Rural Life
Teagasc Science Week 2025 has kicked off, which will "showcase the science shaping the future of food and farming in Ireland".
Dairy
Dr John Roche, who originally hails from Co. Kerry, has been appointed as the New Zealand prime minister’s chief science adviser.
Environment
The National Biodiversity Data Centre has confirmed that 152,711 records were submitted through its Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal in 2024.
A group of students from Cork have been recognised at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2025 for an ag-science project.
A Tipperary student was presented with the ABP Sustainable Farming Practices Award at BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2025.
Teagasc has unveiled its 2024 Science Week programme, packed with engaging, hands-on events that bring the latest science to life.
‘Regeneration’ is the theme of this year’s South East Science Festival which celebrates science in everyday life.
The government in New Zealand has unveiled members of an independent panel to review the science around methane emissions.
Agri-Business
Teagasc celebrated 60 years of academic publishing as it launched a special issue of the Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research.
Dairy News
15 companies have been named as finalists in this year's National Dairy Innovation Awards taking place at a ceremony in Cork on Friday
Hi-tech grass imaging ‘dairy drones’, soil sensors, and apps which monitor the behaviour of cows will be on display at Moorepark Dairy Open Day
Minister of State at the department of agriculture, Martin Heydon emphasised the importance of equal access for women and girls to science.
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine convened this evening...
Opinion
In 2019 the food and drinks industry made history; I suspect due to innovation supported by science.
The level of agri innovation in schools around the country was commended by Intel mini scientist adjudicator, Ann Tilson.
Science is not a concept living in Silicon Valley, it is everywhere, including the farm on which he grew up, said Noel Murphy, Intel.
A new publication, titled Teagasc Women in STEM , has been launched by Teagasc as part of its activities for Science Week 2017.
Farming represented a popular theme for students who entered the 2017 BT Young Scientist and Technology exhibition.
Children who grow up on farms are less like to suffer from asthma and rhinitis, a recent study in Australia has shown.
Research carried out by the European Commission’s “Science for Environment Policy” suggests a herbicide-light approach to farming does not have to compromise on crop yields.
