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Irish universities in final stage of 'Great Agri-Food Debate'
James Hanly
Climate targets and meat consumption will be among the key topics at the event on Thursday 28 November at South East Technological University Waterford.
17 November 2024 News
McGuinness has more left in the tank
Mairead McGuinness worked as an agri print journalist before going in front of the camera as lead anchor for RTE’s Ear to the Ground covering issues in the farming sector.
30 October 2024 Careers
Careers: AgTechUCD announces start-ups to take part in accelerator programme
The 12-week hybrid initiative is dedicated to assisting new companies in the ag tech and agri food sectors, writes Sarah McIntosh.
Ground-nesting birds declining faster than other species, report warns
The new data came from the UCD School of Agriculture and the Spanish research institute, Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC).
21 October 2024 News
Financial risk to farming falling short of its sustainability goals
Emeritus professor of environmental policy at UCD, Frank Convery, outlined the risk to the farming sector if climate targets are missed. Noel Bardon reports.
9 October 2024 Climate and environment
Vet shortages finally being addressed
The shortage of vets is long standing and is finally to be addressed through the designation of two new universities as venues for undergraduate training.
2 October 2024 Viewpoints
Milking 500 dairy cows on a GEA rotary
From a high-tech dairy farm in the Netherlands to a large-scale pig unit in Germany. Sarah McIntosh was in conversation with ASA Travel Bursary recipient Emily Mangan.
2 October 2024 Education
Cork and Kerry farmers invited to shape bio-economic future
Teagasc, in collaboration with University College Dublin (UCD) and BiOrbic, has launched an online survey to gather farmers’ views on technologies.
2 October 2024 News
New project to look at deer numbers in Ireland
Stakeholders in the agriculture and forestry industries are struggling in identifying deer density thresholds in Ireland, ATU has said.
18 August 2024 News
New research project to look at sudden farm deaths and injuries
The study aims to understand the economic and social impacts of sudden farm deaths and traumatic injuries on farms.
14 August 2024 News
Payment of €300/cow needed – UCD economist
At the Tullamore Farm National Suckler and Sheep Open Day, professor Michael Wallace said supports for sucker cows need to reach €300 a head to sustain these farms.
24 July 2024 News
The many hats of Liam Herlihy
The Dealer ponders over the internal machinations of Liam Herlihy as he celebrates FBD funding Teagasc rival UCD.
24 July 2024 Dealer