A farm safety conference taking place next month is set to share learnings from the BeSafe project and reveal the findings of recent research on farmers’ attitudes, behaviours and intentions related to farm safety.

The European Commission said EU average farm-gate milk prices have been increasing for the last 19 months.

Farm manager, farm technician, and horticulture apprenticeship programmes will accept students in the next academic year

Taking out a small number of your stock early "could feed the whole herd for a couple of weeks next spring", Joe Patton, head of Teagasc’s dairy knowledge transfer department has stressed.

Dairy farmers can offer a greater range of flexible working hours for their employees.

Dairy, beef, sheep, tillage and pig farmers; big or small; North, South, East or West; good land or bad land, intensive or extensive. Everyone has a role to play

UCC scientific study of human microbiomes has uncovered natural gut bacteria that may help protect against chronic inflammatory bowel disease

By 2030, Ireland must reduce agricultural emissions by between five and seven million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent

The digitalisation roadmap is one of the key outputs of the two-year AgriDISCRETE project. 

There is a public invitation for written submissions which must be submitted by Friday, July 1

Of the 380 applicants the Organic Farming Scheme, 40% were from cattle farming enterprises, while nearly a third were from sheep farming enterprises.

Teagasc's more recent relevant research on the potential use of hemp relates to the food and feed characteristics of the crop

Red clover may be nearly as good a feed crop as maize for intensive dairy or beef, writes Stephen Cadogan.

Dairy markets are expected to stay strong because unfavourable weather in New Zealand and South America points to lower global milk production growth in 2022.

Bord Bia researchers found that there are an estimated 16% of 'flexitarians' in Ireland and the UK

The awards recognise and reward farmers who are growing and getting the most from the grass on their farms in a sustainable manner.

It is the third successive year that the SemaLease Camphire International Horse Trials and Country Fair has been cancelled.

The Food Processor Standard will be mandatory from November 15, 2022, but processors can opt to be audited against the new standard from May 15

The Workplace Relations Commission has described Teagasc’s treatment of Ms Reid’s equal pay claim as “absolutely shocking”.

Poultry advisor Rebecca Tierney explained that the whole industry had moved forward significantly in recent years

The average loss per month for a 600-sow unit is heading for over €60,000.

Getting soil phosphorus (P) levels right through a fertiliser programme can significantly reduce emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas, a scientific paper from Teagasc shows.

Ballyhaise is the only college providing vocational forestry education

Scope for further progress was revealed by research which conclusively showed some beef cattle could produce up to 30% less methane emissions, on average, for the same level of productivity

Following Brexit, the import of seed potatoes from Britain into the EU has been prohibited by EU plant health regulations

Before you plant a hedge it is essential to understand how trees and shrubs grow. 

At the farm level, feed, fertiliser and fuel prices have all been on the increase in 2021. Fertiliser costs are expected to be the biggest worry for farmers in 2022.

And try this delicious swede and bacon soup with parsley oil and Winter Lamb Stew

Improving your gut health could turn back age-related brain deterioration including dementia, a “game-changer” scientific study from University College Cork has found.

Changes suggest lesson is being learned in Europe but maybe not quickly enough

Study shows farmers' awareness about safety issue increased in group discussions

The weather may be changeable but there's still a lot that can be done in gardens. Check out two guides on salad and veg crops 

Teagasc has produced a comprehensive body of information to help identify realistic options generating additional household income, writes Ray Ryan

The same microbe that caused the Great Famine of 1845 continues to pose a biotic risk today

Ireland can meet the EU target of a 30% greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, but only if the 2019 Climate Action Plan is fully implemented.

Farmers are at much greater risk of suffering a stroke or heart attack, a study has found, and ‘go to your GP’ is the advice, writes Ray Ryan

THE weather is the enduring conversation opener, especially among farmers, whose work in cultivating the land for food production largely depends on all its vagaries.

Covid-19 has given rise to a whole new meaning of Discussion Group meeting, and that is the virtual Zoom or online meeting.

A suggested decline of 26% in farm incomes is dramatic.

Scientists have developed a ‘clean’ way to produce popular products like sausages, ham, bacon, and salami, using cutting-edge plasma technology to replicate traditional curing methods in response to growing consumer concern about the potential carcinogenic risks of synthetic curing agents.

The famed French principle of ‘terroir’ — that a distinctive flavour is imparted to wine by the natural environment in which it is produced — is being adapted to the production of whiskey by an Irish distillery.

I went to Hanford high school in the US, there is a joke that we all glow in the dark.

As we seek to build back better from the crisis, we must work together to preserve biodiversity so we can achieve our sustainable development goals, writes Ray Ryan.

We’ve entered a golden age of new archaeological discoveries, with three times the usual number reported to the Agricultural Survey of Ireland (ASI) in 2019 alone.