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Teagasc Launch New Sheep Programme 04 October 2011 Teagasc launched a new Sheep Research and Knowledge Transfer programme at an event in Teagasc, Mellows Campus, Athenry, Co. Galway, yesterday, 3 October. The new programme will support the 30,000 Irish sheep farmers, who keep a national breeding flock of 2.5 million ewes, and will assist them to increase efficiency at farm level, increase production nationally, and increase the level of Irish exports of sheep meat. The Food Harvest 2020 report has set a target of increasing the output of the sheep sector by 20%. A new Sheep Research Demonstration Farm of 350 breeding ewes has been set up on the Teagasc campus in Athenry. On this farm the focus will be on prolific sheep, with an aim of increasing the national weaning rate from the current national average of 1.3 lambs per ewe. Two groups of sheep with different levels of prolificy, will be evaluated at three different stocking rates to determine the optimum level. The Sheep BETTER farm programme, which consists of commercial sheep farms used for research and knowledge transfer, is being expanded to 10 farms, spread geographically around the country. The data gathered from these commercial farms will be used to improve efficiency on other commercial farms around the country. Two new researchers, Noirin McHugh and Philip Creighton, were recruited to the Teagasc research team earlier this year. There will be increased collaboration between the Teagasc sheep research team and UCD, as part of a new partnership on Agriculture Research, Education and Innovation that has been agreed between the two organisations and which will be launched later in the autumn. Teagasc will also be collaborating with Sheep Ireland to increase the rate of genetic gain in the national flock. Teagasc work closely with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on evaluating grass varieties on the Athenry campus. Speaking at the launch of the new programme in Athenry, Teagasc Director Professor Gerry Boyle reiterated Teagasc’s commitment to the sheep sector, pointing to the establishment of the new sheep research demonstration farm, the recruitment of additional researchers to the Teagasc sheep research team, the expansion of the BETTER farm sheep programme, and the enhanced knowledge transfer programme to drive efficiency at farm level. Teagasc Sheep Enterprise Leader, Michael Diskin said that there is significant scope to increase production efficiency through increased utilisation of grazed grass, and through a higher rate of genetic gain. Michael McHugh, Teagasc, said that a team of three sheep specialists, along with 23 business and technology sheep advisers are working with over 30 farmer discussion groups and 8 producer groups to transfer technical messages on to farms.
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Seolann Teagasc Clár Caorach Nua 04 Deireadh Fómhair 2011 Sheol Teagasc clár nua um Thaighde Caorach agus Aistriú Eolais ag imeacht i dTeagasc, Campas Uí Mhaoilíosa, Baile Átha an Rí, Co. na Gaillimhe, inné, 3 Deireadh Fómhair. Tacóidh an clár nua leis an 30,000 feirmeoir caorach Éireannach, a choimeádann tréad pórúcháin náisiúnta de 2.5 milliún caora, agus cuideoidh sé leo éifeachtúlacht a mhéadú ag leibhéal na feirme, táirgeacht a mhéadú ar bhonn náisiúnta, agus leibhéal onnmhairí Éireannacha na caoireola a mhéadú. Tá sprioc leagtha síos ag an tuarascáil Fómhar Bia 2020 maidir le haschur na hearnála caorach a mhéadú faoi 20%. Tá Feirm Taispeána Taighde Caorach de 350 caora pórúcháin curtha ar bun ar champas Teagasc i mBaile Átha an Rí. Ar an bhfeirm sin beidh béim ar chaoirigh thorthúla, agus é mar aidhm an ráta scoite náisiúnta a mhéadú ón meán náisiúnta reatha de 1.3 uan in aghaidh na caorach. Déanfar measúnú ar dhá ghrúpa caorach le leibhéil éagsúla torthúlachta, ag trí ráta stocála difriúil chun an leibhéal optamach a chinneadh. Tá an clár feirme caorach BETTER, a chuimsíonn feirmeacha caorach tráchtála a úsáidtear le haghaidh taighde agus aistrithe eolais, á fhairsingiú go 10 bhfeirm, scaipthe go geografach ar fud na tíre. Úsáidfear na sonraí a bhaileofar ó na feirmeacha tráchtála sin chun éifeachtúlacht a fheabhsú ar fheirmeacha tráchtála eile timpeall na tíre. Earcaíodh beirt taighdeoirí nua, Noirín McHugh agus Philip Creighton, le haghaidh foirne taighde Teagasc níos luaithe i mbliana. Beidh comhoibriú méadaithe idir foireann taighde caorach Teagasc agus UCD, mar chuid de chomhpháirtíocht nua ar Thaighde, Oideachas agus Nuálaíocht Talmhaíochta atá comhaontaithe idir an dá eagraíocht agus a sheolfar níos déanaí san fhómhar. Beidh Teagasc ag comhoibriú le Caoirigh Éireann freisin chun ráta an ghnóthachain ghéinitigh sa tréad náisiúnta a mhéadú. Oibríonn Teagasc go gairid leis an Roinn Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara ag déanamh measúnaithe ar éagsúlachtaí féir ar champas Bhaile Átha an Rí. Ag labhairt ag seoladh an chláir nua i mBaile Átha an Rí, d’athdhearbhaigh Stiúrthóir Teagasc an tOllamh Gerry Boyle tiomantas Teagasc don earnáil caorach, ag tarraingt airde ar bhunú na feirme taispeána taighde caorach nua, ar earcú taighdeoirí breise d’fhoireann taighde caorach Teagasc, ar fhairsingiú an chláir caorach feirme BETTER, agus ar an gclár aistrithe eolais feabhsaithe chun éifeachtúlacht a spreagadh ag leibhéal feirme. Dúirt Ceannaire Fiontraíochta Caorach de chuid Teagasc, Michael Diskin go bhfuil scóip shuntasach ann chun éifeachtúlacht táirgthe a mhéadú trí úsáid níos mó a bhaint as féar innilte, agus trí ráta gnóthachain ghéinitigh níos airde. Dúirt Michael McHugh, Teagasc, go bhfuil foireann de thriúr speisialtóirí caorach, in éineacht le 23 comhairleoir caorach gnó agus teicneolaíochta ag obair le níos mó ná 30 pléghrúpa feirmeora agus 8 ngrúpa táirgthe chun teachtaireachtaí teicniúla a aistriú go feirmeacha.