Beef
On a recent visit to the UCD dairy calf education and research facility located at UCD Lyons Farm, Co. Kildare, Agriland caught up with...
N.Ireland
AgriSearch, is to seek a doubling of the farmer levies that fund the organisation. The process to make this happen is now underway
Rural Life
DAFM has announced €5.9 million in research funding under the international strand of the department's research programme.
Pig/Poultry
New research has revealed that ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that can cause Lyme Disease in areas where pheasants are released
An international conference focused on dairy calf to beef production is set to take place in Co. Wexford, on October 16 and 17.
Tillage
Mosses and ferns may offer an exciting new research frontier in the global challenge of protecting crops from the threat of disease.
In recent years, there have been increasing reports of mycotoxins being found in grass silage in Northern Ireland (NI), particularly...
The lack of recognition for agriculture on the part of political parties in the UK has been highlighted by a leading agri commentator.
Agri-Business
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Teagasc and ACTA after a decade of cooperation between the two organisations.
Farm trials investigating the potential of willow to reduce livestock methane emissions are to...
A project to facilitate more planting of the bioenergy crop, miscanthus, has been awarded over...
One of the country's top agricultural accountants has said UK farmers could do more to capitalise on a lucrative tax break for R&D.
Eminent agricultural sustainability scientist Dr. Jude Capper has been appointed to a new...
A Queen's University Belfast based research project is set to examine Irish farmer and vet attitudes towards the use of antibiotics.
Dairy
Both Northern Ireland and the Republic have joined an international research network which aims to improve European dairy resilience.
A group of Fermanagh farmers have teamed up with AgriSearch and AFBI to investigate different strategies to control leatherjacket populations
Northern Ireland research project TemperGene will examine the link between genetics and temperament to help farmers breed safer livestock.
Research carried out in the U.S. has found that poultry manure does not promote pathogen survival when it comes to arable crops
A novel bovine TB and Johne's test, which boasts quicker and more accurate results, has secured £2.3 million funding for full validation.
A collaborative study has made a breakthrough characterising new immune cells in cattle which could change how diseases are treated.
New research led by Queen’s University Belfast has found that total confinement systems may negatively impact the 'optimism' of dairy cows.
Teagasc has appointed Prof. David Kenny as the new head of its Animal and Bioscience Research Department, taking over from Michael Diskin.
The IGFS at Queen’s University Belfast has been recognised for the quality of its science by a United Nations agency.
