Environment
Improving water quality – the catchment approach
Attendees at the Teagasc Water Quality Conference, today, October 29, heard New Zealand and Irish experiences of improving water quality through a catchment science approach.
29 October 2025
Measures to improve water quality must gather pace
Despite water quality improving in some areas, the overall trend continues downwards. That was a key message delivered by Dr. Jenny Deakin, Programme Manager with the EPA, who addressed the Teagasc National Water Quality Conference in Co. Laois, today, October 29.
29 October 2025
Supporting farmers to improve water quality
The supports available to Irish farmers and the sector as a whole to improve water quality were outlined at a major event, the Teagasc Water Quality Conference in Laois, today, October 29.
29 October 2025
Reeling in the years on fertiliser use and prices
Teagasc has launched a new National Farm Survey (NFS) Fertiliser Dashboard, providing a comprehensive view of fertiliser and lime use, and fertiliser prices in Ireland from 2005 to 2024.
28 October 2025
How farmers perceive climate resilience adaptation measures
A Teagasc study investigated what climate adaptation measures are currently being considered and implemented on farms, along with barriers and enablers to their adoption.
27 October 2025
How ASSAP advisors are supporting farmers to improve water quality
Roisin McManus, a Teagasc ASSAP Advisor based in Tipperary, shares her insights into the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) on this episode of the Environment Edge podcast.
26 October 2025
LESS slurry declarations and ACRES
Participants in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) who have selected the Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) action are reminded that the deadline for declaring such applications is just around the corner.
23 October 2025
What is AgNav Tillage?
AgNav is a free, voluntary digital sustainability platform available to farmers and advisors across Ireland, as part of a recent Today’s Farm article, Signpost Advisory Programme Manager, George Ramsbottom wrote about its uses on tillage farms.
22 October 2025
If you use fertiliser – farm sensibly, spread lime
Chasing crop or grass yields but forgetting to spread lime? You could be leaving money behind. Dr. Veronica Nyhan, Soil and Plant Nutrition Specialist at Teagasc, tells us more.
16 October 2025
Profit, production and performance – the Dollards’ dairy beef system
A practical and sensible approach to dairy beef in Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny has allowed for the alignment of performance, production and ultimately profit for the Dollard family.
16 October 2025