UCD Knowledge Exchange in Agriculture Research projects

Agricultural Education, Teaching & Training

• Determining Human Factor and Technical Parameters for the Optimal Rollout of Online Assessment across Teagasc Education Courses
• The development/evaluation of Moodle based teaching in horticultural training with a view to developing distance training models
• Determination of what is needed to enhance access and participation for learners with diverse ability levels in agricultural education programmes.
• Towards Equipping Teagasc Teachers To Use a Problem Based Learning Approach
• An evaluation of how academic student engagement can be enhanced in agricultural education
• An Investigation into the Selection and Approval of Practical Learning Hosts in Agricultural Education
• An Analysis of Innovative Teaching Methods for the Delivery of the Teagasc Distance Education Programme
• Diversity and Inclusion in Agricultural Education
• An assessment of learning by Agriculture students during Practical Learning Periods (PLP)
• The Impact of the Teagasc Advanced Certificate in Agriculture Level 6 (non-agricultural award holders) E-college Education Course
• Effective Teaching And Learning Strategies To Enhance Knowledge And Understanding Of Sustainable Farming Amongst Teagasc Full-Time Agricultural Students
• Towards Developing a Continuous Professional Development Programme for Irish Farmers
• Key Ingredients for Effective Farmer Learning Through Knowledge Transfer Events
• An Exploration of the Professional Development Needs of Agricultural Teachers in their Role as Educators
• Determining the potential of Communities of Practice in enhancing Continuous Professional Development: A case study of Teagasc
• Horticultural Skills Evaluation by employers in Leinster- Is a new competency-based training model required?
• A Study of Communication Methods for Teagasc to Engage with Agricultural College Graduates from Graduation to Farm Ownership

Advisory & Extension / KT

• Advisory & KT Tools and Processes to support potato farmers and agronomists to assess their exposure to risk of cadmium
• Best practices and competencies of agricultural advisors supporting Interactive Innovation
• ‘Best Practice Experience in Farmer Discussion Groups – Development of an Advisors Handbook’
• Improving Knowledge Transfer Relating to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) on Irish Tillage Farms
• The role and effectiveness of local led Advisor Knowledge Transfer initiatives - examining the Grass on the By-Pass project
• An Assessment of the Knowledge Transfer Supports Required by High profitability Dairy Farmers
• Social Media as an Aid to Agricultural Extension and Education Services
• Examination of Agricultural Advisory Services in East Clare
• An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Drystock Discussion Groups in the North West of Ireland as an Extension Tool
• Identification, development and assessment of visual and digital tools for knowledge transfer in the pig industry
• Assessing extension methods to promote uptake of computer aided grass management in dairy discussion groups
• The Use of Local Radio and Podcasts in Knowledge Transfer
• An Approach to Building Effective Agricultural Advisor – Client Relationships
• How can agricultural extension services increase their support to Irish dairy farmers using automatic milking systems?
• Key Ingredients for Effective Farmer Learning Through Knowledge Transfer Events
• An exploratory study investigating engagement between Teagasc Advisory Services and 'hard-to-reach' dairy farmers in Co. Limerick in the adoption of specific technologies
• The identification of the barriers & most effective extension approaches on dairy farmers’ decision-making rationale in relation to the adoption of their NMP lime recommendations
• Evaluation of the communication methods used to disseminate the findings of a dairy research farm for extension purposes
• Advisory Methods to Improve Farmers’ Engagement in Farm Health and Safety Adoption.
• Review of advisory tools and methodologies to engage with ‘hard to reach’ drystock farmers
• Farmer and Advisor Engagement in Occupational Safety and Health
• Improving the Knowledge Transfer of Cash Flow Budgeting to New Entrants to Dairying
• Developing a Targeted Marketing Tool through Farmer Categorisation to Help Enhance the Efficiency of Knowledge Transfer
• Assessing farmer perceptions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and developing effective KT interventions to support practice change and emissions reductions.
• A study to assess farmer and advisor opinions of a new Teagasc soil fertility knowledge transfer initiative
• The influence of knowledge transfer uptake on the profitability of beef farms and the knowledge transfer requirements of beef farms with varying levels of profitability
• A Study of Farmers’ Attitudes Towards Growing Catch Crops in a Catchment with High Stream Water Concentrations of Nitrate N, Whilst Developing KT Methodology to Further Adoption
• How Teagasc advisory services can improve engagement with and empowerment of farm women
• An Analysis of the Use of Financial Planning Tools by Dairy Farmers and Advisors
• An investigation into the factors and opinions affecting breeding technology adoption (EBI) by technically proficient ‘hard to convince’ dairy farmers – implications for advisor messages.

