Organisation: Agricultural Science Association

Former IFAC CEO Peadar Murphy takes co-op sector’s top honour

ICOS has conferred the Plunkett Award for co-operative endeavour upon Peadar Murphy, the former CEO of Irish Farm Accounts Co-operative Society (IFAC).

Tue, 20 Dec, 2016

Farming Poll 2016: Irish farming and attitudes post-Brexit

The Irish Examiner ICMSA Farming Poll has revealed a lot about the post-Brexit Irish farming scene. News and analysis by Noel Baker.

Tue, 20 Sep, 2016

Mary Delaney named new ASA president

The new president of the Agricultural Science Association (ASA) is Mary Delaney, head of equine in Glanbia Agribusiness.

Tue, 13 Sep, 2016

Agricultural Science Association to highlight Brexit fallout at conference

The Irish agrifood industry has found itself at the beginning of an unprecedented time of uncertainty as a direct result of Brexit.

Thu, 28 Jul, 2016

Farmers set to use climate prediction tools

Farmers will be among the industry groups invited to use climate prediction technology in Ireland’s future plans to cut carbon emissions, a diverse panel of experts has advised.

Thu, 18 Feb, 2016

Next generation leadership award winners announced by Macra na Feirme

Leadership is being forensically examined across the United States where the process of choosing the next president is under way and in Ireland it is the focus of much attention with the general election campaign in full flow.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2016

Leadership awards for top Macra trio from Cork and Dublin

Three winners, two from Cork, were awarded National Leadership Awards at a gala event in Dublin last week.

Thu, 11 Feb, 2016

All eyes focus on Tipperary in Agricultural Science Association climate change debate

Climate change and its impact on Irish agriculture will come under the spotlight at an Agricultural Science Association forum in Co Tipperary next Monday.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

Services that work for farmers urged to network more and talk to each other

Farm families that are well linked into networks of knowledge and information are much better able to deal with challenges and opportunities, said UCD lecturer Dr Monica Gorman at a recent event organised by the Agricultural Science Association (ASA), which highlighted benefits of better information sharing and networking among agri-professionals, and explored models for better knowledge exchange.

Thu, 28 Jan, 2016

Nuffield scholar Finola McCoy urges agri sector workers to join networks

Vets, nutritionists, Teagasc advisers, and farm consultants can benefit from from joining cross-professional networks, says Nuffield scholar and Agricultural Science Association member Finola McCoy.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Farmers and scientists question meat and cancer link

Farming and agri-science groups have welcomed the European Commission’s commitment to taking its time before responding to a World Health Organisation report on a possible link between meat and cancer.

Mon, 02 Nov, 2015

FARMING POLL 2015: Environmentalists and farmers at odds

The danger of a polarised debate on ‘more or fewer farm animals in Ireland’ is highlighted by findings in the 2015 Irish Examiner ICMSA farming survey.

Thu, 24 Sep, 2015

How does a schoolboy soccer player reach the top of the global food business?

The former chief executive and chairman of food group Bunge, with head offices in New York, was having dinner one evening with a customer whose business had been taken over by a Brazilian firm.

Mon, 21 Sep, 2015

Agri-food firms can aim even higher

The Agricultural Science Association (ASA) hosted its annual conference in Kilkenny last week and in so doing underlined the energy that exists within Ireland’s agri-food industry.

Wed, 16 Sep, 2015

Keane next to lead ASA

Neil Keane has been elected President of the Agricultural Science Association, the professional body for graduates working in all areas of the agri-food sector.

Tue, 15 Sep, 2015

No early milk price uplift

Irish farmers are unlikely to see any lift in milk prices over the next nine months at least, a major agri-food conference was told yesterday.

Sat, 12 Sep, 2015

FoodWise 2025 strategy set to spark debate

The ability to develop technologies in the food chain will be crucial in delivering on the ambitious vision outlined in the Food Wise 2025 strategy.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2015

Genomics on way for beef

Within a few years, every single calf born in Ireland will be genotyped at tagging, suggested Dr Donagh Berry of Teagasc Moorepark.

Thu, 18 Jun, 2015

By-products can replace feed cereals

Cereals can be replaced with maize dried distillers grains, soya hulls, and palm kernel meal in the diet of grazing dairy cows without adverse effect, according to UCD and Teagasc researchers.

Thu, 18 Jun, 2015

Teagasc researcher aims for us to be world class

Ireland, a world leader in grass-based ruminant production, was the target set by Teagasc Director of Research Dr Frank O’Mara at the recent ICT in Agriculture conference at Kilkenny.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2015

Award for innovative graduates

Agricultural Science Association and Kerry Group hope a new award will help Irish graduates develop new food technologies.

Fri, 06 Mar, 2015

Research into farming technologies will reap rewards, conference told

Climate change is a major challenge facing global food production over the coming decades, according to Juergen Voegele, Director of Agricultural Global Practice at the World Bank in Washington.

