What a real treat from @NatOrgSkill at BioFarm 2025 - fireside chat between Jim Cronin and guest Gary Zimmer 'The Biological Farmer'. @agriculture_ie @BaseIreland @IrishOrganicA @organictrust @SETUAgriculture @Bordbia

Six of the male weanlings will be on sale in Portumna Mart later this week. Fantastic animals with great conformation (by their Red Angus bull - pictured below).

Delighted to visit Una Wycherley with Dan & Charlie Hogan at https://t.co/ZCXKmBQsox near Puckane. Intriguing insight for our masters group on challenges of organic beef, crop & vegetable production @IrishOrganicA @NatOrgSkill @organictrust @Bordbia @DeptOfSciSETU @agriculture_ie

Another @SETUAgriculture graduate in the news was 2024 Postgraduate - Sheila Murphy (MSc in Organic & Biological Agriculture) in @farmersjournal Well done Sheila. Mayo Abú 👏👏👏 @NatOrgSkill @agriculture_ie @Bordbia @IrishOrganicA @organictrust

Behind the scenes last Friday with our 2025 @SETUAgriculture masters graduate class. Also present were Jerry McCarthy & Dr Ultan McCarthy and Dr Pippa Haughton with Paul Moore @NatOrgSkill @agriculture_ie @organictrust @IrishOrganicA @SETUAgriculture @DeptOfSciSETU

A proverbial master class on farm economics, agronomy, local healthy food production, markets & the bioeconomy courtesy of @MauriceDeasy for our masters students in Ag & Hort with 🤫 fantastic Canvas Brewery beer. @NatOrgSkill @BaseIreland @agriculture_ie @Bordbia @DeptOfSciSETU

A wonderful afternoon in SETU Waterford with our graduating class from the Masters programme in Organic and Biological Agriculture - excellent group and professional to their core. @NatOrgSkill @DeptOfSciSETU @SETUAgriculture @IrishOrganicA @organictrust @agriculture_ie @Bordbia

Tough weather in the Comeraghs today with our postgraduate students. Plenty of water movement from overhead, overland, and under our feet ⛈️ @DeptOfSciSETU @NatOrgSkill @agriculture_ie @IrishOrganicA @organictrust @SETUAgriculture

Back on the road - a wonderful visit with Nigel & Kate Gillis with our masters postgraduate group. Cover crops, soil biology, seed inoculation, & biostimulants the foundation of a profitable cropping enterprise 👏👏👏 @agriculture_ie @NatOrgSkill @SETUAgriculture @BaseIreland

Lovely touch by O'Shea Farms yesterday for International Potato Day providing samples of Jazzy salad potatoes to our students in Waterford @bordbia @agriculture_ie @SETUAgriculture @DeptOfSciSETU @NatOrgSkill

Now on silage ground - fescue/ryegrass/timothy mix, chicory, clovers, plantain - no chemical fertiliser, just 4 x 1,000 gals/ac throughout season. Grazed x 2 early, silage cut, grazed, 2nd cut taken earlier in week. @SETUAgriculture @agriculture_ie @DeptOfSciSETU @NatOrgSkill

Mike Walsh briefing our final year students on maize /beans intercrop for silage; no chemical fertiliser, and slurry applications (1,000 gals/ac). Harvest this week and field resown with baley/oats/vetch mix by w/e. @DeptOfSciSETU @agriculture_ie @SETUAgriculture @seedtechnology

Great atmosphere in the lobby at #BioFarm2024 in Adare, Co. Limerick. Wonderful programme with excellent speaker lineup over the two days. @NatOrgSkill @IrishOrganicA @organictrust @BaseIreland @agriculture_ie @BioDataCentre @SETUAgriculture @SETUHort @DeptOfSciSETU

Final recharge was 'waste' soil and water management with @SETUAgriculture's Mike Walsh. Excellent learnings from the few days and delighted with engagement from our postgrads. @NatOrgSkill @DeptOfSciSETU @agriculture_ie @SETUHort @BaseIreland @SETUIreland

Next visit to @OSheaFarms in Piltown and the excellent Liam Hayes. From growing and processing carrots and potatoes to the dairy side of a very impressive operation @SETUAgriculture @DeptOfSciSETU @agriculture_ie @Bordbia @NatOrgSkill @SETUHort @SETUIreland

Out in Sth Tipp on MSc programme crop management with @tierney1981_t Excellent review on move to #CA and regen ag - direct drill, cover crops, multi-varieties, companion crops, straw incorporation @BaseIreland @agriculture_ie @DeptOfSciSETU @NatOrgSkill @BioDataCentre @SETUHort

Another educational day in @SETUIreland with our lab & living lab sessions in Carriganore Campus. Great foundation on plants, soils & water - postgrads enhancing work skills. @agriculture_ie @NatOrgSkill @SETUHort @IrishOrganicA @organictrust @DeptOfSciSETU

Fantastic day in the Comeraghs right down to the Suir estuary with our organic masters postgrad students. Excellent briefings from Sara Vero and Yvonne Grace @SETUAgriculture @NatOrgSkill @NPWSIreland @BaseIreland @agriculture_ie @IrishOrganicA @organictrust

Another excellent visit for our postgrads to @maynoothfarmer Crops sown using minimal soil disturbance, rotations, cover crops, straw residue and compost feeding soil biology - all principles of CA. @BaseIreland @agriculture_ie @NatOrgSkill @SETUAgriculture @SETUHort @ecaf_ca

What a treat - visit with Mr 🥦@PaulBrophyVeg whose passion for vegetable production comes through every minute in his company. Quality production of quality food. Eat 🥦🥦@agriculture_ie @Bordbia @SETUHort @NatOrgSkill @SETUIreland @DeptOfSciSETU