Environmental / Sustainability

• Development of a Decision Support Tool to Interpret Drinking Water Quality Test Results
• Assessing farmer perceptions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and developing effective KT interventions to support practice change and emissions reductions.
• The Development of Producer Groups within the Bioenergy Heat Sector
• A Study of Farmers' Attitudes Towards Growing Catch Crops in a Catchment with High Stream Water Concentrations of Nitrate N, Whilst Developing KT Methodology to Further Adoption
• ‘Develop a decision support system to integrate lowland and upland management on High Nature Value farms'
• Implementation of a Knowledge Transfer Practice to Enhance Farmers Awareness on Best Management Practices for Rush Control and to Reduce Instances of Pesticide Residue in Drinking Water
• Effective Teaching And Learning Strategies To Enhance Knowledge And Understanding Of Sustainable Farming Amongst Teagasc Full-Time Agricultural Students

Health and Safety

• Advisory Methods to Improve Farmers' Engagement in Farm Health and Safety Adoption.
• Farmer and Advisor Engagement in Occupational Safety and Health

Labour / Employment

• Examining Dairy Farmer Decision Making Process Regarding Core and Non-Core Tasks
• A Qualitative Approach to the Development of Guidelines for the Employment of Drystock Farmers on Dairy Farms
• Profiling Dairy Farm Employers and Employees. What Characterises a Satisfactory Employment Relationship?
• Horticultural Skills Evaluation by employers in Leinster - Is a new competency-based training model required?

‘Hard to reach’ farmers

• An exploratory study investigating engagement between Teagasc Advisory Services and 'hard-to-reach' dairy farmers in Co. Limerick in the adoption of specific technologies
• Review of advisory tools and methodologies to engage with 'hard to reach' drystock farmers
• An investigation into the factors and opinions affecting breeding technology adoption (EBI) by technically proficient 'hard to convince' dairy farmers – implications for advisor messages.
• Categorisation of 'hard to reach' drystock farmers according to their aspirations, intentions and motivations

Collaborative farming / Partnerships

• A Knowledge Transfer Approach to Collaborative Farming Structures for the Dairy Industry
• Identifying the Success Factors of Farm Partnership with an emphasis on New Entrant/Parent Milk Production Partnerships
• Develop and Pilot a Practical Tool to Support Current and Potential Non-Family Farm Partnerships in Irish Dairying

ICT / Technology

• An Examination of how Teagasc can engage with New ICT to better Communicate with Farmers
• The development/evaluation of Moodle-based teaching in horticultural training with a view to developing distance training models
• Social Media as an Aid to Agricultural Extension and Education Services
• Identification, development and assessment of visual and digital tools for knowledge transfer in the pig industry
• Assessing extension methods to promote uptake of computer aided grass management in dairy discussion groups
• The use of local radio and podcasts in Knowledge Transfer
• How can agricultural extension services increase their support to Irish dairy farmers using automatic milking systems?

