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2024 Impact Factor* 1.4
2024 5-Year Impact Factor* 1.5
Rank Agriculture, Multidisciplinary* 43/94
Rank Food Science & technology* 138/181
2024 Cite score† 3.1
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Editorial Board

Senior Editor

Deirdre Hennessy, UCC, Ireland

Editorial Consultant

Catriona Boyle, Teagasc, Ireland

Editorial Board Members

Daire Ó hUallacháin, Teagasc, Ireland

Stephen Byrne, Teagasc, Ireland

Aidan Moloney, Teagasc, Ireland

Owen Fenton, Teagasc, Ireland

Deirdre Hennessy, Teagasc, Ireland

Cathal Buckley, Teagasc, Ireland

Brendan Horan, Teagasc, Ireland

Triona O’Brien, Teagasc, Ireland

Editorial Advisory Board

Kaye Burgess, Teagasc, Ireland

Dermot Forristal, Teagasc, Ireland

Maria Hayes, Teagasc, Ireland

Eva Lewis, Devenish Nutrition, Ireland

James Moran, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland

Karina Pierce, University College Dublin, Ireland

Patrick Tuohy, Teagasc, Ireland

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Top Ten Article Views

  1. A time of transition: changes in Irish food behaviour and potential implications due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2. Current research and emerging tools to improve fresh red meat quality
  3. Conservation efficiency and nutritive value of silages made from grass-red clover and multi-species swards compared with grass monocultures
  4. Ruminant grassland production systems in Ireland
  5. Impact of field headlands on wheat and barley performance in a cool Atlantic climate as assessed in 40 Irish tillage fields
  6. An overview of Irish pig production, research and knowledge transfer since 1960
  7. Ecological value of different vegetated strip types in providing valuable insect-rich habitats for grey partridge chicks
  8. Animal welfare research – progress to date and future prospects
  9. Fertiliser characteristics of stored spent mushroom substrate as a sustainable source of nutrients and organic matter for tillage, grassland and agricultural soils
  10. Yield of binary- and multi-species swards relative to single-species swards in intensive silage systems
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