Environment
The €1.7m Upper Erne Slurry Solutions project is seeking to recruit six farmers within a 15km radius of Cootehill, Co. Cavan to take part.
Rural Life
Farmers from Monaghan, Cavan and surrounding counties are being invited to take part in a free six-week course exploring soil health.
Teagasc has signed up to the EU's Soil Mission Manifesto, a European Commission initiative to protect and improve soil health in the EU.
N.Ireland
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has confirmed the opening date...
Agri-Business
Teagasc and the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) deepened their scientific collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Minister Martin Heydon has said that when farmers adopt regenerative agriculture practices they are ensuring long-term productivity.
Lime
As we move further into summer, liming wont be high on many farmers agenda's but with application rates below required levels, farmers are being advised to spread whenever possible.
Teagasc is currently inviting tenders from providers for a new "fully integrated soil sampling and analysis service".
Northern Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is to reopen the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme for a final phase.
A new European Innovation Partnership (EIP) focussing on soil health on the Loop Head Peninsula in Co. Clare will be launched next month.
Tillage
This season is about “who gets it right”, according to Dr. Veronica Nyhan, Soil and Plant Nutrition Specialist at Teagasc.
Machinery
The largest agriculture tyre in the world has received the green light to be used on British and...
A new €1.45 million project on soil health and regenerative agriculture has been launched by Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon.
The second round of applications for the SOILCRATES grant is now open to farmers interested in improving their soil health and quality
Agri Politics
The EU's first law on soil monitoring and resilience enters into force on December 16. "A huge milestone," says EU.
Teagasc and VistaMilk Research Ireland Centre celebrated the successful conclusion of their citizen science initiative, GroundTruth.
Farmers, vets, food processing and agri-food businesses are invited to respond to a consultation on Soil Association organic standards for NI.
Andrew and Joshua McClements have been early participants of Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) in...
New research has found that microbial communities in soil have the capacity to remember and adapt...
EU member states have adopted the soil monitoring directive, which will establish an EU-wide framework for assessing and monitoring soils.
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), based in Northern Ireland, has appointed soil...
Teagasc is hosting a series of events over the coming days as part of Soil Health Week 2025, which begins today (Monday, September 22).
A study carried out by Durham University has uncovered a new effect of climate change - the rise of antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria.