Dairy

• Improving the Knowledge Transfer of Cash Flow Budgeting to New Entrants to Dairying
• An Analysis of the Use of Financial Planning Tools by Dairy Farmers and Advisors
• Examining Dairy Farmer Decision Making Process Regarding Core and Non-Core Tasks
• A Qualitative Approach to the Development of Guidelines for the Employment of Drystock Farmers on Dairy Farms
• Profiling Dairy Farm Employers and Employees. What Characterises a Satisfactory Employment Relationship?
• An exploratory study investigating engagement between Teagasc Advisory Services and 'hard-to-reach' dairy farmers in Co. Limerick in the adoption of specific technologies
• An investigation into the factors and opinions affecting breeding technology adoption (EBI) by technically proficient 'hard to convince' dairy farmers – implications for advisor messages
• An examination of why dairy farmers who were trained in grass measurement during their role as Monitor Farmers discontinued the use of this technology
• Using the innovation-decision process to understand reasons for the low uptake of grass measurement technology on dairy farms
• Assessing extension methods to promote uptake of computer aided grass management in dairy discussion groups
• A Knowledge Transfer Approach to Collaborative Farming Structures for the Dairy Industry
• Identifying the Success Factors of Farm Partnership with an emphasis on New Entrant/Parent Milk Production Partnerships
• Develop and pilot a practical tool to support current and potential non-family farm partnerships in Irish dairying
• The identification of the barriers & most effective extension approaches on dairy farmers' decision-making rationale in relation to the adoption of their NMP lime recommendations
• An Assessment of the Knowledge Transfer Supports Required by High profitability Dairy Farmers
• How can agricultural extension services increase their support to Irish dairy farmers using automatic milking systems?

Beef

• The influence of knowledge transfer uptake on the profitability of beef farms and the knowledge transfer requirements of beef farms with varying levels of profitability
• Investigation of Inter-farm Contract Heifer Rearing Services in the Munster Region
• Improving Farmer Engagement in Herd Health Planning and Biosecurity on Beef farms through the BETTER farm beef programme
• The attitude of farmers and advisors to the promotion of a low cost grass based system for beef and sheep
• An Assessment of the Potential for a Grass Budgeting Service for Beef Farmers
• Categorisation of hard to reach drystock farmers according to their aspirations, intentions and motivations
• Review of advisory tools and methodologies to engage with 'hard to reach' drystock farmers
• A Qualitative Approach to the Development of Guidelines for the Employment of Drystock Farmers on Dairy Farms
• An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Drystock Discussion Groups in the North West of Ireland as an Extension Tool

Sheep

• An assessment of Irish sheep farmers' attitudes towards the use of genetically evaluated rams
• The influence of the BETTER Farm Sheep Programme in terms of practice change
• The attitude of farmers and advisors to the promotion of a low cost grass based system for beef and sheep

Tillage

• Improving Knowledge transfer relating to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) on Irish tillage farms
• Advisory & KT tools and processes to support potato farmers and agronomists to assess their exposure to risk of cadmium
• Developing an understanding of the relationships and methodologies to encourage contract cropping agreements
• A study of farmers' attitudes towards growing catch crops in a catchment with high stream water concentrations of nitrate N, whilst developing KT methodology to further adoption
• Broiler manure nutrient potential for tillage farms
• A study to assess farmer and advisor opinions of a new Teagasc soil fertility knowledge transfer initiative

Nitrates / nutrient management

• Evaluating the usability of a Nutrient Management Decision Support System
• Investigating farmers' attitudes, beliefs and practices in relation to lime and nutrient management planning; implications for advisory services
• The identification of the barriers & most effective extension approaches on dairy farmers' decision-making rationale in relation to the adoption of their NMP lime recommendations

Grassland

• An examination of why dairy farmers who were trained in grass measurement during their role as Monitor Farmers discontinued the use of this technology
• Using the innovation-decision process to understand reasons for the low uptake of grass measurement technology on dairy farms
• The role and effectiveness of local-led Advisor Knowledge Transfer initiatives - examining the Grass on the By-Pass project
• Assessing extension methods to promote uptake of computer aided grass management in dairy discussion groups
• The attitude of farmers and advisors to the promotion of a low cost grass based system for beef and sheep
• An assessment of the potential for a Grass Budgeting Service for Beef Farmers
• Perfecting the message on silage quality

Other

• Strategic use of benchmarking tools
• A study on the design of an alternative business planning/financial management programme for Irish farmers
• Facilitating rural communities to create enterprise opportunities using a participatory process developed by SKIN (Short Food Supply Chain Knowledge And Innovation Network)