Environment
Ag cosaint ár n-ithreacha
Ag cosaint ár n-ithreacha An Dr Fiona Ní Bhraonáin Tá ithreacha i measc na n-acmhainní nádúrtha is tábhachtaí atá againn. Cuireann a ról ríthábhachtach i dtáirgeadh bia, i stóráil carbóin agus i sláinte plandaí iad i gcroílár na ndúshlán domhanda maidir le slándáil bia agus athrú aeráide. Ar an leibhéal idirnáisiúnta, tá […]
10 March 2023
SOILGUARD: Ag nascadh bithéagsúlacht ithir le bainistíocht ithir talmhaíochta
0 SOILGUARD: Ag nascadh bithéagsúlacht ithir le bainistíocht ithir talmhaíochta Le Ciarraí Ní Riain, Taighdeoir Iardhochtúireachta. Is tionscadal Eorpach é SOILGUARD a bhfuil sé mar aidhm aige modhanna a fheabhsú agus a chaighdeánú chun bithéagsúlacht ithreach a thomhas, agus tuiscint a mhéadú ar dháileadh speiceas ithreach thar réigiúin éagsúla Eorpacha. Cuimsíonn bithéagsúlacht ithreach […]
8 March 2023
Update from the Clover150 Programme
0 Update from the Clover150 Programme In 2021, a group of 30 farmers from across the country enrolled in the Clover150 programme, with a range of land types, geographic spread and farming enterprises. Over the past two years, white clover was established on farms by a combination of reseeding and oversowing. The objectives […]
6 March 2023
Tionchar úiré chosanta ar an micribhithóim ithreach
0 Tionchar úiré chosanta ar an micribhithóim ithreach Aoife Ní Dhuibh Is gás ceaptha teasa cumhachtach é ocsaíd nítriúil le poitéinseal téimh dhomhanda i bhfad níos mó ná dé-ocsaíd charbóin, rud a dhéanann dochar don chiseal ózóin freisin. Féadann eotrófú agus sil-leagan aigéad a bheith mar thoradh ar astuithe amóinia, le tionchair dhiúltacha […]
6 March 2023
Balancing the books on silage quantity and quality
0 Balancing the books on silage quantity and quality Des Powell operates a sheep and beef farm just outside Templederry, Co. Tipperary, in conjunction with his parents George and Frieda. The farm is made up of 97ha of grassland, which is divided into two blocks but all situated within approximately 2km from the […]
5 March 2023
‘Soil sampling ensures I’m making the best use of expensive fertiliser’
0 ‘Soil sampling ensures I’m making the best use of expensive fertiliser’ Peadar O’Droscoll, Teagasc Signpost Programme and Carbery Monitor farmer, discussed the importance of soil sampling and his plan for clover establishment in the March edition of the Teagasc Signpost Programme newsletter. I milk 70 cows in Church Cross, Skibbereen, the home […]
4 March 2023
Growing Wild Willow Catkins and Birds Nests
0 Growing Wild Willow Catkins and Birds Nests Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity to look out for in the countryside. Willow Catkins Look out for willow catkins. Immature male catkins are covered in grey fur and elongate and open to allow […]
4 March 2023
Reducing emissions from fertiliser focus of ‘Flagship’ project
0 Reducing emissions from fertiliser focus of ‘Flagship’ project Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from agricultural applications of nitrogenous fertiliser can vary significantly depending on how, where and when a fertiliser is used. Modifying farm systems and making changes to management practices, such as fertiliser type, timing, amount, rate and location of fertiliser application, […]
3 March 2023
Be Aware of Nature on Your Farm
0 Be Aware of Nature on Your Farm Hedge-cutting has now ceased from the 1st of March to avoid disturbances to birds and their nests. Non farmed areas are invaluable space for nature on your farm provided they are allowed to grow and flower. Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, tells us more. […]
3 March 2023
ASSAP – Seachtain na Gaeilge
0 ASSAP – Seachtain na Gaeilge Tá ról lárnach ag cleachtais feirmeoireachta i bhfeabhsú cháilíocht an uisce, is seirbhís saor in aisce agus rúnda é ASSAP (Clár Tacaíochta agus Comhairleach Inbhuanaithe Talmhaíochta) a oibríonn le feirmeoirí i 190 dobharcheantar tosaíochta cáilíochta uisce in Éirinn, léigh tuilleadh thíos. Deirdre Ni Flionn & Cathal MacAnsamraidh […]
2 March 2023