Organisation: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

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farming

How to make best use of zero-grazed grass

Richard Halleron Fresh grass is the cheapest feed source available to dairy cows, and increasing its inclusion in dairy cow diets presents farmers with opportunities to reduce feed costs.

farming

Scientists share €28m in agri-food and forestry funding

farming

Big environmental role proven for new nitrogen fertiliser

news

Scientist hits purple patch with nutritional new potato

general

A potato has been developed in the North that may fight cancer because it's purple

world

A potato has been developed in the North that may fight cancer because it's purple

Meter a great stride for measuring grass

For farmers who find grass measurement methods slow, cumbersome, and complicated, the GrassOmeter is now available.

Thu, 26 Jun, 2014

Ash dieback limited to mainly recent imports, conference told

The ash dieback disease, Chalara, has been limited mainly to recently imported material, a conference was told in Dundalk yesterday.

Fri, 09 May, 2014

Workshop to focus on sustainable use of nitrogen in food production

Optimising nitrogen usage has a vital role to play in efficient, sustainable farming, according to 350 international scientists and policy makers gathered for the International Nitrogen Workshop.

Wed, 27 Jun, 2012

Large numbers of dairy farmers expected at Teagasc conferences

DAIRY farmers, who are facing unprecedented change, are expected to turn out in large numbers at the Teagasc national dairy conferences next month.

Tue, 24 Oct, 2006

UCD experts in €3.59m search for fluke vaccine

IRISH scientists have received funding of more than €400,000 from the European Commission, and are working to develop a liver fluke vaccine.

Thu, 29 Jun, 2006