N.Ireland
AgriSearch chairman, Prof. Gerry Boyle, has called for the societal impact of the many changes...
AgriSearch has just published annual accounts for 2022/2023. The farmer-funded body plays a key role in facilitating applied farm research
AgriSearch has confirmed that the organisation is in the process of appointing an operations manager. This is a new position.
Dairy News
Gerry Boyle believes that a proposal to reduce fertiliser nitrogen levels by 35% will get farming half-way towards its climate change targets
Professor Gerry Boyle has said that re-introducing milk quotas is not part of his agenda for the new Food Vision Dairy Group (FVDG).
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association has welcomed the comments of Prof. Gerry Boyle at the first meeting of the FGood Vision Dairy Group today (Monday, February 7, 2022).
Dairy
Former director of Teagasc Prof. Gerry Boyle has been appointed to the board of dairy business Arrabawn, it has been announced.
AgriSearch, the farmer-funded research and innovation body, has announced the appointment of Prof....
Beef
A 35% reduction in agricultural emissions by 2030 is the "maximum that can be delivered", according to Teagasc director Gerry Boyle.
Teagasc director Gerry Boyle, said today that he "profoundly regrets" that his recent remarks on dairy beef caused "annoyance and offence".
MEP Chris MacManus has weighed in on the controversy over comments made on dairy beef by Teagasc director Gerry Boyle last week.
Tillage
Gerry Boyle praised the tillage sector's low emissions but he cautioned that economic sustainability has to be to the forefront.
Rural Life
Irish agri students are comfortable using digital tools to help them excel in farming - and to an extent Teagasc is having to catch up.
Agri Politics
Teagasc director Gerry Boyle will discuss a variety of topics including the challenges facing farmers in 2019, at North Tipperary IFA's AGM.
Farmers involved in the dairy sector and the suckler sector can work together to improve their incomes, according to Teagasc's Gerry Boyle.
A "massive jump" in labour costs is not on the cards for 2018, according to the director of Teagasc, Professor Gerry Boyle.
For many, sacrificing the Irish suckler herd would be an easy method of reducing the green-house gases - particularly methane - emitted by Irish agriculture.
Agri-Business
Low starting salaries for new agri-researchers and farm advisors is becoming a growing concern at agri-education authority Teagasc.
Brexit has caused a massive urgency in how dairy farmers adapt and utilise technological innovations, Teagasc's Prof. Gerry Boyle has said.
The Irish dairy industry has undergone considerable expansion since the shackles of quotas were removed in April 2015.
Irish dairy farmers have been urged to assess other opportunities, such as bringing in overseas labour, to solve the impending shortage of workers facing the sector.
The problem of labour shortages on Irish farms is primarily affecting the dairy sector, according to the Director of Teagasc.
Request by Teagasc for 15 new temporary posts to meet acute Green Cert demand in some geographical locations was recently approved.
