Today Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
@josephamadigan
unveiled the 5,500 year old passage tomb cemetry that has been unearthed at the Devenish Lands at Dowth. This is the find of a lifetime following a partnership with
@ucdarchaeology
and Devenish.
Delighted to annouce a €118 million long term funding package has been agreed with
@EIB
,
@UlsterBank
and
@DanskeBank_UK
to support the growth of the Devenish business. Full details are available from
@PhilHoganEU
We’re delighted to announce our new public-private partnership with
@teagasc
which seeks to place Ireland at the forefront of sustainable food production. Read more:
In case you missed last nights report on
@rtenews
on our research on developing carbon neutral production systems for beef and lamb. You can find out more about the project by following
@HeartLand_S2S
The world’s first scientifically measured carbon neutral beef farm by 2025 right here in Ireland. For anyone interested in learning more see below report from
@franmcnulty
@rtenews
@farmersjournal
Group CEO, Richard Kennedy is delighted to join the Prime Minister's visit to Africa, a continent which represents significant opportunity for Devenish. Check out the full story here
#UKAfrica
#Devenish
@10DowningStreet
Delighted to announce the
@QUBIGFS
Entrepreneur in Residence has been awarded to Dr Jean Kennedy, Head of Research Resources at Devenish – helping to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges 'Adding Value to Food from Soil to Society.'
#LifeAtDevenish
Huge congratulations to our Group HR Director Gillian McAuley who has won the Excellence in HR Leadership Award at
@CIPD_NI
awards - we're incredibly proud!
#CIPDNIAwards
#LifeAtDevenish
The Devenish Lands at Dowth is home to many different species and habitats including 300 botanical species and 54 species of bird. We're committed to enhancing biodiversity and over the next few weeks, we’re going to show you how we’re maintaining the landscape
#EarthDay
🌎🌱
At the Devenish Lands at Dowth in Co.Meath, Ireland we've completed a grazing behaviour study. We found that cattle grazed longer on multispecies swards and were more inclined to graze on the legumes and herbs in the sward which have higher digestibility and lower fibre content🐮
InterTradeIreland would like to welcome & congratulate Mr Kennedy on his appointment as Chairman.
"We have no doubt that he will make a significant contribution to InterTradeIreland," said CEO, Margaret Hearty.
Read more
@DevenishNutri
@CEODevenish
Sustainable agriculture is a major focus area within Devenish. As part of our Marie Curie funded HeartLand research project, we are evaluating the environmental benefits of multi-species swards. The animals certainly seem to be enjoying the variety on offer
#EarthDay2020
It's
#Februdairy
! Whether it's in a glass, cup of tea or bowl of cereal, milk remains a firm household favourite! Lets thank and support all the dairy farmers who make this possible 🥛☕🥣
Delighted to have Cathaoirleach Harding and
@AdriaanPalm
officially kick off the
@HeartLand_S2S
project alongside
@CEODevenish
and Dr Jean Kennedy, Head of Research Resources, Devenish
Creating a grass wedge is a useful tool for improving grassland utilisation. In this weeks
#SoilGrassBlog
Gary Spence gives us his tips on measuring grass to create a grass wedge. Click here to read Gary's blog
Want to keep up to date on the archaeological discovery at the Devenish Lands at Dowth? You can do so via our the Lands at Dowth Facebook page including a video of Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
@josephamadigan
's reaction to the find.
During teenage years
#calcium
demands are higher than any other life stage. For teenagers aged 11-18,
#cows
#milk
can provide up to 21% of their recommended intake of calcium, 31% of their recommended intake of
#iodine
and 26% of their
#vitaminB12
intake
#Februdairy
Heartland PhD student, Omotola Odetayo, has been finishing off our latest botanical composition survey, by separating 84 bags of swards from our trial sward plots by species 🌱
Dr Connie Grace recently spoke to visitors from
@doveagenetics
and
@FarmToursIre
about our Heartland Project and the diverse benefits of multispecies grazing swards when they visited the Devenish Lands at Dowth in Co. Meath.
