later on, a groundbreaking Irish study suggests.

A course on managing miscanthus, willow, canary and switch grasses energy crops will commence at Teagasc, Oak Park, Carlow, on Oct 17.