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New research puts Irish Piedmontese beef top of menu
New research by Irish academics has revealed that Irish Piedmontese beef is lower in fat and cholesterol than conventionally produced...
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New research by Irish academics has revealed that Irish Piedmontese beef is lower in fat and cholesterol than conventionally produced...
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The 18th annual Teagasc Walsh Fellowship Seminar 2013 took place in the RDS, Dublin, yesterday. Thirteen young researchers presented the...
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ABP Beef is to supply Dundalk Institute of Technology culinary arts students with beef for use in training to work...
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EUFoodchat takes place today 11.30pm and the topic is the new promotion policy for European agricultural and food products. Among...
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COMMENT: As I write this the weather extended weather forecast suggests clear blue skies and frosty conditions by night -in...
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‘’Knowledge transfer and the adoption of new technologies at farm level’ was the area of research for 2012 Nuffield Ireland...
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The IBERS plant breeding programme at Aberystwyth University responsible for the creation and development of high sugar ryegrasses now used...
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Smart Farming is a new initiative which highlights ways that you can reduce your farm bills and maximise output through...
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The View from Teagasc: Energy consumption in milk production is important because it impacts directly on profitability and environmental footprint. In order...
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Dairy farmers-inventors Alan and Colette Martin of Ballyduff Upper, Co Waterford, accepted the recent Dairy Show’s innovation gold medal, while...
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Teagasc director Professor Gerry Boyle is in Ethiopia this week to visit a pilot project entitled, ‘Developing sustainable seed potato...
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COMMENT: There are many reasons why grassland farmers should be monitoring weekly grass growth on their farms. Primarily the information...
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COMMENT: What a difference a week makes. Farms last week were growing between 40-60kgs/ha/day, whereas this week we are dropping...
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If anyone ever doubted that technology and the development of new technologies within farming is taking place an exponential rate then...
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A new user-friendly, interactive CellCheck map is now available online at www.cellcheck.ie, showing the locations of all service providers around...
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COMMENT: An autumn rotation planner and corresponding autumn budget a must. The week just past continues to record above average...
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Teagasc Moorepark and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) are in the process of developing a new tool for dairy...
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Farmers across the world are being invited to take part in the first ever live worldwide discussion on Twitter. The...