Forestry
New project to preserve and revive ash trees launched
A new forestry research project, AshforFuture, aimed at preserving and reviving ash trees in Ireland, was officially launched by Minister...
UCD
N.Ireland
AFBI involved in €2m All-Ireland grass development programme
Scientists at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) along with other bodies, will be centrally involved in a €2.1 million...
Rural Life
Sleeping habits of newborn deer are as individual as human infants – study
New research has revealed that newborn deer fawns differ both in sleeping patterns and the rate of development from birth...
Environment
Study: Cattle with higher heat tolerance show sustainable breeding benefits
A new study shows that cattle with higher heat tolerance have sustainable breeding benefits and offer the potential for improved...
N.Ireland
BVD maps show significant progress north and south
The most recent maps produced for the Northern Ireland (NI) and Republic of Ireland (ROI) bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) programmes...
N.Ireland
Symposium: Hill farmers urged to ‘demand more money’
Hill farmers and those farming uplands have been urged to “demand more money” in order to ensure they protect nature...
N.Ireland
BVD map displays progress of eradication programmes
A new Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) map shows the progress of the eradication programme made by the Republic of Ireland...
Agri-Business
Dawn Meats relaunches management programme with UCD
Dawn Meats has announced the return of its Management Development Programme run in association with University College Dublin (UCD). The...
Agri-Business
Queen’s Unversity, AFBI and UCD team up for bTB project
A new all-island research project that will examine the factors behind persistent bTB has been launched. It will be the...
Arable
Almost €3m for research project on oats
Researchers in Ireland and Wales have been awarded €2.7 million to explore the development of oat varieties that are climate-resistant...
Dairy
Evidence of dairy diets in Meath…from 4,000 years ago
Archaeologists in University College Dublin (UCD) have found evidence that prehistoric people in Meath had dairy diets – some 4,000...
Agri-Business
UCD smashes subsidy debate to come out tops at the Great Agri-food Debate
Two days of vigorous and lively debate over some of agriculture’s most controversial topics saw University College Dublin (UCD) come out...
Grass
Grass and herb mixes hold particular promise for sheep farmers
Ongoing research at University College Dublin (UCD) is pointing to the very real benefits of including a range of grasses,...
Agri-Business
'Close to 100% of UK farms could be worse off after Brexit'
The high levels of uncertainty that continue to surround Brexit just a year out from the UK’s departure of the...
