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Tapping into the bioeconomy potential of grass
Stephen Robb
Growing grass is one of Ireland’s natural competitive advantages which is now set to be a key ingredient in Ireland's emerging biomethane and bioeconomy sectors, writes Stephen Robb.
10 April 2024 News
High-yielding barley crops still a possibility
The weather is frustrating and tillage farmers are worried, but good, high-yielding crops are still a possibility.
9 April 2024 News
Lambing 1,200 ewes indoors on placement in Scotland
UCD students Seán Myles and Conor Mitchell are on college placement in Scotland where they are lambing 1,200 ewes indoors.
Conway to step down as CEO of Western Forestry Co-op
Conway wouldn't be drawn on future plans but said she will maintain her interest in forestry.
3 April 2024 Forestry
UCD student working on a 770-cow farm in New Zealand
UCD animal and crop production student John Farrell speaks to the Irish Farmers Journal about his college placement in New Zealand.
31 March 2024 News
Vet numbers at all-time high, despite shortage of large animal vets
New vet registration, according to the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI), is up 6% when compared to 2022.
13 March 2024 News
Farmers asked to complete study on mental health
Research is being undertaken to understand the range of factors impacting on farmers’ mental health by UCD.
10 March 2024 News
UCD and Teagasc receive €7m for new food programme
Coveney announces a new food and agriculture innovation and entrepreneurship training programme.
8 March 2024 News
Large animal practices 'screaming out for vets'
In order to study veterinary in Poland more emphasis is placed on an entrance exam rather than the overall points received in the leaving certificate.
6 March 2024 News
More Irish students studying veterinary abroad than in Ireland
More and more students are travelling abroad to study veterinary medicine, and on any given year there are more than double the number of students studying abroad than there are here in Ireland.
28 February 2024 News
Policy incoherence 'hitting' milk output
Milk intakes by Irish dairies fell by a massive 365.5m litres or 4.1% in 2023 relative to 2022.
14 February 2024 News
Over 320 new vets join the register in 2023
Of those who graduated abroad, Warsaw was the most popular place to study accounting for 29 of those newly registered.
14 February 2024 News