Environment
Anaerobic digestion: What does it offer farmers?
Anaerobic digestion: What does it offer farmers? Providing feedstock to anaerobic digestion plants could present opportunities to farm businesses, writes Maurice Deasy, Teagasc Athenry, and Ciara Beausang, Teagasc Grange. The anaerobic digestion plant at Teagasc Grange will help identify the best options. What is anaerobic digestion? Anaerobic digestion (AD) is the breakdown […]
16 December 2023
Irish farmers achieve key 2030 nitrogen fertiliser reduction target
Irish farmers achieve key 2030 nitrogen fertiliser reduction target Recently published figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have highlighted the progress Irish farmers have made in terms of reducing their nitrogen fertiliser usage – a key step in achieving agriculture’s emission reduction targets. Through a combination of […]
12 December 2023
Signpost Series: Farm Level economics of supplying silage for AD
Signpost Series: Farm Level economics of supplying silage for AD On this episode of the Signpost Series, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department, was joined by Dr. Maurice Deasy, Researcher on FLEET Project, Teagasc, to discuss farm level economics of supplying silage for anaerobic digestion (AD). A questions and […]
12 December 2023
Climate Actions for December
0 Climate Actions for December Read the latest farm advice and current actions farmers should consider taking this month Protected Urea Protected Urea is very welcomed news for Irish agriculture as it is a key technology for the sector in meeting its 25% reduction in GHG’s emissions by 2030. It is seldom that […]
9 December 2023
ACRES ‘ASKS’
0 ACRES ‘ASKS’ Eamon Patten, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Ballinrobe, tells us that in its inaugural year, the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) has 46,000 participating farmers, surpassing the initial 30,000 target. ACRES (Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme) is in its first year for applicants in tranche 1, with approximately 46,000 farmers participating. These are […]
9 December 2023
Estimating soil carbon stocks on the Signpost Farms
0 Estimating soil carbon stocks on the Signpost Farms There is a lot of interest in the potential of both our hedgerows and soils to store carbon as a means of offsetting agricultural emissions, writes Tom O’Dwyer, Head of Signpost Programme at Teagasc, who looks at how soil carbon is being monitored on […]
7 December 2023
Biodiversity enhancement on farmland through high-diversity landscape features
0 Biodiversity enhancement on farmland through high-diversity landscape features Dr Saorla Kavanagh, Biodiversity Research Officer from the Environment, Soils and Land Use Department, joined 19 other experts from around Europe last year to participate in the EU CAP Network Focus Group for enhancing the biodiversity on farmland through high-diversity landscape features. The main […]
7 December 2023
Ministerial visit to Teagasc Signpost Farm marks World Soil Day
0 Ministerial visit to Teagasc Signpost Farm marks World Soil Day To mark World Soil Day, Senator Pippa Hackett, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity, took the opportunity recently to visit Thomas, Florence and David Fennellys’ farm near Emo, Co. […]
5 December 2023
Soil carbon capture – an effective tool to combat climate change
0 Soil carbon capture – an effective tool to combat climate change Carbon sequestration – the capture of carbon into soil – can be an effective tool to combat climate change. Attaining more accurate measurements of soil carbon levels requires widespread and in depth attention to land-use practices. Agriculture contributes significantly to greenhouse […]
5 December 2023
Healthy soil is important for Ireland’s bees
0 Healthy soil is important for Ireland’s bees As part of World Soil Day 2023, Saorla Kavanagh and Colm O’Leary explain how pollination services and soil and water are connected, and how they are collectively vital for ensuring resilient farming systems. The symbiotic relationship of soil and water is the foundation of our […]
5 December 2023