Environment
Ask for your Nutrient Management Plan
0 Ask for your Nutrient Management Plan NMP online produces a fertiliser plan for your farm including a liming plan, where to apply your slurry/FYM and what fields to target with specific fertiliser based on soil test results. Teagasc environment specialists Padraig Foley and Tim Hyde give more information. Your accountant will talk […]
7 January 2022
Capturing More N from Cattle Slurry
0 Capturing More N from Cattle Slurry With fertilizer prices at all-time highs cattle slurry will be a key resource on farm to reduce the impact of high N, P & K prices. Mark Plunkett, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford and Francis Quigley, Machinery Specialist, Kildalton College explain how to achieve this Retaining […]
4 January 2022
Reducing Phosphorus Loss to Water
Reducing Phosphorus Loss to Water There has been at lot of focus on Nitrogen in media coverage in recent times, but it is another nutrient, Phosphorus, that in causing issues in many watercourses draining heavy soils. Ivan Kelly, Teagasc ASSAP Advisor provides some advice on reducing Phosphorous loss to water. Nutrient application […]
19 December 2021
GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme Farmer Focus – Bernard Bugler
GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme Farmer Focus – Bernard Bugler Bernard Bugler is a GLAS 3 Participant from Co. Clare who availed of the Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme for repairs to an old stone Building situated in the farmyard. The building was thought to be over 150 years old. Martina […]
30 November 2021
Trying to make sense of the Climate Action Plan
Trying to make sense of the Climate Action Plan The Climate Action Plan is aiming to reduce our total national emissions by 51% by 2030. Each sector of the economy has been allocated a budget. Enda O’Hart, Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Castlerea discusses two of the recently published sectoral budgets under the Climate […]
23 November 2021
John Barry Signpost beef farmer on reducing emissions
John Barry Signpost beef farmer on reducing emissions This month we meet farmers that are engaging with their carbon footprint figure. Michael Daly, Teagasc Drystock Advisor, joins suckler farmer John Barry in Co. Tipperary, to analyse the results of his audit report from Bord Bia and suitable actions he can take to […]
20 November 2021
Alex McCarthy Signpost dairy farmer on reducing emissions
Alex McCarthy Signpost dairy farmer on reducing emissions This month we meet farmers that are engaging with their carbon footprint figure. Tom O’Connor, Teagasc Dairy Advisor, joins dairy farmer Alex McCarthy in Co. Limerick, to analyse the results of his recent Bord Bia audit and suitable actions he can take to reduce […]
19 November 2021
Cover crops update from Signpost Tillage Farmer Vincent Macken
Cover crops update from Signpost Tillage Farmer Vincent Macken See this video update on cover crops from Co. Meath Signpost Tillage Farmer, Vincent Macken. Vincent uses cover crops of Phacelia, Tillage Radish and Mustard mainly as a soil conditioner prior to sowing winter and spring crops, as Shane Kennedy, Teagasc advisor outlines. […]
18 November 2021
Timoleague Catchment Research entering a new phase
Timoleague Catchment Research entering a new phase The Agricultural Catchments Programme (ACP) has been conducting research and farm advice, recording water quality, quality and weather data in Timoleague, West-Cork since 2009. As Timoleague Catchment Research is entering a new phase, Oisín Coakley, ACP Advisor brings us an update Included in photo from left […]
12 November 2021
Agriculture Climate Targets Challenging but Achievable
0 Agriculture Climate Targets Challenging but Achievable Teagasc is committed to continue its research and advisory programme supporting farmers to meet the reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions set in the Government’s Climate Action Plan. Many farmers have already commenced the journey of reducing emissions from their farming activities, by implementing the proven […]
7 November 2021