**were hiring** An opportunity has arisen here with us in Portumna for an assistant farm manager on 390 cow spring calving herd excellent salary available along with a 2 bedroom apartment on the farm if required please email your cv to [email protected] rt appreciated

All slurry on farm now spread using lo emission technology. Great local service provided by Pat Walsh. Switched completely to protected urea as N source too. Why wait for legislation in this area?

All set for today's presentation on the rumen microbiome of dairy cows grazing swards with and without white clover subsequently leading to a reduction in methane yield at the BSAS annual conference #BSAS2019 #microbiome #methane Teagasc

40% of us are deficient in vitamin D AFBI shows how using UV lighting in cattle houses can double vitamin D content in milk #BSAS2019

A great community initiative.

The inclusion of clover should also be strongly considered j.mp/2ZKf4pq

Today is #WorldBeeDay. Bees and pollinators play an important role in agriculture and are vital for high quality, diversified foods and crops. We work closely with stakeholders in the farming and horticulture sectors to make Ireland more pollinator friendly Biodiversity Ireland

A practical guide to managing soil structure more information at bit.ly/2YVH9h1 Teagasc #teagascjc

Sixth year Ag Science and Biology students has a great day last Thursday with Dr Dugon of NUIG. Students completed their mandatory Ecology experiments and had a little suprise in the afternoon. Castlerea CS

Different application methods for slurry - splash plate, band spreading and trailing shoe, on show at the Teagasc stand, some farmers fear the weight of the band spreader/trailing shoe but it's only 0.5 to 1t , a 2000 gal tanker full could weigh 13t alone Irish Farmers Journal

Assessing ecological conditions using stream invertebrates in the Charlestown River, Co Mayo EPA Ireland Local Authority Waters Programme Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) EPA Catchments

Some serious appreciation of the quality of our pink silage bales for BreastCancerIreland 😍 #GlanbiaIreland #Ploughing19 #reaearchingacure National Ploughing #pinkbales

Found the bottom of an ancient lake - blue colors #soil High silt and clay % #visitwaterford

"Smile in the mirror every morning & you should start to see a difference" Yoko Ono. Here in CCS we are celebrating #WorldMentalHealthDay2019 by encouraging our students to take time out in their day to connect & talk with one another. Castlerea.ie

A fun and educational week was had in C.C.S. for science week. 1st and 2nd year students visited the Trinity Arts Centre to attend a magic science show. Congratulations to Ema, Aoibhe and Tara for wonderful success in the regional science quiz held as part of science week.

"You've all won: you've all experimented and generated new knowledge" - Inspiring words from Professor Brian Cox at the Opening Ceremony this afternoon. #CreateTodayShapeTomorrow #BTYSTE #BTYSTE2020

Best of luck to TY students Molly Cunnane & Katie Hannelly who are taking part in the @BTYSTE this week in the RDS. #BT #YoungScientist #Science

Great day, best of luck girls.

TY Science class have been working very hard. They produced lovely posters to raise awareness on climate change and planted spring bulbs in our tunnel this morning. We'll done to all, keep up the good work. #bulbsforbees Gaisce - The President's Award Castlerea CS

Lots of activities planned for Science Week in CCS. Don't forget to keep an eye outside the Biology Lab every day for updated jokes riddles and information. Castlerea CS #ScienceWeek2021