ICSA president Edmond Phelan has said a convening of the Beef Taskforce must be facilitated as a matter of urgency to assess and address on-going difficulties in the beef sector as a result of Covid-19. “It is incomprehensible that the Beef Taskforce would be left idle at a time when […]
Farming
A series of Online Teagasc Dairy Breeding Webinars aimed at Irish dairy farmers will run from Monday April 20 until Thursday, April 23. Visit www.teagasc.ie/dairybreedingseries for more details and to log onto the Zoom webinars. The first in the series will take place on Monday, April 20, at 10am. Tom O’Dwyer, Head […]
Irish Water is working at this time, with our local authority partners, contractors and others to safeguard the health and well-being of staff and the public and to ensure the continuity of drinking water and wastewater services. Great care must always be taken to protect drinking water supplies wherever pesticide […]
Microorganisms from the environment can enter the dairy supply chain at multiple stages, including production, milk collection, and processing, with potential implications for quality and safety. The ability to track these microorganisms can be greatly enhanced by the use of high-throughput DNA sequencing (HTS), say Teagasc and UCC researchers, who […]
A new Teagasc telephone helpline to assist farmers with queries in relation to the current COVID-19 challenge has been set up. It was announced by Professor Tom Kelly, Teagasc Director of Knowledge Transfer: “Teagasc have put in place a dedicated helpline for farmers to get advice on the range of […]
Today the National Dairy Council is launching a new TV campaign to be aired on prime times slots from this evening. Covid-19 has created huge uncertainty for us all but the one thing we can continue to rely on is fresh high quality Irish food, thanks to the hard working […]