Teagasc and Musgrave join forces to fund a 4-year PhD to ensure safer food...

Most people will be familiar with the horse-meat scandal. Could this have been foreseen?  Could it have been prevented? In what way was it...
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Teagasc Horticulture education in the National Botanic Gardens in COVID times – John Mulhern

I was considering putting “post” COVID in the title of this but that would be very presumptuous on my behalf. COVID 19 is here...

Teagasc – Tree grafting workshop

With growing demand for young and semi-mature trees there is scope for new entrants in the potentially lucrative sector. The amenity sector has seen...
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Blended learning plant propagation course at Teagasc

The COVID 19 pandemic situation is driving new ways of doing things in education. June saw the commencement of blended learning modules for Teagasc College...
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Teagasc Kildalton College Open Day

Friday 2nd October 2020  Tours start at 10.00am & 11.00am Phone 051 644400

Results from the Young Horticulturist of the Year 2024 Ireland Final

The Ireland Final of YHOY 2024 was held on Thursday, 14 th March and this year the competition was memorable as one of the...
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Upgrade your Horticulture Qualification with Waterford Institute of Technology and Teagasc from September 2020

Over the last number of years more and more job descriptions are specifying Level 7 or 8 qualification requirement for horticulturalists. This can be...
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Organic training courses – Teagasc

A 25-hour FETAC Level 5 ‘Introduction to Organic Production’ course must be completed before acceptance into the Organic Farming Scheme. On completion of the course,...

Minister Heydon launches new Chainsaw Safety Video

A new chainsaw safety video officially launched today, Wednesday 18 October, by Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine...
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Kildalton Agricultural & Horticultural College – Postponed until 16th March

A Horticultural Open Day will take place at the Teagasc Kildalton horticultural college in Piltown, County Kilkenny, now on Friday, 16 March, starting at...