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Climate and environment
Financial risk to farming falling short of its sustainability goals
Noel Bardon
Emeritus professor of environmental policy at UCD, Frank Convery, outlined the risk to the farming sector if climate targets are missed. Noel Bardon reports.
2 October 2024 Viewpoints
Vet shortages finally being addressed
The shortage of vets is long standing and is finally to be addressed through the designation of two new universities as venues for undergraduate training.
2 October 2024 Education
Milking 500 dairy cows on a GEA rotary
From a high-tech dairy farm in the Netherlands to a large-scale pig unit in Germany. Sarah McIntosh was in conversation with ASA Travel Bursary recipient Emily Mangan.
Cork and Kerry farmers invited to shape bio-economic future
Teagasc, in collaboration with University College Dublin (UCD) and BiOrbic, has launched an online survey to gather farmers’ views on technologies.
2 October 2024 News
New project to look at deer numbers in Ireland
Stakeholders in the agriculture and forestry industries are struggling in identifying deer density thresholds in Ireland, ATU has said.
18 August 2024 News
New research project to look at sudden farm deaths and injuries
The study aims to understand the economic and social impacts of sudden farm deaths and traumatic injuries on farms.
14 August 2024 News
Payment of €300/cow needed – UCD economist
At the Tullamore Farm National Suckler and Sheep Open Day, professor Michael Wallace said supports for sucker cows need to reach €300 a head to sustain these farms.
24 July 2024 News
The many hats of Liam Herlihy
The Dealer ponders over the internal machinations of Liam Herlihy as he celebrates FBD funding Teagasc rival UCD.
24 July 2024 Dealer
New research project to examine calf welfare
Earlier this month, Minister for State Martin Heydon announced funding of €22.3m for the 21 different new research projects.
24 July 2024 News
Increased regulation hitting agricultural output
Michael Wallace, Professor of Agriculture and Food Economics at UCD, considers the implications of the findings of the KPMG report.
24 July 2024 News
Young Stock Podcast: three ag science graduates, three years on
Tommy O'Sullivan, Niamh Keane and Darragh Giblin are this week's guests on the Young Stock podcast.
22 July 2024 News
Applications open to join the 2024 AgTechUCD Agccelerator programme
AgTechUCD announced that it is seeking applications from early-stage start-ups with innovative products and services in the AgTech, agri-food, equine and veterinary sectors.
22 July 2024 News