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23 February 2021 Type Event Proceeding On the latest episode of Let's Talk Dairy, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist is joined by Don Crowley, Milk Quality Specialist at Teagasc where they discuss what can be done in the milking parlor with freshly calved cows in order to try and stay ahead of the cell count before it becomes a problem. Don issues the importance of early lactation cell count. View webinar below: Let's Talk Dairy is a weekly webinar series held every Thursday morning, offering timely, relevant and practical advice to allow you make better management decisions on ...

19 February 2021 Type Event Proceeding On the latest episode of The Signpost Series webinars, which took place on Friday, 19 February, Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd was joined by Dr Tom O’Dwyer, Head of the Teagasc Signpost Programme to discuss The Signpost Programme - Leading climate action by Irish farmers. Tom's presentation was followed by a Q&A session which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment KT, Teagasc. View presentation below

Watch the recording below: On February 17 th, part two of the 2021 National Tillage Conference took place as an interactive webinar. Researchers and PhD students provided insights into more immediate issues, detailing the continuous need for integrated pest management approaches to mitigate against the problem of grassweeds and STB of winter wheat. The panellists also discussed the relevance of recent results from the on-going Teagasc systems trials, which have been examining the impact of different cultivation practises.

th February Part one of the Virtual Hill Sheep Conference 2021 took place on Wednesday, 17th February at 8pm. Host Dr Philip Creighton, Teagasc Sheep Researcher based in Athenry, was joined by Donegal farmer and Teagasc Better Sheep Programme Participant David McLaughlin, along with his Teagasc Advisor, John Cannon. Also joining the panel was Kevin McDermott from Sheep Ireland. David McLaughlin together with his Teagasc Advisor, John Cannon, discussed his farm progress during his time as a participant in Teagasc Better Sheep Programme since it began in 2008 which has resulted in the number o...

17 February 2021 Type Event Proceeding On a recent Research Insights webinar which took place on Wednesday, 17 February, Muireann Egan - Communications Officer, Teagasc Food Research Programme was joined by Teagasc Researchers Fiona Crispie, John Kenny and Olivia McAuliffe to learn more about viruses…the good and the bad. As the world reels from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Teagasc researchers are playing a key role in the fightback, by supporting national and international efforts to sequence and identify new strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. On the other hand, viruses have...