Environment
September deadline for ACRES scorecard submissions
0 September deadline for ACRES scorecard submissions A four-week extension to the closing date for the submission of completed scorecards for results-based actions under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) has been announced. The new closing date will be Friday, September 29th 2023, which will give advisors an additional four weeks to complete […]
1 August 2023
Signpost Series – ACRES: Overview & Milestones
Signpost Series – ACRES: Overview & Milestones On this episode of The Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 14 July, Catherine Keena, Countryside Management Specialist is joined by John Muldowney, Head of Agriculture & Environmental Structures Division, DAFM to discuss ACRES: Overview & Milestones. Also joining the webinar are Pat Morrisson, […]
30 July 2023
Know My Number – Make a Plan (The Signpost Advisory Programme)
Know My Number – Make a Plan (The Signpost Advisory Programme) With the recent launch of the updated Teagasc MACC, we know it is possible for farmers to meet climate action targets by 2030, however mass adoption of new technologies and practices must be implemented on farm. Teagasc Director of Knowledge Transfer, […]
22 July 2023
€60 million project to improve water quality targeted at 15,000 farmers
€60 million project to improve water quality targeted at 15,000 farmers Support of €60 million for the improvement of water quality at local, catchment and national levels has been announced. It expects to target 15,000 farmers in priority areas nationally. Through a WATER European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project, the Local Authority Waters […]
18 July 2023
Increases in air temperatures, rainfall and sunshine hours over the last 30 years
Increases in air temperatures, rainfall and sunshine hours over the last 30 years Today, Met Éireann, Ireland’s National Meteorological Service, publishes a comprehensive summary of Ireland’s latest climate averages, for the period 1991-2020. These are the 30-year averages of observed variables such as rainfall and temperature. The key findings from Met Éireann’s […]
18 July 2023
50,000 farmers sought for phase one of Signpost Advisory Programme
50,000 farmers sought for phase one of Signpost Advisory Programme The Teagasc Signpost Advisory Programme has been established to assist farmers make their farms more environmentally sustainable; it will play a key role in the implementation and adoption of technologies highlighted in the Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC). Published on July […]
15 July 2023
The key focus areas of MACC 2023
The key focus areas of MACC 2023 A pathway for the Irish agricultural industry to meet its greenhouse gas (GHG) targets by 2030 was presented on Wednesday, July 12th, when Teagasc launched the Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) 2023. The agriculture sector must reduce from the 2018 level of GHGs of 23MT […]
14 July 2023
Explainer: What is and why is a new MACC needed?
Explainer: What is and why is a new MACC needed? The third iteration of the Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) was published earlier today, July 12th. Presented in graph form, the Teagasc MACC identifies the most cost-effective pathway to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and enhance carbon sequestration. Speaking from the […]
12 July 2023
New Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve launched
New Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve launched A new Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) to assist farmers and the agriculture industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, was launched today, Wednesday, 12 July by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD, in Dublin. The Teagasc MACC looks at […]
12 July 2023
Growing Wild – Meadowsweet, Ox-eye Daisy and Selfheal
0 Growing Wild – Meadowsweet, Ox-eye Daisy and Selfheal Now is the time to look out for Meadowsweet, Ox-eye Daisy and Selfheal, according to Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, who takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity. Meadowsweet One of the positive grassland indicator plants in ACRES, which […]
9 July 2023