Environment
Treating slurry to reduce emissions
Treating slurry to reduce emissions Dominika Krol, Maxwell Owusu-Twum and George Gleasure Teagasc Johnstown Castle and Shaun Connolly, NUI Galway bring us details on their research into Acidification and Amendments for Slurry Treatment and the Impacts on Emissions. This was presented at the recent Farming for a Better Future Open Day In […]
17 September 2022
Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Pasture-based Milk Production
Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Pasture-based Milk Production Dairy farms account for approximately 20% of agricultural land use & approximately 15% of national greenhouse gas emissions. James Humphreys, Daniel Barrett, Marion Sorley & Owen Cashman of Teagasc, Moorepark summarise their research on Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Pasture-based Milk Production Summary Dairy […]
11 September 2022
Growing Wild – willowherb and water mint
Growing Wild – willowherb and water mint Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist takes a closer look at some of our native Irish biodiversity to look out for in the countryside. Here she shares some interesting facts of nature about willowherb and water mint Willowherb Look out for willowherbs with their four […]
10 September 2022
Farm Carbon – Hedgerow Management for Carbon & Biodiversity
Farm Carbon – Hedgerow Management for Carbon & Biodiversity Lilian O’Sullivan, Gary Lanigan, Daire Ó hUallacháin, Shiva RahimiTana, Mark Ward, Ian Kavanagh, all Teagasc Researchers at Johnstown Castle, together with Kevin Black, Forest Environment Research and Services (FERS), Navan, Co. Meath, bring us details of their Farm Carbon project on Hedgerows here […]
10 September 2022
Multi-species Mixes Increase Yield with Less Fertiliser, and Increase Drought Resilience
0 Multi-species Mixes Increase Yield with Less Fertiliser, and Increase Drought Resilience At Farming for a Better Future Open Day John Finn and Guylain Grange, Researchers at Teagasc, Johnstown Castle and Caroline Brophy, Trinity College Dublin summarised the ongoing research at Teagasc Johnstown Castle into multi-species grassland mixtures. Find out the promising results […]
3 September 2022
Best Practice hedge cutting for our two hedge types
0 Best Practice hedge cutting for our two hedge types With the opening of the hedge cutting season on 1 September, best practice hedge cutting is more important than ever because of the role of hedges in biodiversity and carbon and the need to improve their condition. Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist […]
2 September 2022
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