Environment
Facilities and Work life balance on Steven Fitzgerald’s Farm
Facilities and Work life balance on Steven Fitzgerald’s Farm A Teagasc Tirlán Signpost Farm Walk, as part of Signpost Sustainability Week, took place on the farm of Steven Fitzgerald, in Co. Waterford on Thursday 20th October 2022. This is a family farm where parents and his wife Catriona are involved. Steven and […]
28 October 2022
Herd Efficiency on Steven Fitzgerald’s Farm
Herd Efficiency on Steven Fitzgerald’s Farm A Teagasc Tirlán Signpost Farm Walk, as part of Signpost Sustainability Week, took place on the farm of Steven Fitzgerald, in Co. Waterford on Thursday 20th October 2022. “The cows are the most important thing we have on the farm”. For the last 5-10 years they […]
27 October 2022
Nitrates Derogation 2022 – Training Course Requirement
Nitrates Derogation 2022 – Training Course Requirement A 3 day training course requirement is a key part of the new derogation measures introduced this year. This training, to improve knowledge transfer, must be completed by year end, by farmers who are in derogation. Science and regulations keep moving on. For farmers who […]
27 October 2022
Nitrates Action Plan information for all farms
Nitrates Action Plan information for all farms Nitrates regulations is a basic set of measures to protect waters, including drinking water sources, against pollution caused by nitrogen and phosphorus from agricultural sources. The primary emphasis is on the management of livestock manures and other fertiliser. See tables below for information New prohibited […]
26 October 2022
Reducing chemical fertiliser use on Steven Fitzgerald’s Farm
Reducing chemical fertiliser use on Steven Fitzgerald’s Farm A Teagasc Tirlán Signpost Farm Walk, as part of Signpost Sustainability Week, took place on the farm of Steven Fitzgerald, in Co. Waterford on Thursday 20th October 2022. Steven takes regular soil samples, every year and a fertiliser plan is put in place which […]
26 October 2022
Teagasc Signpost Programme is a finalist in Sustainability category of the Irish Times Innovation Awards 2022
Teagasc Signpost Programme is a finalist in Sustainability category of the Irish Times Innovation Awards 2022 The Teagasc Signpost Programme has been announced as a finalist in the Sustainability category of The Irish Times Innovation Awards 2022. They have been nominated for their leadership role in establishing the “whole-of-sector” Signpost Programme, which […]
26 October 2022
Biodiversity on Steven Fitzgerald’s Farm
Biodiversity on Steven Fitzgerald’s Farm A Teagasc Tirlán Signpost Farm Walk, as part of Signpost Sustainability Week, took place on the farm of Steven Fitzgerald, in Co. Waterford on Thursday 20th October 2022. There is already very good biodiversity on Steven’s farm with 10% biodiversity on the farm, so he has retained […]
25 October 2022
How Teagasc can help farmers improve sustainability on their farms – Signpost Series Webinar
How Teagasc can help farmers improve sustainability on their farms – Signpost Series Webinar On the Teagasc Signpost webinar series on Friday, 21 October at 9:30am Prof. Frank O’Mara, Director of Teagasc Signpost Programme, launched the Signpost Sustainability Results. While Dr. Tom O’Dwyer, Head of the Signpost Programme presented and discussed the […]
25 October 2022
Nitrates Derogation 2022 – Commonage
Nitrates Derogation 2022 – Commonage One of the new measures to be implemented this year as part of the Nitrates Action Plan 4 relates to commonage. This new measure will affect about 500+ farmers. Teagasc Advisor in the Galway/Clare region has some information. This new measure will have no effect on roughly […]
25 October 2022
Nitrates 2022 – Farmers are you aware of these Changes?
Nitrates 2022 – Farmers are you aware of these Changes? Every farmer in the country needs to make themselves aware of the current nitrates regulations. There are some changes to these regulations for 2022. Environment Specialist Tim Hyde gives the information you need. Changes relevant to all farms See also: Requirements for […]
23 October 2022