Sat, 13 Sep, 2014

Agricultural Science Association honours communication expert Miley

The Agricultural Science Association presented its Distinguished Member Award to Michael Miley, one of the country’s leading communications experts in the agri-food sector.

Sat, 13 Sep, 2014

Leading global and Irish agri-sector figures for ASA annual conference

A global meat industry leader from Cork is among the key speakers at the annual conference of the Agricultural Science Association (ASA) in Killashee House Hotel, Naas, on Friday, September 12.

Fri, 29 Aug, 2014

Financial planning key to profits

BEING a technically efficient dairy farmer will be absolutely necessary in the future. But it will not be enough, said Tom O’Dwyer, Teagasc Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer, at the recent dairy expansion events for Agricultural Science Association members.

Thu, 05 Jun, 2014

Festival success served on a plate

THERE were smiles galore in Waterford over the past week, but they were not all about the county minor hurling team winning the All-Ireland championship for the first time in 65 years.

Mon, 16 Sep, 2013

Coveney makes three appointments to Teagasc for five-year term

Brendan Gleeson, Dr Karina Pierce and Tom Tynan have been appointed to the Teagasc authority for a five-year term by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney.

Fri, 08 Feb, 2013

Output increases mean EU must preserve emissions level, says ESRI

Ireland should make a case at the EU level for the development of a special mechanism for managing agricultural emissions, according to John Curtis, environmental economist with the ESRI.

Wed, 19 Sep, 2012

CAO entry points for agricultural science course up 40% in five years

Entry points to the degree course in agricultural science in UCD have increased by over 40% since 2007 — a product of the 120% increase in applications, according to Agricultural Science Association president Karina Pierce.

Fri, 24 Aug, 2012

Suckler cow feeding for fertility

Back in April, I attended a beef technical seminar and tour in Co Laois run by the Agricultural Science Association.

Thu, 24 May, 2012

Better beef production systems deemed priority

A few weeks ago I attended the beef technical seminar and tour in Cop Laois run by the Agricultural Science Association.

Thu, 10 May, 2012

Hard decisions have to be made where the grass runs out

Winter returned to Ireland in recent weeks, grass stopped growing — unlike the rain, which forgot to stop.

Thu, 03 May, 2012

Further efficiencies in beef production systems

I attended an excellent beef technical seminar and tour last week in Co Laois, run by the Agricultural Science Association.

Thu, 26 Apr, 2012

Teagasc defends proposal to plant GM potatoes in outdoors trial

National agri-food research body Teagasc says its proposal to plant blight-resistant GM potatoes outdoors in Ireland is a necessary part of a trial to gauge their ecological impacts on bacterial, fungal, nematode and earthworm diversity in the soil.

Thu, 29 Mar, 2012

Exporters capitalising on growth of private label in central Europe

INCREASING numbers of food exporters are capitalising on the growth in sales of private-label goods in central Europe, according to Bord Bia chief executive Aidan Cotter.

Tue, 18 Oct, 2011

High beef prices to continue

BEEF farmers can look forward to continuing high prices for the next couple of years, according to one of the world’s leading authorities on international trends.

Mon, 12 Sep, 2011

Irish food and drink exports to China to grow 20% this year

IRISH food and drink exports to China are set to grow by almost 20% this year to more than €150 million, the Agricultural Science Association annual conference was told in Maynooth yesterday.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2011

Jump in job levels for agri-food graduates

JOB opportunities for graduates in the agri-food sector increased more than three-fold in the last quarter of 2010, according to analysis by the Agricultural Science Association (ASA).

Thu, 27 Jan, 2011

Extra phosphorous allowance part of NAP

AN EXTRA phosphorous allowance of 15kg/ha for reseeding at soil index 1, 2 or 3 will be part of the new national action programme (NAP) under the Nitrates Directive, agreed between the Government and the EU Commission.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2010

Scientists agree calendar months should not dictate nitrate spreading

AGRICULTURAL scientists agree with Ireland’s farming groups that regulations on the spreading of nitrates should be defined by climactic conditions rather than adhering to strict calendar months.

Tue, 09 Nov, 2010

Sam in the bag, our man Ray gets ministerial send-off

TRIBUTES flowed from all quarters at the ploughing championships for the Irish Examiner’s Agribusiness Correspondent Ray Ryan whose colourful 48-year career in journalism is drawing to a close.

Thu, 23 Sep, 2010

Number of Teagasc advisers falls by 40%

THE number of Teagasc advisers has fallen by 40% in the past two years, the Agricultural Science Association annual conference was told in Tullow, Co Carlow.

Mon, 13 Sep, 2010

Food Harvest group meets next week

Carlow: The first meeting of the group set up to implement the Food Harvest 2020 strategy will be held next week.

Sat, 11 Sep, 2010