Tillage
In-field, blight detection kits - which are genotype specific - could be available to Irish potato growers as early as next year.
Rural Life
54% of farmers do not know how to contact a local mental health clinic and 25% do not know where to go to receive mental health services
Agri-Business
Bord Bia has announced the opening of applications for the 2024 Master of Science (MSc) in Insights and Innovation.
Farmers have been encouraged to "take the first step" in coming forward and speaking about their mental health at a conference today
A study shows over 50% of farmers younger than 45 engage in binge drinking at least once a month, with age correlated with drinking habits
A survey aimed at cataloguing mental health knowledge among farmers to help form more tailored support services has been launched by DCU.
Research from DCU National Centre for Family Business released Monday, April 13, has found that there are 137,100 family farms in Ireland.
Dairy
"What a success story agriculture has been. The changes that we have made to plants and animals have been amazing."
Bord na Móna has announced that Mike Quinn has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the company.
The DCU Ryan Academy has confirmed that the 20 available places on the Farm Entrepreneurship & Leadership Programme commencing on October 9th are filling fast.
DCU Ryan Academy designed a ‘short practical interactive programme’ for farm owners and leaders in the agri-sector.
Other
Animal Health Ireland has reached their target of 1000 dairy herds enrolling in their voluntary Johne’s disease control pilot programme. Mike Magan Chairman of AHI confirmed that the target had been met when he spoke last night at the launch of DCU Ryan Academy Farm Entrepreneurship and Leadership dinner.
In collaboration with industry, the DCU Ryan Academy has developed a Farm Entrepreneurship and Leadership Programme.
Some €6m for agriculture research across Ireland has been announced. The awards cover a broad range of research activities.
In March 2012, the team at DCU Ryan Academy was approached by Irish Co-operative Organisation Society, Dairy Ireland and Nuffield scholars.
