For many families, succession planning remains one of the most difficult conversations that is had around the kitchen table.

The campaign will initially concentrate on the following eight river catchments: Bandon-Ilen, Barrow, Blackwater, Boyne, Lee, Nore, Slaney and Suir. Each of the initial eight river catchments will ...

In Ireland, the character of every soil results from the interaction between parent material, climate, living organisms, topography and time. Topography, which governs a soil’s position on the ...

Increased fertiliser use has contributed to a rise in phosphorous and nitrates being lost into our waterways. Increased stocking rates have resulted in a rise in methane and nitrous oxide emissions, ...

High yields of multi-cut silage are possible from red clover swards without input of artificial nitrogen fertilizer. Red clover is a relatively short-term ley maintaining high levels of production for ...

Develop approaches to quantify plant nitrogen availability in the soil across the year in both perennial ryegrass only and perennial ryegrass-white clover grassland swards. My research area will ...

The Signpost Series Podcast provides knowledge and information to farmers and the agriculture sector on maintaining and improving the environment. Topics covered include greenhouse gas emissions, ...

The Beef Edge is Teagasc’s weekly beef podcast for farmers. Presented by Catherine Egan the podcasts will cover the latest news, information and advice to improve your beef farm performance. Watch ...

Our aim is to support the Irish Agri-food industry through the provision of advice, consultancy and specialist technical services. These services include new product development and reformulation, ...

Eamonn and Darren Healy from Wicklow are in a farmer-son partnership together and recently built a new cubicle shed and parlour in order to allow them to expand from 180 to 300 cows. Watch their story ...

The Teagasc Walsh Scholars Programme is a fully funded training programme for graduates undertaking PhD and Masters research in agriculture, food, environment, climate, rural development and related ...

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