2002 News Archive
January
- New Food Research Communications Initiative Launched
- Major Food Innovation Programme Underway
- Record Area of Winter Wheat Planted
- Teagasc Examines New Tillage Systems
- Nationwide Series of Tillage Conferences
- Teagasc Launches New Pigmeat Safety Plan
- International Panel for National Tillage Conference
- Nine CAO Courses on Offer
- New Director Appointed
February
- Kilkenny Man Wins Top Student Award
- Irish Potato Growers Lose Out to Frozen Chips Imports
- Major Dairy Development Programme for Midlands and North East
- Farm Size Has Increased by Over 20% in Past Decade
- Rural Areas Benefit Least from Jobs Growth
- Market for Organic Food Set to Treble
- Farmers Now Dominate Forestry Planting
- Major Information Meetings on Premia Payments
May
- Recruitment Underway for Teagasc College Courses
- Teagasc Directory of Silage Additives
- Teagasc Warning on Silage Effluent
- Irish Dairy Industry at a Critical Crossroads
- Big Changes in Pattern of Liquid Milk Sales
- New Facilities Opened at Clonakilty College
- We Welcome Our New Director
- Farewell to Outgoing Director
- Massive US Farm Supports Will Affect World Food Trade Talks
- Teagasc Examines Impact of Tighter Extensification Rules
June
- New Organic Book Launched by Teagasc
- Weather the Key Issue at Teagasc Potato Events
- New Grass Varieties Enhance Farming Competitiveness
- Cereal Diseases Reach 20 Year High, says Teagasc
- Open Day Displays New Organic Blueprints
- Ireland Has Lowest Pig Production Costs - Teagasc Survey
- Teagasc Announces Advisory Campaign on Weather Problems
- Weather is Having a Severe Impact on Farming
- New Tillage Technology on Show
- Mapping of Potato Blight Outbreaks for 2002
July
- EU Commissioner Shown Food Quality and Safety Research
- Early Harvest Results Show Disappointing Tillage Yields
- Teagasc Appoints New Director of Agricultural Research
- Teagasc Report on Impact of Weather Crisis
- Organic Farming Expansion Will Be Slow, says Teagasc
- Farmers Advised to Conduct Winter Feed Audit
- Teagasc Survey Shows Drop in Fertiliser Usage
November
- Farmer Borrowing Doubled in Past Five Years
- Standing Still is Not An Option, Dairy Farmers Warned
- Massive Expansion in New Zealand Dairying
- Dairy Farmers Implement New Research
- Colour Plants Dominate Nursery Stock Growth
- New Booklet on Liver Fluke
- Teagasc Runs Series of County Sheep Seminars
- Teagasc Survey Shows over 3,000 Farm Accidents in 2001
- Big Income Benefit From Beef Technology
December
- Teagasc and Food Safety Authority Form Strategic Alliance
- Teagasc Appoints New Administration Director
- Cork Man Wins All-Ireland Horticultural Student Award
- Landscape Gardener Wins Top Student Award
- Teagasc Publishes Survey on Farmer Reactions to EU Policy Proposals
- Dairy and Tillage Farmers Take Brunt of Income Decline, says Teagasc
- New Study on Dairy Industry Strategy






