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Hyper-local weather data latest addition to UCD project

March 11, 2020

The CONSUS project which is being carried out in University College Dublin (UCD) has added Iteris ClearAg Environmental Intelligence to its crop research…

Evidence of dairy diets in Meath…from 4,000 years ago

March 2, 2020

Rural Life

Archaeologists in University College Dublin (UCD) have found evidence that prehistoric people in Meath had dairy diets – some 4,000 years ago. As…

UCD smashes subsidy debate to come out tops at the Great Agri-Food Debate

March 2, 2020

Agri-Business

Two days of vigorous and lively debate over some of agriculture’s most controversial topics saw University College Dublin (UCD) come out as this year’s…

Dr. Paddy Wall warns of vegan diet health risks beyond age of 55 years

February 28, 2020

Rural Life

The topic of vegan diets – and intake of protein – was addressed at a discussion held in University College Dublin (UCD) yesterday,…

The ‘climate-friendly cow’: Halving methane emissions in UCD

February 28, 2020

Dairy

Work is ongoing in University College Dublin (UCD) to develop the “climate-friendly cow” – with methane reduction levels of up to 50% –…

€3 million for collaborative developments at UCD Lyons Farm

January 18, 2020

Agri-Business

€3 million has been awarded in funding – to University College Dublin’s (UCD’s) Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs (Nova) – to develop an…

AFBI and UCD partner for €8 million crop improvement project

January 14, 2020

Tillage

Northern Ireland’s Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and University College Dublin (UCD) have teamed up as part of an EU consortium for a…

UCD ag-science to host online information events today

December 4, 2019

Beef

University College Dublin’s (UCD’s) School of Agriculture and Food Science is set to host three online information events today, Wednesday, December 4. The events…

Finance and isolation ‘major influences’ of stress on young farmers in northwest

October 19, 2019

Rural Life

Finance, isolation and weather have been identified as major influences of stress on young farmers in the northwest region, new research has found.…

UCD and AgriLand research seminars to kick off tomorrow

September 24, 2019

Rural Life

A series of research seminars will begin tomorrow, Wednesday, September 25, at University College Dublin (UCD), as part of a joint programme between AgriLand…

UCD to host agri-food research collaboration forum in Brussels

September 20, 2019

Rural Life

UCD will host a UN General Assembly (UNGA 74) satellite side event on enabling research collaboration in agri-food between the UN and EU…

UCD awards Honorary Doctor of Science to former Mountbellew principal

September 4, 2019

Rural Life

A former principal at Mountbellew Agricultural College has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science by University College Dublin (UCD). Brother Tony Dolan…

Online platform for farmers to sell agri-waste launched

March 27, 2019

Agri-Business

Dubbed the “Tinder of agri-waste”, a new website called ‘Agrocycle Marketplace’ – which allows farmers and food producers to sell their waste to…

EPA and UCD partner for schools environmental competition

February 27, 2019

Environment

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and University College Dublin (UCD) are partnering for the third year of an environmental competition for secondary school…