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GroundTruth School Resources
GroundTruth was a citizen science project led by Teagasc and Vistamilk where students, teachers, farmers, and local communities ‘dug deep’ into the amazing world below our feet, assessing the health of the nation’s soils and learning to safeguard soil health. During the course of the project numerous educational resources were developed which are available at the link below.

Transition Year Programme
VistaMilk will hold its TY programme in Spring 2027 (applications are now open). This week aims to promote an understanding and appreciation of the various fields of research in VistaMilk, from Food and Nutritional Science to Technology and Sensors…
Agricultural Science Case Studies
This booklet contains a number of case studies in precision agriculture and animal welfare topics. Included in each case study are short questions, group activities and relevant exam question from the leaving cert agricultural science exam.
The booklet can be used in an ag science class as additional material or for transition year students to introduce them to the topic of agricultural science.
Educational Videos

Carbon Sequestration
A brief video introducing the concept of carbon sequestration and how different grassland managements affect the ability of the soil to sequester carbon.

Rebecca Power – Milk Matters
Dr. Rebecca Power, a postdoctoral researcher in VistaMilk based at the Waterford Institute of Technology discusses the research her team is working on in the area of fortified foods. They use carotenoids, which are found in many plants, fruit and vegetables, to improve the nutritional quality of common dairy foods such as yoghurt.

Stepan Ivanov – Milk Matters
Dr. Stepan Ivanov, a VistaMilk postdoctoral researcher at TSSG explains the research he is doing on ensuring the security of DNA analysis and on-board functionality of devices on farms.

Genetic research at VistaMilk (cows and grass)
How much DNA do we share with cows? Eimear Ferguson explains the fundamentals of genetics in cows.

What is clinical research?
Clinical research is used to determine the effectiveness and safety of medications, equipment and other health related products.










