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Teagasc Appoint Head of Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme Teagasc has appointed Paddy Browne as head of its Crops, Environment and Land Use programme. The appointment was made by the Teagasc Authority at its meeting today, Wednesday, 2 May. He takes over from Dr Noel Culleton who has retired after a long and successful career. He will be responsible for crops research in Oak Park, environment research in Johnstown castle along with the forestry and horticulture units in Teagasc. A native of Tullow, County Carlow, Paddy Browne was Head of Education in Teagasc. Paddy started his career as an Adviser and Education Officer with Teagasc. In 1994 he was appointed Chief Tillage Adviser based in Oak Park. In 2001, he was appointed Head of Education in Teagasc. He is a graduate of University College Dublin with a BAgrSc, went on to receive a MAgrSc (Hons). In 1987 he was awarded a Diploma in Adult and Community Education by the NUI (Maynooth). In 2000 he was awarded a Masters in Business Administration from WIT. He has served as chairman of the Governing Body of Institute of Technology Carlow. He is also a former Council member of FETAC. Teagasc Director Professor Gerry Boyle congratulated Paddy Browne on his appointment saying: “the Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme is an important programme in Teagasc. The environmental programme focused on water, soils, greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity is central to the sustainable development and growth of the Irish agricultural sector. It reaches across all the main farming enterprises in Ireland. Our advisory and research work in tillage crops, horticulture and forestry underpins those sectors, assisting those involved to improve yields and improve efficiency.”
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Ceapann Teagasc Ceannasaí an Chláir um Barra, Comhshaol agus Úsáid Tálún 02 Bealtaine 2012 Tá Paddy Browne ceaptha ag Teagasc mar Cheannasaí an Chláir um Barra, Comhshaol agus Úsáid Talún. Rinne Údarás Teagaisc an ceapachán seo ag a chruinniú inniu, Dé Céadaoin 2 Bealtaine. Tagann sé i gcomharbacht ar an Dr Noel Culleton a d’éirigh as i ndiaidh gairme fada agus ráthúil. Beidh sé freagrach as taighde curaíochta i bPáirc na Darach, taighde comhshaoil i gCaiseleán Bhaile Sheáin chomh maith leis na haonaid fhoraoiseachta agus ghairneoireachta i dTeagasc. Is as Tullach i gContae Cheatharlaigh ó dhúchas é agus bhí sé ina Cheannasaí Oideachais do Theagasc. Thosaigh Paddy amach ar a ghairm bheatha mar Chomhairleoir agus Oifigeach Oideachais le Teagasc. I 1994 ceapadh é mar Ardchomhairleoir Barra agus bhí sé bunaithe i bPáirc na Darach. In 2001, ceapadh é mar Cheannasaí ar Oideachas i dTeagasc. Bhain sé BagrSC amach sa Choláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath, agus lean sé ar aghaidh chun MagrSc (Onór.) a bhaint amach. I 1987 bhain sé Dioplóma san Oideachas Aosach agus Pobail amach in OÉ (Maigh Nuad). In 2000 bhain sé Máistreacht sa Riarachán Gnó amach in Institiúd Teicneolaíochta Phort Láirge. D’oibrigh sé mar chathaoirleach an Bhoird Rialaithe in Institiúd Teicneolaíochta Cheatharlaigh. Ina theannta sin, is iar-bhall de Chomhairle FETAC é. Ghabh Stiúrthóir Teagaisc, an tOllamh Gerry Boyle, comhghairdeas le Paddy Browne faoina cheapachán, dúirt sé: “is clár tábhachtach é an Clár um Barra, Comhshaol agus Úsáid Tálún i dTeagasc. Tá an clár seo, atá dírithe ar uisce, ithreacha, astuithe gás ceaptha teasa agus bithéagsúlacht ríthábhachtach d’fhás an earnáil talmhaíochta na hÉireann. Tá baint aige leis na príomhfhiontraíochtaí feirme go léir in Éirinn. Tá ár n-obair chomhairliúcháin agus taighde i mbarra curaíochta, sa ghairnearacht agus san fhoraoiseacht mar bhonn agus taca ag na hearnálacha sin, ag cuidiú leis na daoine a bhfuil baint acu leis a mbarra agus a n-éifeachtacht a fheabhsú.