The EU HeartLand project aims to recruit 5 PhD candidates to develop projects in soil biology, grassland sciences & sward composition, animal nutrition & performance, farming systems & modelling, and environmental sciences.
#DevenishCareers
#PhD
#research
Delighted to announce we’ve invested $2.25m in Kenyan company
@SidaiAfrica
– a social enterprise that supplies crop and livestock products and services to farmers throughout Kenya. Find out more
@gatesfoundation
@FarmAfrica
Not long to go until the Easter Festival at
@Fairyhouse
! We’re proud to sponsor The Devenish Chase on Easter Monday - best of luck to all runners and riders!
Did you know …
#Milk
is one of the most produced and valuable agricultural commodities worldwide? Lets thank all our dairy farmers who make this happen!
#WorldMilkDay
#EnjoyDairy
🥛
Huge congratulations to Rebecca Scollan winning Outstanding HR Student of the Year. The whole team are extremely proud of your achievement which was very well deserved.
#CIPDNIAwards
#LifeAtDevenish
Our Heartland project has delivered excellent improvement in soil biodiversity. The number of earthworms have increased by 300% and 600% for the deep burrowing species by switching to multispecies swards
#WorldSoilDay
🌱
Guest speaker today was former rugby player and brand ambassador
@RoryBest2
giving some of our managers insights into leading a team and how to get the best performance when under pressure.
#LifeAtDevenish
#Leadership
Today we’re attending the UCD Agri Careers Day. If you’re looking for more information on what’s next after college, visit our team to see what Devenish has to offer.
A new study published in
@SciReports
@nresearchnews
proves consuming OmegaPro naturally enriched omega-3 chicken and eggs can lower blood pressure, one of world’s main health problems. Read more:
We were delighted to welcome European young farmers to Dowth today as part of
@_CEJA_
conference hosted by
@MacranaFeirme
. They heard from Dr Connie Grace about our research on multispecies swards and carbon neutrality and from ecology manager David Dillon about biodiversity.
Devenish Ruminant Nutritionist, Jack Hogan has won a prestigious dairy award, showcasing Irish dairy farmers who uphold the highest global standards in milk quality ➡️
#LifeAtDevenish
#RuminantNutrition
At the Devenish Lands at Dowth we’ve planted multi-species swards using a mixture of grasses, legumes and herbs. They promote greater levels of above and below ground biodiversity, helping to improve soil quality, pest control and reducing the need for nitrogen fertilizers🌱
Our Sustainability Solutions Leads, Roberta McDonald will be leading the
@NuffieldIreland
workshop during the conference this Friday. For full conference programme visit
#NuffieldIreland
We were delighted to welcome HRH The Princess Royal to the Devenish Lands at Dowth on Saturday where she met with our team and heard about our latest research on climate smart farming, biodiversity, and human health. Read more:
We were delighted to welcome delegates of the 12th meeting of the Global Agenda on Sustainability Livestock to the Devenish Lands at Dowth today. Thank you all for visiting and we hope you enjoyed hearing about our work on climate smart farming, biodiversity, and human health.
We are pleased to announce that Devenish has partnered with
@ireland_rugby
&
@UlsterRugby
captain
@RoryBest2
to innovate and raise awareness of the link between farming, animal nutrition and human health. For more details please click here:
Devenish are delighted to be donating £79,893 to
@FarmAfrica
in support of the charity's efforts to help farmers grow themselves out of poverty! ➡️
#fundraising
What an achievement,
#thousandtrees
challenge completed and £46,000 raised by 8 amazing women from the UK feed and food industry including Marian and Michelle from
#Devenish
. If you would like to donate, visit … Photo credit: Farm Africa/Jjumba Martin
Big congrats 2 Owen Brennan, Exec Chairman of
@DevenishNutri
, one of Ireland's most successful
#agrifood
companies, who was awarded an honorary doctorate by
@QUBelfast
today!
