Environment
Challenges and Indicators for Resilient and Sustainable Farming systems
Challenges and Indicators for Resilient and Sustainable Farming systems Karen Daly and David Wall discuss the challenges and strategies for achieving environmental sustainability in agriculture, focusing on reducing emissions, improving water quality, enhancing biodiversity, and adopting new technologies. Farmers have faced and overcome the challenge of economic, social and environmental sustainability for […]
20 July 2024
In pictures: Reeling in the years as Oak Park Crops Research Centre celebrates 60
In pictures: Reeling in the years as Oak Park Crops Research Centre celebrates 60 Visitors from far and wide visited Teagasc Oak Park on Saturday, July 13, as 60 years of agricultural innovation were celebrated at the Teagasc Crops Research Centre. Described as a ‘journey through time’ by some in attendance, machinery […]
19 July 2024
Farmers reminded to use slurry additives with a ‘solid scientific backing’
Farmers reminded to use slurry additives with a ‘solid scientific backing’ Slurry additives can help reduce emissions, but farmers attending the Farming for a Better Future Open Day at Teagasc Johnstown Castle were told to only use slurry additives with a solid scientific backing. Teagasc researchers reminded farmers that slurry is a […]
19 July 2024
Journey to more sustainable farming showcased at Johnstown Castle Open Day
Journey to more sustainable farming showcased at Johnstown Castle Open Day A major Teagasc Open Day took place today, Tuesday, July 16, at the Teagasc Environment, Soils and Land Use Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford. Opened by the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, James Browne T.D., the open […]
16 July 2024
Huge amount of practice adoption required over next 10 years
Huge amount of practice adoption required over next 10 years The key technologies necessary to build resilient and sustainable farming systems were shared with visitors to Teagasc Johnstown Castle today, July 16, as part of the Farming for a Better Future Open Day. Speaking from one of the main boards at the […]
16 July 2024
Growing Wild: Yellow Rattle, Bog asphodel, Devil’s bit scabious and marsh fritillary butterflies
Growing Wild: Yellow Rattle, Bog asphodel, Devil’s bit scabious and marsh fritillary butterflies Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity, focusing this time on Yellow Rattle, Bog asphodel, Devil’s bit scabious and marsh fritillary butterflies. Yellow Rattle Look out for yellow rattle […]
14 July 2024
AgNav sustainability support framework introduces new functionality
AgNav sustainability support framework introduces new functionality Natasha Browne, Siobhán Jordan and Jonathan Herron tell us about the new features of AgNav, a sustainability framework helping farmers develop action plans to achieve climate targets. The tool recently added a new Economic Breeding Index (EBI) forecasting function. Over 10,000 farmers have now signed […]
12 July 2024
Exciting Developments in Carbon Counting
Exciting Developments in Carbon Counting Stuart Green, Remote Sensing Specialist, Teagasc Ashtown, explains that Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems are crucial for tracking and validating agricultural practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration. There are many actions in the Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve that will allow us […]
11 July 2024
Reduction in agriculture emissions in 2023
0 Reduction in agriculture emissions in 2023 Ireland’s Provisional Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2023 report published today, July 9, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has pointed to a reduction in the emissions from Irish agriculture. Analysing factors such as emissions from fertiliser application, ruminant digestion, manure management, agriculture soils and fuel used in […]
9 July 2024
An overview of the Teagasc Climate Centre
0 An overview of the Teagasc Climate Centre The Teagasc Climate Centre, established in December 2022, is a virtual centre to co-ordinate agricultural climate and biodiversity research and innovation across Teagasc, Dr Karl Richards tells us more. It will accelerate efforts to develop and implement technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance […]
8 July 2024