Environment

Growing Organics suckler to store farmer to host farm walk
Growing Organics programme participant John O'Hanlon will host a farm walk in Ballymahon, Co. Longford tomorrow, Tuesday, 23 September at 2pm. John operates an organic suckler to store enterprise on 38.88ha of mixed quality land.
22 September 2025

What’s planned for Soil Health Week?
Taking place from Monday, September 22 to Friday, September 26, the latest insights, innovations, and practical guidance on soil health will be provided to farmers, students and the general public as part of Teagasc Soil Health Week 2025.
19 September 2025

The Science Beneath Our Feet: Teagasc Climate Centre Research Driving Sustainable Agriculture
At Ploughing25, the Teagasc Climate Centre is showcasing how its research is supporting the Irish agriculture sector to meet its commitments in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Muireann Egan tells us more.
17 September 2025

Enabling farmers to implement 8 Actions for Change to protect and improve water quality
Philip Murphy, Noel Meehan and Pat Dillion explain the aims of the Better Farming for Water Campaign, and how targeted actions at catchment and farm level can protect and improve water quality across Ireland.
15 September 2025

The GroundTruth Project
Dr Fiona Brennan, Teagasc senior research officer in soil microbiology, chats to us about ‘The GroundTruth Project’ that is connecting communities to soil science, unearthing data and helping to get a deeper understanding of the soil beneath us.
13 September 2025

Reseeding – a win for performance and the bottom line
As part of this Signpost update, DairyBeef 500 participant, Gareth Peoples tells us why he wasn’t going to miss the opportunity to reseed this autumn – allowing for better and more efficient swards.
6 September 2025

Teagasc publish reports to inform Nitrates Action Programme and Derogation
Teagasc has completed five reports at the request of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD. This is in line with commitments made in Water and Agriculture – a Collaborative Approach as part of the ongoing work in preparing Ireland’s next Nitrates Action Programme and importantly securing a continuance of Ireland’s Nitrates Derogation.
5 September 2025

Deepening the understanding of farming in the uplands
Representing a significant proportion of land across the island, almost 200 delegates joined CAFRE and Teagasc for the Uplands Symposium 2025 to deepen their understanding of upland farming systems and to explore future policy opportunities.
5 September 2025

Have you declared your Farming for Water Catch Crops?
Farmers who’ve established two-month catch crops under the Farming for Water EIP are being reminded that the declaration deadline is fast approaching.
3 September 2025

Fertiliser spreading – key dates approaching
September marks a key month and farmers need to be aware that the closed period for the application of chemical fertiliser, either nitrogen or phosphorus, is fast approaching.
2 September 2025