Will Ireland forsake beef for dairy in agri emissions trade-off?
Carbon budgets in agriculture are likely to accelerate an ongoing reduction in beef herd
Can Irish farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
First major action programme calls on farmers to ‘set out on a sustainability journey’
Farmers scaling up efforts to reduce agricultural emissions – IFA
‘What often gets overlooked is positive and tangible change occurring at farm level’
Farmers can meet difficult greenhouse gas reduction targets, says Teagasc
Agri-food advisory body to train farmers on how to use technology to cut emissions
Most profitable Irish farms are most efficient in minimising greenhouse gas emissions – report
Teagasc’s 2017 sustainability report confirms income gap between dairy and other farm types
Milkman earned €23,000 in overtime while working for State agency
Teagasc says its worker was on a ‘very low salary’ and he was on call at weekends
Irish farming under pressure to reduce carbon emissions
Possible cost of €600m per annum after 2020 if there is no change in policy
Average dairy farm income in Ireland now above €86,000
Teagasc survey shows dairy is most profitable agricultural activity in State
What is Irish farming's beef with looming Brexit?
Selling meat into the United Kingdom is already a tough business. Brexit will make it tougher
Brexit could have ‘frightening’ impact on Irish agri-food sector
UK should stay in Customs Union, farming and food bodies tell Seanad committee
Teagasc to begin hiring again after six-year moratorium
Agricultural agency gets green light to recruit 75 researchers next year
Teagasc sees unprecedented demand for courses
Increase due to new State requirement that farmers have recognised qualification
Farming needs smart, ambitious people, says Coveney
Expected shortage of workers on dairy farms needs to be addressed, says Minister
Teagasc to aid farmers who want to expand in wake of milk quota
Dairy farmers need to ramp up production to drive income, says farm organisation
Teagasc urges farmers to plan ahead financially
Teagasc says vast majority of farmers not carrying out financial planning even though many are expanding as milk quotas are being abolished next week
Teagasc signs agreement to use its work to help developing countries
Research body has history of work in Africa
Dairies plan to add value as quotas end
€35m investment in dairy innovation as sector prepares for post-quota scenario
Agricultural education gives most to society, Teagasc study finds
Family farm income per hectare is 50 per cent higher for agriculturally educated farmers
Simon Coveney hails ‘exciting’ end to milk quotas
Atmosphere in dairy industry ‘like the night before Christmas’
Teagasc: Bringing precision to agriculture
Precision dairy project brings information technology and agricultural skills together
Staff embargo creating ‘huge problems’ for Teagasc
Demand for Green Cert courses delivered by the organisation has tripled
Teagasc: Sequencing Ireland’s soil genome
The use of predictive soil mapping was necessitated by the prohibitive cost of a manual survey
Two out of three farms need off-farm income to survive
Recession wiped out 15 years of off-farm employment growth, conference told
Concerns over rise in farm deaths as workload intensifies
HSA chief suggests ‘zero tolerance’ policy on exposing children to risk
Dairy farm incomes surge by 31% to €64,371 due to better prices
Teagasc national survey identifies wide variation in farm incomes
Mayo dairy farmer named Teagasc student of the year
Winner milks 103 cows and is ‘passionate about dairy farming’
Students may be turned away from farming courses if recruitment ban continues
Teagasc advisory service “at the pin of its collar” to meet demand
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