Environment
Sustainability performance of Irish farms in 2022 revealed
0 Sustainability performance of Irish farms in 2022 revealed To mark the opening of its Sustainability Month, Teagasc has released its latest sustainability report focusing on the year 2022. The report derives farm performance indicators from the Teagasc National Farm Survey to track the progress of Irish dairy, cattle, sheep and tillage farms […]
6 October 2023
What’s planned for Teagasc Signpost Sustainability Month
0 What’s planned for Teagasc Signpost Sustainability Month The theme of this year’s Teagasc Signpost Sustainability Month is “Know Your Number – Make a Plan”. On Friday, 6th October, the Teagasc National Farm Survey Sustainability Report 2022 will be published and launched as part of the Signpost Webinar Series. Join Teagasc researchers to […]
2 October 2023
Signpost Series: Signpost Series – AgroBRIDGES: challenges and solutions to developing short food supply chains
Signpost Series: Signpost Series – AgroBRIDGES: challenges and solutions to developing short food supply chains On this episode of the Signpost Series, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Professor Maeve Henchion, Teagasc & Dr. Jennifer Attard, Research Project Manager, MTU to discuss AgroBRIDGES: challenges and solutions […]
30 September 2023
Signpost Series: Harnessing our hedgerows for the future
Signpost Series: Harnessing our hedgerows for the future On this episode of the Signpost Series, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Dr. Raquel Caetano Ferreira, Research Officer, Teagasc to discuss the digitalisation of advisory services: vital to support sustainable agriculture. A questions and answers session took […]
27 September 2023
Multi-species grassland swards enhance soil biology
Multi-species grassland swards enhance soil biology New research from the Teagasc Environment Research Centre, Johnstown Castle shows that higher plant diversity of intensively managed multi-species swards enhances belowground soil biodiversity and health. The study, which has been published in the international scientific journal, ‘European Journal of Soil Biology’, showed that as grasslands […]
26 September 2023
Hedgerows and ACRES requirements
Hedgerows and ACRES requirements Mary Roache, Teagasc Advisor, Westport, tells us how the immense value of hedges on Irish farms is increasingly being recognised in legislation, conditionality and farm schemes. Of the 110 bird species regularly recorded during the breeding season in Ireland 55 use hedgerows and of these 35 species nest […]
24 September 2023
Seven-day extension to slurry spreading period
Seven-day extension to slurry spreading period A one-week extension for the application of slurry has been granted, with the closed period for slurry spreading now commencing on October 8 rather than September 30, 2023. In light of the recent wet period of weather and considering the scientific criteria to determine whether the […]
22 September 2023
Eddy’s role in monitoring carbon
Eddy’s role in monitoring carbon James Rambaud, Carbon Emissions & Sequestration Technologist, reports on the use of Eddy Covariance Flux Towers and why Teagasc is installing 28 of these measuring devices on sites across the country. In 2021, the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine funded the National Agricultural Soil Carbon […]
21 September 2023
Factors influencing contaminant losses to water
Factors influencing contaminant losses to water Soil type influences nutrient loss from farms and, as part of this year’s National Ploughing Championships, the Teagasc Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) is demonstrating a rainfall simulator to show how rainwater moves through various soil types. The loss of contaminants such as nutrients, […]
19 September 2023
‘Grass for Gas’- Are Anaerobic Digesters and Energy Farming a possibility for the Future?
‘Grass for Gas’- Are Anaerobic Digesters and Energy Farming a possibility for the Future? Ciara Beausang, PhD, Anaerobic Digestion Research Officer, Teagasc, joins us to discuss the Anaerobic Digestion Plant (AD) in Teagasc Grange where organic waste and residues are converted into biogas by a group of microorganisms in an anaerobic environment. […]
18 September 2023