Agri-Business
New research has revealed that smart monitoring can detect sub-clinical changes due to bluetongue infection in dairy cows.
Environment
Members of the public are being encouraged to take part in the 2026 All-Ireland Squirrel and Pine Marten Survey .
AgriSearch, the farmer-funded research and innovation body, has announced appointments to its board of trustees.
The milk in your coffee could soon have a smaller environmental footprint, thanks to a new project exploring how alternative livestock feeds.
The facility will develop technologies that convert grass into a range of products, including animal feeds and bioenergy.
Viruses found in peatlands could play a more important role in carbon storage than previously thought and become indicators of ecosystem health.
In response to lumpy skin disease, the French government has announced intensification of state support for monitoring activities and research programmes.
Series
Even by the FBD standards, 2025 was an eventful year - two centres of research and education received substantial investment.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has announced its involvement in two new...
Rural Life
The University of Galway has launched an All-Ireland Peatlands Centre of Excellence (APEX) to lead related research and policy development.
Beef
A UCC researcher’s project has received €2 million in EU funding to investigate how commercial cattle farming first emerged in Europe.
Higher plant diversity in agricultural grasslands increases yields with lower inputs of nitrogen...
Minister Noel Grealish announced his Department’s participation in two significant new European research partnerships.
An image entitled “Bee the Change” is the overall winner of Teagasc’s Vision of Research and Innovation photo competition.
New research prepared for the EPA has found that financial schemes are needed as part of ensuring sustainable healthy peatlands
A €3.1 million cross-border research and innovation project is aiming to build a "more sustainable and resilient agri-food system".
Irish studies "consistently indicate" that farmers have poorer mortality outcomes than other...
Over 60% of Irish consumers believe that cost is the most important consideration when buying food, according to new EU-wide research.
Dairy News
The findings of a report on the potential economic impact of the loss of the nitrates derogation on Ireland's dairy sector are "frightening".
Researchers from University College Dublin (UCD) are seeking the views of farmers when it comes to climate change policy.
Met Éireann is awarding €2.8 million to six new university research projects to develop new climate services and flood forecasting models.
N.Ireland
AgriSearch is reminding beef and sheep farmers in Northern Ireland that the closing date to participate in its survey is fast approaching.
Ireland’s bioeconomy is set for a major boost as BiOrbic, a Research Ireland Centre for...
