The death has occurred of Harry Kehoe, who led the potato breeding programme at Teagasc Oak Park for over 40 years.

Teagasc’s new courses on Crop Nutrition Management are to commence in October.

More than 10,000 plots of ground are planted, monitored, and harvested annually in crop research trials at the Teagasc Oak Park centre in Co Carlow.

As the country was buffeted by 130km/h winds yesterday, a report has confirmed that 2016 has thus far been a washout for most of us.

Residents of Sherkin Islandin West Cork enjoyed the warmest weather in the country last month.

Kya deLongchamps visits Christ the King, the masterpiece of celebrated US architect Barry Byrne and stumbles on a mystery.

The nature page every Monday in the Irish Examiner is second to none. It was great to read Damien Enright’s piece on milk quotas last Monday, given the week that was in it.

The nature page every Monday in the Irish Examiner is second to none. It was great to read Damien Enright’s piece on milk quotas last Monday, given the week that was in it.

Graham Dwyer’s sister has given evidence in her brother’s trial.

A Munster senior title-winning hurler turned up at Ennis Garda Station last Christmas with his head bloodied and bruised after being struck by a beer glass and a stick.

Hang in there sun-lovers — a sunny Monday is expected after what might be a washout start to the bank holiday weekend, particularly in the east.

It got off to a dream start with a blast of September sunshine drawing crowds to the beaches in the east, and indeed Autumn 2013 performed fairly well throughout.

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

Trials of genetically modified potatoes are not at odds with promoting and researching organic systems in Ireland, organic producers have been told.

Organic farmers and anti-GM groups have described the EPA’s decision to sanction the growing of genetically modified potatoes in Ireland as irresponsible and short-sighted.

Yesterday’s disclosure that the Teagasc Centre at Oak Park, Carlow, is to carry out field trials on a genetically modified potato that would improve resistance to blight, is viewed locally as welcome news for a county which itself has been ‘blighted’ by job losses in recent years.

Ireland has been given the green light for genetically modified potato trials, despite our status as a GM-free Island, writes Oliver Moore

The suburban Chicago house where Ernest Hemingway is believed to have written some of his earliest works will be converted back into a single-family home, but fans of the novelist are welcome to visit, the new owners said.

The general consensus at the National Tillage Conference last January was that the prospects for grain demand and prices will be good in the years ahead.

It is wise to establish total farm nitrogen and phosphorous allowances before purchasing fertilisers for crops in 2012.

Teagasc hopes to begin trials on GM potatoes with enhanced ability to resist late blight, which is a significant threat to the crop.

Ireland has enjoyed high cereal yields over the last decade, with the highest average wheat and second highest average barley yields in the world, according to Teagasc research.

TILLAGE farmers who have completed 2011 financial reviews have found that yields were high, in general, but costs (especially for fertiliser, machinery and fuel) were higher than anticipated.

A BOOK you can dip into at any time for advice when faced with a farming problem — that’s what dairy farmers have available now, following the launch of the Teagasc Dairy Manual.

AMBITIOUS dairy farmers have been snapping up copies of the new Teagasc Dairy Manual (TDM), a comprehensive guide to planning for the post-quota era.

IN case you hadn’t noticed, rainfall for the month of September was above average everywhere — while poor old Cork had the least amount of sunshine for almost half a century.

IT’S time to dig out the barbecues again as balmy 24C sunshine is predicted for the country next week — 11C above normal for the time of year and almost matching 2011’s top temperature.

THE evidence was all around us but Met Éireann yesterday confirmed it — the summer of 2011 was anything but a scorcher.

AGRI-SCIENCE projects occupy a prominent position in the latest €15 million worth of research funding rolled out by Research and Innovation Minister Seán Sherlock.

IRELAND’S awful summer has seen the worst top temperatures for almost 50 years and the coldest August for two decades with forecasters writing off the rest of the summer they branded a “stinker”.

IRELAND’S soggy summer is the coldest since records began 25 years ago — and forecasters last night wrote off the rest of summer, warning of regular washouts and no hot weather.

BREAK out the sun cream. It’s going to be another scorcher today with temperatures likely to be the best in Munster, Leinster and the Midlands, where they will reach highs of 22C.

TEAGASC has made an important step in the battle to protect Irish cereal crops against disease.

FARMERS can save €56 per acre by cutting back on fertiliser and spreading slurry during March, according to one Teagasc expert.