Rural Life
Conference examines impact of stress on farmers' wellbeing
Researchers found that frequent stress does not automatically result in poor wellbeing for farmers, a conference in Dublin has heard....
University College Dublin
Agri-Business
Soil research projects to get €1.5m of new funding
Four Irish research organisations, including Teagasc, that are collaborating with European partners on soil-related research are to receive new funding...
Sponsored
Transition milk replacer-fed heifer calves produce more milk in 1st lactation
Heifer calves fed a transition milk replacer in their first 10 days of life produced a remarkable 947L more milk...
Agri-Business
UCD ag student to embark on six-month fellowship in California
A student at the University College Dublin (UCD) School of Agriculture and Food Science has been awarded a six-month fellowship in...
Agri-Business
UCD selects 9 start-ups for AgTech programme
The AgTechUCD Innovation Centre has announced the nine start-ups selected to participate in University College Dublin’s (UCD) new accelerator programme...
Dairy
Study finds cheddar cheese does not raise cholesterol
A trial conducted by Food for Health Ireland (FHI) scientists at University College Dublin (UCD), has found that when Irish...
Dairy
Contract rearers wanted for Teagasc study
In conjunction with national and international organisations, Teagasc and UCD are leading a research project on biosecurity and the contract...