Don’t forget the closing date for our postdoc positions is next THURSDAY the 18th April.

Getting started with grass management, regional events happening across the country. Free and open to members and non members of Dairy Women Ireland (DWI) 🐄

Calling all women involved in dairy farming and the dairy industry 🔊Dairy Women Ireland (DWI) and UCD School Ag & Food have developed this survey to get your feedback on what your education and support needs are. It only takes 10 minutes 🐄👩🏼‍🌾 please share and spread the word.

🥁🥁📢Funded PhD to work on reducing N loss in integrated cropping and livestock systems with Plantain as a NBS📢 come study in a joint programme between ⁦Teagasc⁩ and ⁦UCD School Ag & Food⁩ closes April 5th ⬇️

Last chance to have your opinions heard! Complete our survey on Multispecies Swards. Whether you love them, hate them, or don't know enough about them, we want to hear from you! Survey link: surveymonkey.com/r/NHW7RQS
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Our second visit was to Backweston Farm to learn about the grass and clover variety trials from Liz Hyland. Another excellent insight into how the trials are carried out and utilised to develop the Irish Recommended List. ☘️🌱

A very cold but excellent field trip today for the 4th year UCD School Ag & Food grassland class. Many thanks to Seán Callan for hosting and providing an excellent insight into his system. ☘️🌱🐄

Calling all dairy farmers 🔊 please take 10 minutes to complete Patrick’s survey for his final year thesis on the factors influencing chemical fertiliser use in Ireland. UCD School Ag & Food

RT appreciated 🐄 ☘️ 🌱

⭐️Exciting Research Assistant Post⭐️
'The Development of a Sustainable High Output Grass Based Spring Milk Production System'
-Fixed term 30 October 2026
-Salary: €30,025 - €39,908
-Closing Date: 6th March
-Job ID: 017037
-Apply on UCDHR website: ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/

Cows doing well on clean outs, and just in for milking before the rain!

This is last years reseed.
Seed mix was; AberGain (T),AberClyde (T), Gracehill (T) and buddy white clover.

🔹42/57 calved
🔹weather to get bad over the weekend so will house for a couple of days.

🌟SCHOOL RESEARCH MANAGER 🌟
Very attractive & exciting permanent post with the UCD School Ag & Food
- Salary: €49,131 - € 66,532 per annum.
- Closing date: 17:00hrs on the 13th March 2024
- further info & apply now at UCD HR (ref 017031)
Apply Now 👇
ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/

Always a highlight of the UCD School Ag & Food academic year when Teagasc Director Prof. Frank O'Mara delivers his guest lecture to 4th year students

.UCD School Ag & Food UCD Psychology & South East Technological University are hiring for the exciting 'Farming Minds' project. 👨‍🌾💙
👉Post Doc Researcher 48 months UCD
👉Post Doc Researcher 24 months SETU
👉Research Assistant 48 months (0.3 FTE) UCD

ucd.ie/agfood/newsand…

📣 I need your help.
I am looking for agri-food graduates who have left Ireland in the last year and are working abroad.

What a difference a day makes! fresh calvers out post milking for a couple hours, 6 heifers and 1 mature cow. Hopefully will get them out a few hours each day at a minimum with ad lib of the best grass silage we have on farm when housed.
So far 6/6 female calves from sexed semen

Things are hotting up🔥
🔹8.8 degrees C soil temp today.
🔹13 mm rain in the last 8 days
🔹Clover starting to show signs of growth,
🔹pity about soil moisture levels 🌧️🌊😑
7/57 cows calved to date

Another brilliant feature in this months IFM magazine of our exciting new BSc Sustainable Food Systems.

Programme Director Zoe McKay said this course gives future graduates the opportunity to become leaders in the area of sustainable food systems

irishfarmersmonthly.com/latest-issue

4th walk of the year done ☘️
Growth steadily increasing📈
Soil temp 6.3-6.8 degrees 🌡️
Ground conditions 🌊💦
Awaiting our first calves🐄

We are delighted to attend the UCD Guidance Counsellors Seminar today in the University Club. Many thanks to everyone who came! Our Registrar and Deputy President introduced the event & Frank Monahan UCD Food & Zoe McKay spoke about our new BSc in Sustainable Food Systems. 🍏🌱

Our Dean of Agriculture & Head of UCD School Professor Frank Monahan UCD Food talks in more detail about the new exciting BSc programme in Sustainable Food Systems. 🌿🍏
Visit: myucd.ie/.../agricu.../… to find out more Zoe McKay