Owen has been a gr8 friend to IGFS; read all about his graduation today here:
We’re delighted to share our newest arrivals at the Devenish Lands at Dowth - our breeding pairs of native grey partridge have just hatched their first batch of cheepers! Find out more about our involvement in the partridge re-introduction programme here:
Devenish embarked on a pioneering agricultural development project in rural Uganda in 2013. We constructed a European style Model pig Farm and specialised animal feed mill in Hoima, Uganda to assist local progressive farmers and to help promote the local industry.
Open Farm Weekend has begun! Delighted to supporting
@ActonHouseFarm
today with some pupils from the local primary school. If you want to find out more about how food is produced and where it comes from, then call into 1 of the participating farms this weekend
@BOIopenfarm
Why is
#VitaminD
important? VitaminD deficiency can put people at risk of rickets in children & osteomalacia in adults. Some research suggests that not getting enough Vitamin D may be linked to heart conditions, diabetes, mood disorders, some cancers and asthma
#VitaminDtrial
Continuing to supply nutritious food is critical in the current environment. If you are seeking a temporary role, join us and play your part in feeding the world.
To apply, email HR
@devenish
.com
#BelfastJobs
#BelfastHour
#NIJobs
Did you know that
#soil
holds nearly 4 times the amount of carbon compared to the atmosphere and nearly doubled the amount compared to rain forests?
#WorldSoilDay
Following the success at the weekend we caught up with Rory Best on his home farm! Keep your eyes peeled for the full update...
#SixNations
#RoryBest
#FarmNutrition
We were delighted to welcome the Taoiseach
@MichealMartinTD
to the Devenish Lands at Dowth last week where he met with our team and learned about our latest research on carbon neural farming, biodiversity, and human health. Read more:
What a result. Congratulations to the Irish Showjumping Team on securing their place at the Olympics by winning the
@longines
FEI Nations Cup Final in Barcelona earlier today. Roll on Tokyo 2020.
What a performance to all our boys in green today - they were fantastic - Bring on Tokyo
A special words of thanks to all our sponsors and of course the owners of our fantastic horses who made this possible
#Devenish
#TheUnderwritingEchange
#Equiline
Big thank you to all the drivers who are ensuring our products continue to get delivered to our customers. We were sent this photo of one of our lorries in Wexford yesterday.
#FoodHeroes
“After she calves there is continues requirement for calcium on a daily basis...”
@RoryBest2
and Ruminant Nutritionist Ciaran chat about the best nutrition when putting your cows out to grass.
#DevenishNutrition
#RoryBest
#farming
2/2 We would wish to thank everyone in Devenish and those who supported our efforts in the ground-breaking research on agriculture, biodiversity, the environment and archaeology that has been undertaken during our tenure.
On Wednesday
@CEODevenish
will be taking part in a panel discussion
@Finance_Summits
on how businesses have adapted to the current situation and the impact it has had on growth and business models. Read more in
@businessposthq
#FoodHeroes
, we salute you. Gary Ward is an operative in our mill, helping to supply our customers who produce healthy, nutrient rich food to
#FeedTheNation
"I'm actually quite humbled to be representing my country and my company from my own rural village. It underlines just how the small the world is." (via
@irishnewsbiz
)
Great piece in the
@IrishTimes
with
@CEODevenish
today as part of the
@EY_Ireland
EOY competition about how he got into business, what drives him and the best bit of advice he's ever received. Read more here
Congratulations to our
#NICHEgrad
's students from BSc Food and Nutrition on their awards.
Devenish Nutrition Ltd Prize Best Research Project: Katherine McKay
Devenish Nutrition Ltd Prize Best overall BSc Final Year Student:Niamh McCarron
👩🎓👏👏👏
#ProudofUU
#UUClassof2020
Great training session today with the
@GlanbiaIreland
and
@Gouldingsfert
's team, with David Atherton from
@TandJ_Agri
updating on our latest Digest-it research, carried out at our Global Innovation Centre in Dowth