An innovative new project led by University College Cork (UCC) will use duckweed to treat wastewater, typically slurry, from beef and dairy farms. The project ‘Brainwaves’ has just received € 1.4 million in funding under the Ireland Wales 2014-2020 European Territorial Co-operation (ETC) programme. Led by Prof Marcel Jansen of UCC’s School of Biological, Earth […]
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ICOS Skillnet – the learning and development division of ICOS (Irish Co-operative Organisation Society) has introduced a series of online and blended learning initiatives to support the co-operative sector, its members and their families, during the current COVID-19 public health emergency and onwards into the future. Over 30 online programmes […]
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 […]