Environment
Listen: Funding for historic farm buildings – what is involved & who can apply?
Listen: Funding for historic farm buildings – what is involved & who can apply? Anna Meenan, Traditional Farm Buildings grant scheme programme manager, and Ian Doyle, Head of Conservation with the National Heritage council in Kilkenny, join us to discuss the importance of historic farm building conservation and how to apply. The […]
23 November 2024
NZAGRC x Teagasc Webinar: The challenge of managing soil carbon on agricultural peatlands
NZAGRC x Teagasc Webinar: The challenge of managing soil carbon on agricultural peatlands A surprisingly high share of Ireland and New Zealand’s carbon dioxide emissions come from a tiny proportion of soil – peat bogs that have been drained to support productive agriculture. As part of a NZAGRC x Teagasc webinar, taking […]
22 November 2024
Signpost Programme playing an instrumental role in agriculture’s emissions reductions
Signpost Programme playing an instrumental role in agriculture’s emissions reductions The actions and knowledge sharing of the some 120 demonstration farmers enrolled in the Teagasc Signpost Programme has been instrumental in supporting Irish farmers to make greenhouse gas emission reductions. That was a key message delivered by Director of Teagasc, Professor Frank […]
22 November 2024
Don’t lose faith in protected urea
Don’t lose faith in protected urea Although its performance has been questioned by some in the last year, protected urea does maintain grass growth when compared head-to-head with other forms of nitrogen fertiliser. This was just one of the key messages delivered by Dr. Patrick Forrestal, Senior Research Officer at Teagasc Johnstown […]
21 November 2024
Teagasc Signpost Conference and General Assembly
Teagasc Signpost Conference and General Assembly The Teagasc Signpost Programme hosted its annual conference and General Assembly today, Thursday, 21 November, at the Park Hotel, Clonmel, County Tipperary. The Signpost Programme is a collaborative partnership of farmers, industry and State Agencies, working together for climate action. As Phase 1 of the programme […]
21 November 2024
Edwin Thompson’s steps to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Edwin Thompson’s steps to reducing greenhouse gas emissions Tipperary dairy farmer, Edwin Thompson was crowned the winner of the reducing greenhouse gas emissions category of the Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024. Dr Siobhán Kavanagh, Signpost Programme Communications and Engagement Specialist, and Liam Quinn, Signpost Programme Advisor, detail the actions being taken […]
20 November 2024
Farm events to demonstrate Climate Smart Farming in 28 countries
Farm events to demonstrate Climate Smart Farming in 28 countries An EU funded project called Climate Smart Demo is forming a unique network of Pilot Demo Farmers covering 28 countries. It aims to accelerate the adoption of Climate Smart Farming practices and solutions by farmers. The project adopts a Multi-Actor approach by […]
20 November 2024
ACRES pointing the way for upland improvements
ACRES pointing the way for upland improvements ACRES – the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme – is aiding in identifying the ecological and hydrological integrity, and threats and pressures facing Ireland’s uplands. Speaking from the recent Uplands Symposium – an event jointly organised by Teagasc and CAFRE – John Muldowney, Principal Officer at […]
19 November 2024
Opportunities to improve water quality must be grasped
Opportunities to improve water quality must be grasped As set out by the Water Framework Directive, Ireland, like all EU countries, is faced with the task of achieving good ecological status in all our water bodies by 2027. To achieve this target, Dr. Daire Ó hUallacháin, a Principal Research Officer in the […]
13 November 2024
Symposium on Upland Farming
Symposium on Upland Farming A significant one-day symposium on Upland Farming, organised by Teagasc and CAFRE, took place today, Tuesday, 12th November in the Ballymascanlon Hotel, County Louth. Opening the Uplands Symposium, Paul McHenry, Acting Director of CAFRE said; “CAFRE and Teagasc have once again collaborated to bring together farmers, researchers and […]
12 November 2024