The Citizens Information Board (CIB) and Teagasc welcomed Minister for Social Protection, Dara Calleary TD to launch the updated Supports for Farmers guide at the National Ploughing Championships in ...

Five farm hazardous waste collection days are scheduled to take place over the coming weeks, providing farmers with an opportunity to dispose of various wastes, thus ensuring compliance with ...

The meeting between the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Teagasc and the main farm organisation discussed the impact of the prolonged dry weather on farming. The Teagasc presentation ...

The data included in this analysis was collected from a total of 85 herds, representing more than 74,500 sows, equivalent to approximately 55% of the total Irish sow herd. The average herd size within ...

Production of high-quality milk begins on the farm through good hygiene practices and maintaining healthy cows, enabling Irish dairy farmers to consistently meet premium milk standards. High-quality ...

The Agricultural Catchments Programme (ACP) was initiated in 2008 and is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It operates across six small, intensively farmed agricultural ...

Small scale farming plays a key role in employment and land use in rural areas in Nort-West Europe, and faces several challenges: economic (low farm incomes, market volatility), environmental ...

At the highest level are the Great Soil Groups. These are soils that share common characteristics and have formed under similar environmental conditions, especially climate and vegetation, over a ...

Farming activities have long been heralded as being a critical developer and shaper of the rural landscape and environment which we enjoy in Ireland today. Historically, farmers engaged in resource ...

My research interests focus on advancing milk quality in Ireland through microbiological insight and farm-level solutions. With a PhD in microbiology, I investigate microbial dynamics in raw milk, ...

Applicants who are Irish nationals, or nationals of the EU, UK, EEA, Switzerland or those who qualify under the EU Temporary Protection Directive (humanitarian leave to reside in Ireland), can apply ...

As measured by farmers using PastureBase Ireland, grass production increased to an average of 13.2 tonnes dry matter per hectare in 2025, a considerable rebound on the quantities grown in 2024 and ...