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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
PICTURED AT THE SOFT FRUIT CONFERENCE IN TEAGASC ASHTOWN RECENTLY, L-R, EAMONN KEHOE, GARY MCCARTHY, MICHAEL GAFFNEY, LORCAN BOURKE, KEES VAN GIESSEN, JOHAN AELTERMAN, DERMOT CALLAGHAN

Soft fruit season update – Teagasc

This year will be remembered as a challenging soft fruit season. Combined with structural damage for some from the snow in March and a...
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Grow Observatory mobilises communities around Europe on World Soil Day for climate action

In a changing climate, soil health matters. Communities across Europe involved in the GROW Observatory are highlighting the importance of this precious resource -...
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Plastic packaging – Bord Bia

THE HOT TOPIC The topic of plastic waste has come to the forefront of the minds of both businesses and consumers both in Ireland and...
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Wrapping up a sustainable future – Bord Bia

Gill Higgins, Origin Green Ambassador, London Last week Whole Foods published its food trend predictions for 2019, among the top 10 being the emergence of new forms...
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Blurring food channels – What’s not on the Menu? – Bord Bia

Kate Holland, MSc Design Innovation (Food) Experience-driven consumers are driving the changing face of foodservice. In Bord Bia’s new foodservice report, entertainment is increasingly valued...
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How to apply to the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) 2018

The Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) is an online application so in order to join you must complete the following steps; Contact IOA for an...
Aine Macken-Walsh, Bridín McIntire, John Hyland and Maeve Henchion pictured at the general meeting of the CERERE Horizon 2020 Programme.

Partners from 11 EU Countries meet in Galway to discuss Heritage Cereals

Partners from 11 EU countries are in Galway for a three-day meeting of CERERE – Cereal Renaissance in Rural Europe, funded by the European...
Dermot Forristal, Teagasc Crops Research Centre, Oak Park, Carlow, with presenter Kathriona Devereaux experiencing the future of farming inside a satellite-controlled smart tractor on ‘10 Things to Know About ... Space’ tonight on RTÉ 1 at 8.30pm.

10 Things to Know About … Space – Teagasc

Tractors and space may seem an unlikely alliance, but agriculture has come a long way from the scythes, horses and carts of Irish farms...
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Future Growers Conference 2018 – NOTS – National Organic Training Skillnet

Future Growers Seminar 2018 – In conjunction with the National Organic Training Skillnet, Organic Growers of Ireland and the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
Industry Bursaries for Loughry Food Degree Students. Martin McKendry, CAFRE Director with final year BSc and FdSc Food Degree students Laura Megarity (Armagh), Rian Grant (Newry), Hannah Lennox (Cookstown) and Joe Maynes (Cookstown) at the Bursary Launch event at Loughry Campus, Cookstown

Industry bursaries for NI Loughry Food Degree students

The costs of Higher Education are often in the spotlight, but at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) there is positive...