Environment
Teagasc Appoint River Catchment Co-ordinators
Teagasc Appoint River Catchment Co-ordinators As part of the Better Farming for Water Campaign, Teagasc has appointed six Catchment Co-ordinators to lead a multi-actor approach to improve water quality in eight of Ireland’s most important rivers. The Catchment Co-ordinators will work in each of the selected catchments, and co-ordinate the efforts of […]
24 April 2025
All farmers have a role to play in improving water quality
All farmers have a role to play in improving water quality Regardless of scale, intensity or enterprise, all farmers have a role to play in bringing about an improvement in Ireland’s water quality That’s according to Professor Pat Dillon, Director of Research at Teagasc, who detailed the Teagasc Better Farming for Water […]
24 April 2025
Biodiversity: Allow space for nature in your field margins
Biodiversity: Allow space for nature in your field margins Field margins comprise rough grassland on the edge of fields of intensively managed farmland. Their linear nature provides corridors of movement and networks for nature through the countryside, as well as being habitats of high biodiversity value. Their structural diversity, as well as […]
17 April 2025
Participants sought for Citizen Science Project on soil health
Participants sought for Citizen Science Project on soil health Teagasc and VistaMilk Research Ireland Centre have launched GroundTruth, an innovative citizen science project, facilitated by Research Ireland. The project, which is co-funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and the Department of Education, aims to improve […]
14 April 2025
New guidelines on riparian buffer zones
New guidelines on riparian buffer zones Riparian buffer zones, which are strips of land along watercourses, play a vital role in mitigating the impact of agricultural activities on water quality. Despite their importance, these measures have sometimes been installed without sufficient attention to the principle of the ‘right measure’ in the ‘right […]
12 April 2025
Fence off cattle access points to improve your local river
Fence off cattle access points to improve your local river Fencing off watercourses on farms protects water quality and can improve the ecological quality of a watercourse. Unrestricted access of cattle to streams and rivers can lead to environmental degradation in your local area. One of the primary benefits of fencing off […]
10 April 2025
Nitrogen Balance & Nutrient Use Efficiency explained
0 Nitrogen Balance & Nutrient Use Efficiency explained Farmers have to deal with a lot of new terms that can become confusing and so, Leonard Betts, Teagasc Signpost Climate Advisor, joins this episode of the Environment Edge podcast to shed some light on the difference between nitrogen balance and nutrient use efficiency. Along […]
8 April 2025
Quantifying habitats and carbon stored on Signpost Farms
0 Quantifying habitats and carbon stored on Signpost Farms Stuart Green writes on a project that sets out to establish the percentage of biodiversity and carbon stored on the Teagasc Signpost Programme farms. Two of the goals for Signpost farms is to protect and enhance carbon storage and biodiversity on the farm. Biodiversity […]
7 April 2025
Plan for your ACRES low-input grassland score now
0 Plan for your ACRES low-input grassland score now Martina Donnelly explores how farmers can improve their low input grassland (LIG) scores under ACRES. The payment rate is based on your score, up to a maximum of €450 per hectare, including a bonus of €50 for late-mown meadows. Many farmers participating in ACRES […]
5 April 2025
Encouraging Irish butterflies on farmland
Encouraging Irish butterflies on farmland Jesmond Harding, Conservation Officer, Butterfly Conservation Ireland, joined Cathal Somers on the latest podcast version of the Signpost Series to discuss encouraging Irish butterflies on farmland. Butterfly numbers have been declining since the 1970s, making conservation efforts more important than ever. Jesmond Harding of Butterfly Conservation Ireland […]
29 March 2025