Environment
Climate Actions for May
Climate Actions for May As we progress through the latter half of May it’s time to check to see if we are meeting our Signpost climate action targets for May; Using protected urea, grazing at 8-10cm, targeting a late May silage cut, manage silage effluent, right clover incorporation conditions, applying sulphur to […]
21 May 2022
How farmers can help bees on World Bee Day
How farmers can help bees on World Bee Day It’s #WorldBeeDay. Bees need food all year round, requiring a diversity of flowering plants in the landscape. Farmers can help bees by allowing space for wildflowers to grow and flower within hedgerows and field margins, around farmyards, along farm roadways and in field […]
20 May 2022
Additives reducing methane emissions
Additives reducing methane emissions The ‘METH-ABATE’ project aims to identify additives from a range of sources in order to reduce methane emissions. Emily Roskam and Sinéad Waters, Teagasc Grange Researchers enlighten us. Sinead Waters also presented on the role of feed additives in reducing methane emissions in a Signpost video here Under […]
19 May 2022
Bats and their habitats
Bats and their habitats It’s National Biodiversity Week and Bat Walks are among events planned around the country. Bats and their Habitats is one of a Countryside Management series of leaflets published by Teagasc. Here we share some of the interesting facts about Bats like: Bats only have a single baby, once […]
18 May 2022
Growing Wild – dandelion and greater stitchwort
Growing Wild – dandelion and greater stitchwort Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity to look out for in the countryside. Here she shares some interesting facts of nature about Dandelion and Greater Stitchwort Dandelion Look out for dandelion flowers alongside […]
15 May 2022
How to reduce Nitrogen losses at farm level?
How to reduce Nitrogen losses at farm level? Diffuse nitrogen (N) loss is a key pressure on water quality. Losses typically occur in ‘light’ free draining soils, which water can easily permeate through. Teagasc Advisor Mary Roache has advice on ways to minimise N leaching on your farm and Nitrogen Use Efficiency […]
14 May 2022
Signpost – Meet the farmer John Joe Fitzgerald
0 Signpost – Meet the farmer John Joe Fitzgerald John Joe is a hill sheep farmer based west of Dingle and farms with his wife Karen and their five children Shannon, Aoife, Colm, Aodhán and Tadhg. The farm consists of improved ‘’green’’ ground and a share of open commonage on Mount Brandon and […]
9 May 2022
Reducing the Environmental Impact of Land Drainage
0 Reducing the Environmental Impact of Land Drainage Appropriately designed and constructed land drainage will lead to improved nutrient uptake by the plant. Ivan Kelly, ASSAP Advisor, Teagasc Athenry, discuss the risks associated with land drainage and the options for reducing the impacts of draining here. Appropriately designed and constructed land drainage will […]
7 May 2022
Teagasc response to a call for a complete ban on burning in the uplands
0 Teagasc response to a call for a complete ban on burning in the uplands Catherine Keena, Countryside Management Specialist, Teagasc said that fire has a traditional and important role in the management of upland areas and that there is a need to bring these upland areas into active management, while balancing the […]
5 May 2022
Teagasc Signpost Programme Newsletter May 2022
0 Teagasc Signpost Programme Newsletter May 2022 In this month’s newsletter, we publish a factsheet on practical steps to reduce chemical N use on farms as well as an article on useful tips for managing silage effluent. We have the profiles of 3 Signpost farmers, our monthly climate actions, key messages from the […]
5 May 2022