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EU agriculture commissioner among 100-delegation visit to UCD Lyons Farm

The visit to UCD’s Lyons Farm was part of a wider programme for EU agriculture ministers in Ireland this week.

NEWS 8 September 2026

EU agriculture commissioner among 100-delegation visit to UCD Lyons Farm

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William Minchin announced as new ASA president

William Minchin announced as new ASA president

NEWS 4 September 2026

New chief operations officer appointed at Teagasc

New chief operations officer appointed at Teagasc

NEWS 3 September 2026

Hidden DNA traces sheep pox back at least 3,500 years

Hidden DNA traces sheep pox back at least 3,500 years

Hidden DNA traces sheep pox back at least 3,500 years

NEWS 2 September 2026

Wexford farmer's ‘one-stop shop’ for animal-health testing wins agri-guild prize

Wexford farmer's ‘one-stop shop’ for animal-health testing wins agri-guild prize

Wexford farmer's ‘one-stop shop’ for animal-health testing wins agri-guild prize

NEWS 26 August 2026

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New research rewrites origins of farming in Ireland

New research rewrites origins of farming in Ireland

This new research has rewritten one of Ireland's best-known archaeological narratives and highlights the value of revisiting important archaeological collections with modern scientific methods.

NEWS 8 July 2026

New pathway opens door to UCD agricultural science degree

New pathway opens door to UCD agricultural science degree

Students can now progress to UCD’s agricultural science degree through a new tertiary pathway at Dunboyne College of Further Education.

EDUCATION 8 July 2026

Drought hitting crops on light land

Drought hitting crops on light land

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Carlow, Galway and Kildare where the effects of the drought and waterlogging last spring are showing up in grain yields.

CROPS 8 July 2026

NovaUCD and PTSB announce new start-up support programme

NovaUCD and PTSB announce new start-up support programme

PTSB also announced the launch of a €250m lending fund for environmental and social investments.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Listen: new research aims to revive Ireland’s milling wheat industry

Listen: new research aims to revive Ireland’s milling wheat industry

Currently, Ireland is highly dependent on imported flour, as the Irish milling wheat industry died out decades ago.

NEWS 8 July 2026

UCD announces Karina Pierce as dean of agriculture

UCD announces Karina Pierce as dean of agriculture

Professor Karina Pierce becomes the first woman to be appointed as UCD's dean of agriculture and head of the school of agriculture and food science.

NEWS 8 July 2026

From the Tramlines: crops ripen quickly in fine weather

From the Tramlines: crops ripen quickly in fine weather

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Kildare, Carlow and Galway as the fine weather returns in time for harvest.

CROPS 8 July 2026

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Drone as a Service brings spraying and spreading tech to the Ploughing

Visit 'Drone as a Service' at the National Ploughing Championships to see precision agriculture; aerial spraying and spreading; and more.

Drone as a Service brings spraying and spreading tech to the Ploughing

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