Jonathan Herron

Research Interests

Jonathan is leading the development of the AgNav digital platform in collaboration with Bord Bia and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF). AgNav is a farm and advisor orientated platform that informs users of the current environmental performance of commercial farms, what actions are available and their impact, and facilitates the development of a farm specific action plans. Jonathan is responsible for the development of the underlying methodology and is the project co-ordinator of a DAFM funded project that has the objective of further developing the AgNav platform. Jonathan also has interest in bioeconomic modelling and circular farming systems.

Current Projects

AgNav - Industry level data integration and development of an online digital sustainability platform and decision support tool for agricultural production systems in Ireland (2023RP956)

RumenVentory - Measuring enteric methane from pasture-based ruminant livestock and generating country specific emission factors (2023RP908)

GHGBovine - Greenhouse gas emission efficiencies of Irish beef and dairy systems (2022PSS130)

NZIRLMethane - Roadmap for efficient and effective ruminant breeding programs to reduce enteric methane production (2022IRLNZ129)

ReLive Mixed Cropping - Reintegrating land and livestock for greenhouse gas mitigation and circularity (2021EN903)

Education

PhD in Biosystems and Food Engineering, University College Dublin

Bachelor of Agriculture Science, University College Dublin

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