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Climate and environment
Farming in the face of climate change
Caitríona Morrissey
Teagasc senior researcher Dr Elodie Ruelle recently outlined how Irish farms will cope with a warmer and wetter climate. Caitríona Morrissey reports.
21 November 2024 News
Longer drought periods to be followed by intense deluges - Met Éireann
Barry Coonan from Met Éireann was speaking at Teagasc's Signpost conference in Clonmel on Thursday.
15 November 2024 News
US beef exports rise, Australia sets record
US beef exports up in September but still down for 2024 overall while Australia sets a beef exports record.
Climate change could dent grass growth in southeast
Lower autumn grass growth in the south-east could increase the risk of fodder crises developing, a team of UCC researchers have suggested.
23 October 2024 Climate and environment
Be wary of buying soil enhancers, farmers told
Diversity of plant species in the sward will ensure resilience to shocks such as drought.
11 September 2024 News
My Farming Week: Morty O’Sullivan, Dunshaughlin, Co Meath
Morty O’Sullivan is milking 128 cows with his wife, Lorraine, and four children in Co Meath.
4 September 2024 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Brazil, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States.
14 August 2024 World
US farmers to be paid to conserve water
Large swathes of the US are experiencing severe to extreme and, in some cases, exceptional drought.
4 August 2024 World
Grain Trends: EU report forecasts decline in yields
The latest European Commission crop monitoring report came out this week. It forecast a drop in most crop yields.
24 July 2024 Markets
Teagasc celebrates 60 years of agricultural innovation at Oak Park
The National Crops Research Centre held an open day, which showcased the evolution of crop production and how crop science has advanced over the past 60 years.
17 July 2024 News
Dairy Management: soil moisture deficits creep up
With variable rain over most of the country over the last week and with very little rain forecast, farmers will be rightly worried about grass growth, writes Aidan Brennan.
1 July 2024 Management
Drought risk in the east is highest in Europe
Professor Conor Murphy of Maynooth University outlined his climate change research at a Teagasc Signpost webinar.
26 June 2024 News