Environment
A Holly Jolly Christmas
A Holly Jolly Christmas As Christmas fast approaches many of us will ‘deck the halls with boughs of holly’. The glossy green foliage and scarlet red berries are synonymous with the festive season. In a Christmas message from the Staff of Teagasc Advisory Waterford/Kilkenny, Aoife Leader, Walsh Scholar, praises the Holly As […]
25 December 2022
Finding a suitable soil moisture range for safe field operations in grassland
Finding a suitable soil moisture range for safe field operations in grassland Soil compaction is one of the most serious threats to soil productivity by increasing bulk density, decreasing the number and dimension of pore space and decreasing rhizosphere development. Water content at time of trafficking impacts the level of compaction. About […]
24 December 2022
Can bio-fertilisers from dairy processing waste become the next generation phosphorus bio-fertiliser?
Can bio-fertilisers from dairy processing waste become the next generation phosphorus bio-fertiliser? One man’s waste is another man’s treasure – while dairy processing waste doesn’t look or smell very nice, it’s a rich source of macro nutrients. These nutrients could have use as soil fertiliser. Researcher Karen Daly gives more information on […]
24 December 2022
Signpost Series – The challenges and opportunities of the Green Transition
Signpost Series – The challenges and opportunities of the Green Transition On this episode of the Signpost Webinar Series, which took place on Friday, 2 December, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Marie Donnelly, Chairperson of the Climate Change Advisory Council to discuss the challenges and […]
18 December 2022
Organics – good for soil and the bottom line
Organics – good for soil and the bottom line Donal and Frederique Keane run an organic suckler-to-beef and cereal farm with their daughters Pauline, Marie and son John at Camelton Stud, Summerhill, Co Meath. “There have always been cat- tle and tillage enterprises on our farm,” says Donal. “In the early 2000s, […]
12 December 2022
Greenhouse gas mitigation potential of chemical N fertiliser
Greenhouse gas mitigation potential of chemical N fertiliser The National Dairy Conference 2022 took place on Tuesday December 6th, Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork and Thursday December 8th, Mullingar Park Hotel, Co. Westmeath. This paper was presented by Jonathan Herron, Siobhan Kavanagh and Laurence Shalloo, Teagasc. Summary Nitrous oxide makes up 25% of […]
12 December 2022
Signpost Programme Featured Farmers – Ken Gill
Signpost Programme Featured Farmers – Ken Gill Ken Gill farms full time on his own in Clonbullogue, Co Offaly. He is trading as Ballydermot Organic Farm Ltd. Ken’s breeding season started on 2nd November and is going well. Breeding Ken’s breeding season started on 2nd November and is going well. There have been […]
11 December 2022
Signpost Programme Featured Farmers – Joseph Egan
Signpost Programme Featured Farmers – Joseph Egan Joseph Egan is an organic dairy farmer near Ballygar, Co. Galway, milking 65 cows at present of which 20 are heifers, with all milk supplied to Aurivo. The herd supplied 357kgs of milk solids in 2021 at 4.36% butterfat and 3.46% protein. 80 acres of […]
10 December 2022
Teagasc Signpost Programme Newsletter December 2022
0 Teagasc Signpost Programme Newsletter December 2022 In this month’s Signpost newsletter Frank O’Mara, Director of Teagasc, outlines the new Teagasc Climate Strategy 2023-2030 which was launched recently. Issue 17 – December 2022 We have a short video explaining the new Sustainability Digital Platform which will be invaluable for farmers when establishing baseline […]
9 December 2022
Teagasc Climate Action Strategy Launch
0 Teagasc Climate Action Strategy Launch On Thursday December 1st Teagasc launched their Climate Action Strategy 2022 – 2030. Charlie McConalogue TD, Minister for Agriculture. Food and the Marine gave the opening address. Wacth a recording of the launch below View presentations from the launch below Speech by Minister for Agriculture, Food and […]
7 December 2022