Environment
New Compostable Film for weed control in newly planted hedges
0 New Compostable Film for weed control in newly planted hedges New compostable film is available for use instead of plastic to protect newly planted hedges against weeds. The compostable film is starch based with additives from the dairy processing industry added. Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist has more information for Hedgerow […]
1 September 2022
The Secret Life of Hedges
The Secret Life of Hedges Hedges are ecosystems where native flora and fauna co-exist in harmony. To mark #HedgerowWeek2022 Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, reveals the birds, bats, bees, mammals, moths & butterflies, that occupy our hedgerows and the free food within, in The Secret Life of Hedges With an estimated […]
31 August 2022
Key Metrics for Efficient Pasture-based Production Systems
Key Metrics for Efficient Pasture-based Production Systems On Stand No 3 at Farming for a Better Future Open Day at Teagasc specialists Joe Patton and Pearse Kelly and Teagasc Johnstown Castle Researcher David Wall, discuss Key Metrics for Efficient Pasture-based Production Systems. View the live boards and presentations here on Teagasc Daily […]
31 August 2022
Technologies for Today and Tomorrow to Reduce Greenhouse Gas and Ammonia Emissions
Technologies for Today and Tomorrow to Reduce Greenhouse Gas and Ammonia Emissions On Stand No 2 at the Farming for a Better Future Open Day in Teagasc Johnstown Castle, Karl Richards and Gary Lanigan, Teagasc discuss the steps that farmers can take to reduce on-farm emissions. View the live boards and presentations […]
31 August 2022
Supporting Sustainability on the Ground
Supporting Sustainability on the Ground On Stand No 4 at Farming for a Better Future Open Day at Johnstown Castle, Tom O’Dwyer and Pat Murphy, both Teagasc, discuss Supporting Sustainability on the Ground. They include the supports in place for farmers from Teagasc. View the live boards and presentations here on Teagasc […]
30 August 2022
Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainability on Irish Farms
Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainability on Irish Farms On Stand No 1 at the Farming for a Better Future Open Day at Johnstown Castle, Karen Daly and David Wall, Teagasc, Crops Environment, and Land-use Research, discuss the Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainability on Irish Farms. View the live boards and presentations here […]
30 August 2022
The Importance of Hedgerows for Butterflies – Hedgerow Week 2022
The Importance of Hedgerows for Butterflies – Hedgerow Week 2022 There are 35 species of butterflies in Ireland – 23 of these breed on hedges. Over-management of hedges removes butterfly eggs, larvae and nectar sources for adult butterflies. Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist and Jesmond Harding, Butterfly Conservation Ireland explain Main […]
30 August 2022
ACRES Hedge Actions – Hedgerow Week 2022
ACRES Hedge Actions – Hedgerow Week 2022 There are three hedge actions in the new agri environment scheme ACRES: coppicing, laying & planting hedges. It is important to understand what is involved in each action and the ongoing work required during the next five years. Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist has […]
29 August 2022
Farmers are reducing fertiliser N use
Farmers are reducing fertiliser N use The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have just released their Fertiliser Sales data for the first three quarters of the current year. Here Seamus Kearney and Tom O’Dwyer from the Signpost programme examine the data Fertiliser sales data is recorded for the 12 […]
28 August 2022
Johnstown Castle Open Day – Technologies for Today & Tomorrow
Johnstown Castle Open Day – Technologies for Today & Tomorrow Join us in Johnstown Castle, the home of agricultural research in Co. Wexford for their open day on Tuesday next August 30th. On the day the Teagasc team will present farming technologies for today and tomorrow. Gates open at 10am. There will […]
26 August 2022